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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
569
Middle
DISTRICT 628 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST R-I·NCES 292289003191
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2109 GRAVOIS ROAD, HIGH RIDGE, MO 63049 · (636) 677-3577 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
242 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 196 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 169 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTHWEST HIGH
Based on grade levels within NORTHWEST R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.7pp since 2021
Math
43.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 23.0% | 40.0% | 14.1% |
| Math | 19.7% | 24.0% | 36.8% | 19.3% |
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 | 45.7% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 41.2% |
| 2022-23 | 43.1% | 39.8% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 35.4% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 569 | 42.5% | 42.3% |
| RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE ARNOLD | 567 | 41.1% | 56.2% |
| CAMDENTON MIDDLE CAMDENTON | 599 | 43.7% | 51.1% |
| OAK RIDGE INTERMEDIATE CAMDENTON | 569 | 49.6% | 48.7% |
| ROLLA JR. HIGH ROLLA | 577 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| WILLARD MIDDLE WILLARD | 704 | 37.5% | 44.3% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #173 of 379 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #196 of 380 ▲ 18 | #13 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #130 of 380 ▲ 50 | #9 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #83 of 364 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #135 of 397 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #248 of 321 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #158 of 321 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #238 of 379 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #198 of 224 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
569
-57 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 569 | 39.1 | 14.6:1 | 43% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 36% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 28% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 38.6 | 15.2:1 | 34% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 40% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (586 to 569); teachers up 1% (38.6 to 39.1).
About WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school with a street address in HIGH RIDGE, Missouri. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 569 students in 2024-25. The school is 23% bigger than the average for middle schools in Missouri.
The 10 schools of NORTHWEST R-I, including WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, enroll 5,815 students.
At WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, 79% of students are White. After that, the student body is 11% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 89% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.6 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 43% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Missouri public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 44.0% and the result is 42.3%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Jefferson County with 68 other public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 569, down from 626 in 2020-21.
People who know WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST R-I
- NORTHWEST HIGHHigh · 1,788 students
- NORTHWEST VALLEY SCH.Middle · 686 students
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- HOUSE SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 462 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- CEDAR SPRINGS ELEM.Elementary · 425 students
Other schools in HIGH RIDGE
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.Elementary · 470 students
- MURPHY ELEM.Elementary · 433 students
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 327 students
Other Woodridge Middle schools
One other US public school is named Woodridge Middle. WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the largest of the 2.
- Woodridge Middle SchoolPeninsula, OH · 415 students
Nearby schools
- BRENNAN WOODS ELEM.0.5 mi · 470
- MURPHY ELEM.1.3 mi · 433
- HIGH RIDGE ELEM.1.8 mi · 327
- ROCKWOOD SOUTH MIDDLE2.2 mi · 817
- KELLISON ELEM.2.4 mi · 347
- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGH2.7 mi · 1,194
Frequently asked questions
About WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 569 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHWEST R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.