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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685002700
WILD HORSE ELEM.
16695 WILD HORSE CREEK RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005 · (636) 891-6075 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Missouri public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
64%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
73.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.6pp since 2021
Math
71.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.1% | 28.0% | 22.3% | 4.3% |
| Math | 45.6% | 25.8% | 17.5% | 10.9% |
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 | 73.1% | 71.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.8% | 69.9% |
| 2022-23 | 66.4% | 70.3% |
| 2021-22 | 72.5% | 69.9% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 WILD HORSE ELEM.
WILD HORSE ELEM.'s state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILD HORSE ELEM. this school | 464 | 12.1% | 67.4% |
| MCKELVEY PRIMARY ST.LOUIS | 201 | 20.4% | N/A |
| MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE MARYLAND HEIGHTS | 432 | 17.8% | 68.9% |
| HENRY ELEM. BALLWIN | 512 | 8.4% | 58.6% |
| SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 387 | 8.3% | 60.6% |
| PIERREMONT ELEM. MANCHESTER | 474 | 12.7% | 75.5% |
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 WILD HORSE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #60 of 1,002 | #25 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #47 of 1,019 ▼ 2 | #16 of 138 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #27 of 1,018 ▲ 41 | #15 of 138 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #488 of 943 | #71 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #219 of 1,294 | #32 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #545 of 950 | #50 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #133 of 953 | #25 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #1,101 of 1,165 | #110 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #257 of 684 | #33 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
464
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 35.5 | 13.4:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 37.1 | 13.3:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 37 | 11.9:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 40.1 | 13.9:1 | 18% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 21% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 6% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 10% (53) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILD HORSE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (558 to 464); teachers down 13% (40.1 to 35).
About WILD HORSE ELEM.
WILD HORSE ELEM. is an elementary school located in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 464 students. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
ROCKWOOD R-VI has 30 schools and 19,597 students, and WILD HORSE ELEM. is one of those schools.
Asian students account for 49% of enrollment at WILD HORSE ELEM., more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in St. Louis County, the Asian share is about 5%. The diversity index for WILD HORSE ELEM. is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.3:1 is based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 12%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
WILD HORSE ELEM. holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Missouri public elementary schools.
WILD HORSE ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.4%, compared with a predicted 55.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that the median household earns about $82,936 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across St. Louis County, 275 public schools serve about 134,601 students.
WILD HORSE ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM., about 2.2 miles away. The five-mile area around WILD HORSE ELEM. holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts WILD HORSE ELEM. at 3rd of 8.
The federal government classifies WILD HORSE ELEM.'s location as Suburb: Large.
A 6% rise took enrollment from 439 in 2020-21 to 464 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
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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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Nearby schools
- HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.2.2 mi · 369
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGH2.4 mi · 2,095
- SHENANDOAH VALLEY ELEM.2.6 mi · 387
- CHESTERFIELD ELEM.2.7 mi · 389
- KEHRS MILL ELEM.2.8 mi · 555
- GREEN TRAILS ELEM.3.2 mi · 345
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.