RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.

RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in CLAYTON, Missouri, part of CLAYTON, with 286 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

CLAYTON comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,367 students; RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. is among them.

Demographically, RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. logs that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: WYDOWN MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.. On composite proficiency, RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.9%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 366 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 64% to 74%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.