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If you could change one rule at PEINE RIDGE ELEM., what would it be?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENTZVILLE R-IV·NCES 293165002903
PEINE RIDGE ELEM.
1107 PEINE RD, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 · (636) 327-5110 · St. Charles County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
117 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.6pp since 2021
Math
55.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.4% | 25.2% | 34.6% | 12.6% |
| Math | 32.8% | 23.1% | 24.1% | 19.8% |
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 | 52.6% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.1% | 50.8% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 49.3% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 44.4% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 PEINE RIDGE ELEM.
PEINE RIDGE ELEM.'s state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEINE RIDGE ELEM. this school | 548 | 21.4% | 51.4% |
| STONE CREEK ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 543 | 25.4% | 53.9% |
| MASON ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 512 | 15.4% | 57.6% |
| MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER MAPLEWOOD | 451 | 22.2% | N/A |
| STONY POINT ELEM. GRAIN VALLEY | 474 | 25.7% | 46.5% |
| MRH ELEMENTARY RICHMOND HEIGHTS | 436 | 20.6% | 61.5% |
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 PEINE RIDGE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #277 of 1,002 | #32 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #221 of 1,019 ▲ 102 | #22 of 45 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #289 of 1,018 ▲ 37 | #32 of 45 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.6pp | #94 of 943 | #2 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #107 of 1,294 | #21 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #258 of 950 | #15 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #452 of 953 | #40 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #1,021 of 1,165 | #26 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #210 of 684 | #10 of 33 |
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
548
-104 (-16%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 548 | 46.8 | 11.7:1 | 21% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 40.8 | 12.7:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 39.9 | 13.3:1 | 20% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 50 | 13.0:1 | 21% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 47.6 | 14.2:1 | 27% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 21% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 20% (123) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PEINE RIDGE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (677 to 548); teachers down 2% (47.6 to 46.8).
About PEINE RIDGE ELEM.
PEINE RIDGE ELEM. is classified as an elementary school. It is located in WENTZVILLE, Missouri. It educates 548 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 74% above the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
Besides PEINE RIDGE ELEM., WENTZVILLE R-IV runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 18,469 students.
White students make up a majority at PEINE RIDGE ELEM., at 76%. Other students are 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 46.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. That tracks the 19% average for public schools in St. Charles County.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, PEINE RIDGE ELEM. receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, PEINE RIDGE ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.4%; the prediction is 51.9%.
Census estimates describe St. Charles County this way: the median household income is $104,692, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. In all, St. Charles County has 93 public schools and roughly 59,314 students.
NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 59.8% proficiency; PEINE RIDGE ELEM. posts 51.4%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
PEINE RIDGE ELEM.'s enrollment declined from 652 in 2020-21 to 548 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.7:1, from 13.0:1.
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St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,647 students
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,243 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
Other schools in WENTZVILLE
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,031 students
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,022 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,433
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,031
- WABASH ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 745
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 1,022
- WENTZVILLE MIDDLE2.1 mi · 792
- JOURNEY ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About PEINE RIDGE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PEINE RIDGE ELEM.?
PEINE RIDGE ELEM. enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PEINE RIDGE ELEM. serve?
PEINE RIDGE ELEM. serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PEINE RIDGE ELEM.?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at PEINE RIDGE ELEM..
How diverse is PEINE RIDGE ELEM.?
PEINE RIDGE ELEM. reports a student body of 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is PEINE RIDGE ELEM. in?
PEINE RIDGE ELEM. is part of WENTZVILLE R-IV.
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