Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685002507
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.
777 RIDGE RD, ELLISVILLE, MO 63021 · (636) 891-6650 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
17 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
39%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
68.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
60.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 41.7% | 26.7% | 25.3% | 6.1% |
| Math | 36.9% | 23.2% | 26.7% | 13.0% |
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 | 68.4% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.6% | 55.4% |
| 2021-22 | 67.3% | 60.9% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.'s state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. this school | 267 | 6.4% | 61.5% |
| GREEN TRAILS ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 345 | 6.4% | 57.1% |
| HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 369 | 9.2% | 69.0% |
| MASON RIDGE ELEM. TOWN & COUNTRY | 405 | 8.1% | 69.8% |
| OSTMANN ELEM. O'FALLON | 362 | 8.6% | 65.1% |
| EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR ST CHARLES | 224 | 8.9% | N/A |
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 RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #119 of 1,002 | #35 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #163 of 1,019 ▲ 12 | #44 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #55 of 1,018 ▲ 61 | #26 of 138 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #532 of 943 | #84 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #785 of 1,294 | #133 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #697 of 950 | #76 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #458 of 953 | #76 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.4% | #1,146 of 1,165 | #139 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #115 of 684 | #10 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
267
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 349
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 267 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 6% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 20.6 | 13.3:1 | 8% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 21.5 | 14.0:1 | 7% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 6% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 25.3 | 14.1:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 3% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 7% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 349 | 30 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (358 to 267); teachers down 25% (25.3 to 19).
About RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.
As a small elementary school, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. serves students in ELLISVILLE, Missouri. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 267 students.
In ROCKWOOD R-VI, 30 schools enroll a combined 19,597 students.
The share of White students at RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is 77%, a majority. The remaining students are 10% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 62% White. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. are from different groups.
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 6% of students at RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 37 points higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.5%; the prediction is 57.5%.
The school's county is St. Louis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. shares St. Louis County with 274 other public schools.
About 1.0 miles separate RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. from the closest public school, FAIRWAY ELEM.. The five-mile area around RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. at 1st of 8.
In the federal locale system, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. enrolled 265; in 2024-25, 267. The school's ratio increased from 12.6:1 to 14.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,194 students
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,091 students
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
Other schools in ELLISVILLE
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,091 students
- ELLISVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNINGElementary
Nearby schools
- FAIRWAY ELEM.1.0 mi · 346
- ELLISVILLE ELEM.1.8 mi · 474
- GREEN PINES ELEM.1.9 mi · 423
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLE2.4 mi · 1,091
- ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.2.4 mi · 646
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE2.5 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.How large is RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.?
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. enrolls approximately 267 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. serve?
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. have?
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM.?
At RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM., the student body is approximately 77% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. in?
RIDGE MEADOWS ELEM. is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI.
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