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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS·NCES 292001002860
MRH ELEMENTARY
7314 Glades Avenue, RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO 63117 · (314) 644-4403 · St. Louis County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- AThree-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
11.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
90 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 120 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 23% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +10.1pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.5% | 29.2% | 25.8% | 8.3% |
| Math | 33.9% | 24.9% | 25.6% | 15.4% |
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 | 65.7% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.9% | 56.3% |
| 2022-23 | 58.4% | 48.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.6% | 49.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 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 MRH ELEMENTARY
MRH ELEMENTARY's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRH ELEMENTARY this school | 436 | 20.6% | 61.5% |
| MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MAPLEWOOD | 451 | 22.2% | N/A |
| HAWTHORN ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 450 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
| TRAILRIDGE ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 418 | 22.7% | 48.4% |
| RICHARDSON ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 405 | 22.7% | 50.2% |
| MOUNT HOPE ELEM. O'FALLON | 444 | 15.5% | 52.3% |
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 MRH ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #118 of 1,002 | #34 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #179 of 1,019 ▲ 36 | #47 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #85 of 1,018 ▼ 5 | #33 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.9pp | #109 of 943 | #12 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #284 of 1,294 | #44 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #159 of 950 | #10 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #322 of 953 | #46 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #1,030 of 1,165 | #89 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #251 of 251 | #38 of 38 |
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
436
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 436 | 39 | 11.2:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 39 | 10.5:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 38 | 11.0:1 | 26% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 37 | 12.0:1 | 33% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 31.9 | 13.7:1 | 44% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 47% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 47% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MRH ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (435 to 436); teachers up 22% (31.9 to 39).
About MRH ELEMENTARY
Federal records list MRH ELEMENTARY as an elementary school in RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Missouri. Students in grades 3 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 436 students. The school's enrollment is 38% above the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
MRH ELEMENTARY reports to MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS, which has 4 schools and 1,523 students.
White students make up a majority at MRH ELEMENTARY, at 68%. Next come 13% Black, 11% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 11.2:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 22 points.
allk12 grades MRH ELEMENTARY an A. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MRH ELEMENTARY falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 61.5% actual against 52.2% predicted.
Across St. Louis County, the median household income is $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. St. Louis County is home to 275 public schools and about 134,601 public school students.
WILKINSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is located about 0.5 miles from MRH ELEMENTARY. The five-mile area around MRH ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 63.4% proficiency; MRH ELEMENTARY posts 61.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (445) to 2024-25 (436).
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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 MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 451 students
- MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGHHigh · 439 students
- MRH MIDDLEMiddle · 197 students
Nearby schools
- WILKINSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.5 mi · 304
- MRH MIDDLE0.8 mi · 197
- MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH0.8 mi · 439
- DEWEY SCH.-INTERNAT'L. STUDIES0.9 mi · 337
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.0 mi · 451
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS1.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About MRH ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MRH ELEMENTARY?
MRH ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does MRH ELEMENTARY serve?
MRH ELEMENTARY serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at MRH ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at MRH ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at MRH ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MRH ELEMENTARY are roughly 68% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is MRH ELEMENTARY in?
MRH ELEMENTARY is part of MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.