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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685001626
POND ELEM.
17200 MANCHESTER RD, WILDWOOD, MO 63040 · (636) 733-3225 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
45 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 49% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
56.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -14.5pp since 2021
Math
61.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.7% | 32.1% | 36.1% | 6.9% |
| Math | 27.7% | 33.6% | 26.2% | 12.3% |
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 | 56.8% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 61.5% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 54.3% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 POND ELEM.
POND ELEM.'s state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POND ELEM. this school | 380 | 11.8% | 60.3% |
| OSTMANN ELEM. O'FALLON | 362 | 8.6% | 65.1% |
| WREN HOLLOW ELEM. BALLWIN | 409 | 14.7% | 54.2% |
| REED ELEMENTARY ST LOUIS | 410 | 8.3% | 76.6% |
| EMGE ELEM. O'FALLON | 348 | 11.8% | 68.5% |
| CLAYMONT ELEM. BALLWIN | 460 | 7.4% | 55.0% |
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 POND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #137 of 1,002 | #40 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #143 of 1,019 ▼ 39 | #40 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #203 of 1,018 ▼ 40 | #54 of 138 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #244 of 943 | #19 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #456 of 1,294 | #78 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #627 of 950 | #62 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.7% | #534 of 953 | #92 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #1,103 of 1,165 | #111 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #630 of 684 | #90 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
380
+57 (+18%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 380 | 27.8 | 13.7:1 | 12% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 27.5 | 14.7:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 24.9 | 16.1:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 10% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 26.3 | 14.9:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 5% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (391 to 380); teachers up 6% (26.3 to 27.8).
About POND ELEM.
POND ELEM. is a public mid-sized elementary school in WILDWOOD, Missouri. Total enrollment is 380 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Missouri have about 315 students on average; enrollment here is 21% higher.
In ROCKWOOD R-VI, 30 schools enroll a combined 19,597 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Asian, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. St. Louis County's residents are about 62% White, 20 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at POND ELEM. are from different groups.
POND ELEM. has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 12%. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in St. Louis County.
After adjusting for student poverty, POND ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.3%; the prediction is 55.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that median household income comes to about $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 275, with about 134,601 students.
Among nearby public schools, WILDWOOD MIDDLE is closest at about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. POND ELEM. comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, POND ELEM. is Suburb: Large.
The school's student count increased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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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 ROCKWOOD R-VI
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,669 students
- EUREKA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,586 students
- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,194 students
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,091 students
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
Other schools in WILDWOOD
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,669 students
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
- ROCKWOOD VALLEY MIDDLEMiddle · 643 students
- WILDWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 538 students
- GREEN PINES ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
- FAIRWAY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Other POND Elementary schools
One other US public school is named POND Elementary. POND ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Pond ElementaryWasco, CA · 175 students
Nearby schools
- WILDWOOD MIDDLE0.6 mi · 538
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH1.4 mi · 1,669
- BABLER ELEM.1.5 mi · 408
- GREEN PINES ELEM.1.6 mi · 423
- FAIRWAY ELEM.1.9 mi · 346
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE2.0 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About POND ELEM.What is the total enrollment at POND ELEM.?
POND ELEM. enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does POND ELEM. serve?
POND ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POND ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POND ELEM. is approximately 13.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at POND ELEM.?
At POND ELEM., the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees POND ELEM.?
POND ELEM. is overseen by ROCKWOOD R-VI in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.