Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON·NCES 290972000273
MERAMEC ELEM.
400 S MERAMEC AVE, CLAYTON, MO 63105 · (314) 854-6300 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
19 students
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CLAYTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.7pp since 2021
Math
80.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 57.5% | 22.5% | 14.5% | 5.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.3% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.7% | 79.2% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 74.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MERAMEC ELEM.
MERAMEC ELEM.'s state test result (81.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERAMEC ELEM. this school | 368 | 5.2% | 81.1% |
| OAK BROOK ELEM. BALLWIN | 401 | 10.0% | 59.2% |
| HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 369 | 9.2% | 69.0% |
| CHESTERFIELD ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 389 | 6.4% | 79.2% |
| KEHRS MILL ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 555 | 3.6% | 75.3% |
| MASON RIDGE ELEM. TOWN & COUNTRY | 405 | 8.1% | 69.8% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MERAMEC ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #5 of 1,002 | #2 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #10 of 1,019 ▼ 8 | #4 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #5 of 1,018 ▲ 3 | #1 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.3pp | #229 of 943 | #34 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #483 of 1,294 | #91 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #221 of 950 | #12 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #282 of 953 | #41 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.2% | #1,154 of 1,165 | #144 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #674 of 684 | #99 of 103 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
+35 (+11%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 5% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 31.5 | 12.5:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 31.4 | 11.3:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 333 | 33 | 10.1:1 | 9% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 30.4 | 12.2:1 | 13% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 30 | 12.1:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 14% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 24 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MERAMEC ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (371 to 368); teachers up 5% (30.4 to 32).
About MERAMEC ELEM.
MERAMEC ELEM. serves students in CLAYTON, Missouri, as a mid-sized elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 368 students enrolled.
The CLAYTON system has 5 schools and 2,367 students.
The student body at MERAMEC ELEM. is 66% White. The school is also 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Hispanic. Among St. Louis County residents, the White share is about 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at MERAMEC ELEM. totals 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MERAMEC ELEM. is about 5%. Public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
MERAMEC ELEM. earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, MERAMEC ELEM. would score about 58.0%. It scores 81.1%, a top-10% result among Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, St. Louis County, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting MERAMEC ELEM., St. Louis County has 275 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, JUVENILE DETENTION CTR., is about 0.2 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, MERAMEC ELEM. is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
MERAMEC ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 368, from 333 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 10.1:1 to 11.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLAYTON
- CLAYTON HIGHHigh · 788 students
- WYDOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 604 students
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 321 students
- RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- FAMILY CTR.Elementary
Other schools in CLAYTON
- CLAYTON HIGHHigh · 788 students
- WYDOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 604 students
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 321 students
- RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.High · 44 students
- FAMILY CTR.Elementary
Other MERAMEC Elementary schools
One other US public school is named MERAMEC Elementary. MERAMEC ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- MERAMEC ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 171 students
Nearby schools
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.0.2 mi · 44
- CLAYTON HIGH0.5 mi · 788
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.0.7 mi · 321
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.1.1 mi · 323
- REED ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 410
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.1.4 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About MERAMEC ELEM.What is the total enrollment at MERAMEC ELEM.?
MERAMEC ELEM. enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MERAMEC ELEM. serve?
MERAMEC ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MERAMEC ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MERAMEC ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MERAMEC ELEM.?
Student demographics at MERAMEC ELEM. are roughly 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is MERAMEC ELEM. public or private?
MERAMEC ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLAYTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.