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RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

3580 WOODSON ROAD, ST LOUIS, MO 63114 · (314) 493-3624 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL149 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
149
Elementary
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
149 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K149100%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
3020%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
4228%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
6443%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
128%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6342%
Female
8658%

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Schools most like RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR this school149100.0%N/A
GORDON PARKS ELEM.
KANSAS CITY
131100.0%22.5%
HANTHORN EARLY EDUCATION
INDEPENDENCE
18096.7%N/A
INGELS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY
261100.0%19.6%
COMPASS ELEMENTARY
KANSAS CITY
335100.0%29.9%
HOLMAN ELEMENTARY
BERKELEY
206100.0%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 RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
149#1,052 of 1,294#156 of 165
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#153 of 1,165#41 of 154
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 2024-25
Enrollment
149
+101 (+210%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25149916.6:1100% (149)
2023-24111715.9:1100% (111)
2022-23124717.7:123% (29)
2020-2148316.0:1N/A
2017-18156819.5:198% (153)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (156 to 149); teachers up 13% (8 to 9).

About RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR

RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is an elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, reachable at (314) 493-3624. The school enrolls 149 students, from pre-K. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.

Besides RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, RITENOUR runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 6,579 students.

RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 43%. It is also 28% Hispanic, 20% White, and 8% multiracial. St. Louis County's residents are about 24% Black, 19 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 16.6:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. The average for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.

St. Louis County census figures show that median household income is about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.

The school nearest to RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is MARVIN ELEM., at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR had 48 students in 2020-21 and 149 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.

Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR
District
RITENOUR
Address
3580 WOODSON ROAD, ST LOUIS, MO 63114
Phone
(314) 493-3624
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
149
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
149 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
292664003300
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR
How large is RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR?
RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR enrolls approximately 149 students in grades PK-PK.
Is RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR an elementary, middle, or high school?
RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is an elementary school covering grades PK-PK.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is approximately 16.6:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR?
Student demographics at RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR are roughly 20% White, 28% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR?
RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR is overseen by RITENOUR in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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