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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001396
RIVER BEND ELEM.
224 RIVER VALLEY DR, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 · (314) 415-6650 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
77 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
55.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.7pp since 2021
Math
58.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.3% | 23.6% | 29.4% | 14.4% |
| Math | 31.5% | 27.1% | 24.2% | 16.9% |
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 | 55.9% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.3% | 54.6% |
| 2021-22 | 61.6% | 53.8% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 RIVER BEND ELEM.
RIVER BEND ELEM.'s state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVER BEND ELEM. this school | 380 | 20.3% | 54.5% |
| BARFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CNTR O'FALLON | 356 | 20.8% | N/A |
| BELLERIVE ELEM. CREVE COEUR | 400 | 26.0% | 53.5% |
| CRAIG ELEM. ST LOUIS | 423 | 29.1% | 51.2% |
| BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY Columbia | 656 | 19.7% | 57.7% |
| WREN HOLLOW ELEM. BALLWIN | 409 | 14.7% | 54.2% |
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 RIVER BEND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #220 of 1,002 | #54 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #181 of 1,019 ▲ 77 | #48 of 138 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #218 of 1,018 ▲ 9 | #55 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #375 of 943 | #43 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #455 of 1,294 | #77 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #701 of 950 | #77 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #114 of 953 | #21 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.3% | #1,034 of 1,165 | #92 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #362 of 684 | #55 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
-81 (-18%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 14.1:1 | 20% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 31.3 | 13.5:1 | 18% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 24% (110) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 31.5 | 13.8:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 18% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 15% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 25 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RIVER BEND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (435 to 380); teachers down 14% (31.5 to 27).
About RIVER BEND ELEM.
The public elementary school RIVER BEND ELEM. is located in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 380 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Missouri enroll about 315 students on average.
RIVER BEND ELEM. is run by PARKWAY C-2, whose 29 schools enroll 16,759 students.
Of every 100 students at RIVER BEND ELEM., about 54 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Black, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, RIVER BEND ELEM. scores 65%.
RIVER BEND ELEM. has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1:1. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in St. Louis County.
Test results at RIVER BEND ELEM. are 2.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.5% actual, 52.3% predicted).
In St. Louis County, home to about 995,569 people, median household income comes to about $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 275 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,601, RIVER BEND ELEM. among them.
CENTRAL MIDDLE is about 1.0 miles from RIVER BEND ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around RIVER BEND ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 46.5%, lower than RIVER BEND ELEM.'s 54.5%.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 81 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 14.1:1 over the same 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 PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in CHESTERFIELD
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
- ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.Elementary · 646 students
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.Elementary · 555 students
Other RIVER BEND Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named RIVER BEND Elementary. RIVER BEND ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- River Bend ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 709 students
- River Bend Elementary SchoolCOLLEGE STATION, TX · 519 students
- River Bend ElementaryElkton, VA · 341 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL MIDDLE1.0 mi · 881
- CENTRAL HIGH1.3 mi · 1,281
- GREEN TRAILS ELEM.1.6 mi · 345
- BELLERIVE ELEM.1.8 mi · 400
- NORTH HIGH2.1 mi · 990
- MCKELVEY PRIMARY2.4 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About RIVER BEND ELEM.What is the total enrollment at RIVER BEND ELEM.?
RIVER BEND ELEM. enrolls approximately 380 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does RIVER BEND ELEM. serve?
RIVER BEND ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at RIVER BEND ELEM.?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at RIVER BEND ELEM..
How diverse is RIVER BEND ELEM.?
RIVER BEND ELEM. reports a student body of 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 20% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees RIVER BEND ELEM.?
RIVER BEND ELEM. is overseen by PARKWAY C-2 in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.