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WILD HORSE ELEM.

16695 WILD HORSE CREEK RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005 · (636) 891-6075 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
56 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Kindergarten
76
Grade 1
74
Grade 2
64
Grade 3
82
Grade 4
79
Grade 5
89
Student demographics
White
15734%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
439%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9%
Black
163%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15%
Asian
22749%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 2%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22849%
Female
23651%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
57.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -2.9pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
464
-94 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.9:1
% White
34%
was 40%
% Hispanic
9%
was 10%
% Black
3%
was 8%
% Asian
49%
was 40%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WILD HORSE ELEM.

WILD HORSE ELEM. operates as a mid-sized elementary campus in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, overseen by ROCKWOOD R-VI. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 47% larger than the state mean of about 315.

ROCKWOOD R-VI runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 19,597 students. WILD HORSE ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WILD HORSE ELEM. records that the largest single group is Asian at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 5%.

On the resource side, On paper, WILD HORSE ELEM. has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting WILD HORSE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 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.

With demographic context factored in, WILD HORSE ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 54.6%, a residual of +3.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which WILD HORSE ELEM. is one.

The closest other public school is HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM., roughly 2.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILD HORSE ELEM. at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment ticked up from 40% to 49% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the WILD HORSE ELEM. community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

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
WILD HORSE ELEM.
District
ROCKWOOD R-VI
Address
16695 WILD HORSE CREEK RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005
Phone
(636) 891-6075
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
464
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
56 (12%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
292685002700
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WILD HORSE ELEM.
How many students attend WILD HORSE ELEM.?
WILD HORSE ELEM. enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-05.
Is WILD HORSE ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WILD HORSE ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILD HORSE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILD HORSE ELEM. is approximately 13.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILD HORSE ELEM.?
Student demographics at WILD HORSE ELEM. are roughly 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 49% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is WILD HORSE ELEM. in?
WILD HORSE ELEM. is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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