Enrollment
182
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK RIDGE R-VI·NCES 292307001320
OAK RIDGE ELEM.
4198 STATE HWY E, OAK RIDGE, MO 63769 · (573) 266-3232 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
62 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
OAK RIDGE ELEM.→OAK RIDGE HIGH
Based on grade levels within OAK RIDGE R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
79.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
182
-32 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 10.8:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OAK RIDGE ELEM.
OAK RIDGE ELEM. is a cozy elementary school in OAK RIDGE, Missouri, run under OAK RIDGE R-VI. The school serves 182 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 42% smaller than the state mean of about 315.
OAK RIDGE R-VI comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 365 students; OAK RIDGE ELEM. is among them.
Looking at the student body, OAK RIDGE ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (98%). That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, OAK RIDGE ELEM. has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cape Girardeau County (around 62%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, OAK RIDGE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +8.3 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Cape Girardeau County) reports that median household income runs about $68,464, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OAK RIDGE ELEM. is one of 27 public schools in Cape Girardeau County (combined enrollment of about 11,025 students).
The closest other public school is OAK RIDGE HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, OAK RIDGE ELEM. comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. OAK RIDGE ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 214 (now 182). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
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Cape Girardeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- OAK RIDGE HIGH0.1 mi · 183
- MILLERSVILLE ATTENDANCE CTR.5.6 mi · 36
- NORTH ELEM.6.9 mi · 249
- JACKSON MIDDLE7.9 mi · 850
- ORCHARD DRIVE ELEM.8.2 mi · 404
- RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH8.3 mi · 867
Frequently asked questions
About OAK RIDGE ELEM.How many students attend OAK RIDGE ELEM.?
OAK RIDGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 182 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does OAK RIDGE ELEM. serve?
OAK RIDGE ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OAK RIDGE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OAK RIDGE ELEM. is approximately 14.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OAK RIDGE ELEM.?
At OAK RIDGE ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is OAK RIDGE ELEM. in?
OAK RIDGE ELEM. is part of OAK RIDGE R-VI.
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