RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.

RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is a small elementary school in ELLISVILLE, Missouri, part of ROCKWOOD R-VI. The school works with 267 students in grades K through 5.

Within ROCKWOOD R-VI, which oversees 30 schools and 19,597 students, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 6% of students at RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is one.

FAIRWAY ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 267 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 70% to 77% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, members of the RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.