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Ridge Meadows Elementary Primary School
777 Ridge Rd Ballwin MO, 63021, Saint Louis County Phone: 636-891-6650 Ranking:  (17 out of 1,698, top 1%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Rockwood School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 419 | 397 | 470 | 503 | 525 | 532 | 538 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 14.6% | 48 | 12.1% | 65 | 13.8% | 50 | 9.9% | 76 | 14.5% | 69 | 13.0% | 78 | 14.5% |
| Grade 1: | 53 | 12.6% | 68 | 17.1% | 53 | 11.3% | 85 | 16.9% | 73 | 13.9% | 80 | 15.0% | 89 | 16.5% |
| Grade 2: | 74 | 17.7% | 54 | 13.6% | 88 | 18.7% | 74 | 14.7% | 82 | 15.6% | 90 | 16.9% | 105 | 19.5% |
| Grade 3: | 58 | 13.8% | 78 | 19.6% | 78 | 16.6% | 83 | 16.5% | 94 | 17.9% | 111 | 20.9% | 86 | 16.0% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 20.8% | 76 | 19.1% | 84 | 17.9% | 102 | 20.3% | 113 | 21.5% | 88 | 16.5% | 94 | 17.5% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 20.5% | 73 | 18.4% | 102 | 21.7% | 109 | 21.7% | 87 | 16.6% | 94 | 17.7% | 86 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 229 | 54.7% | 208 | 52.4% | 236 | 50.2% | 249 | 49.5% | 251 | 47.8% | 254 | 47.7% | 244 | 45.4% |
| Female: | 190 | 45.3% | 189 | 47.6% | 234 | 49.8% | 254 | 50.5% | 266 | 50.7% | 270 | 50.8% | 290 | 53.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 40 | 9.5% | 37 | 9.3% | 35 | 7.4% | 32 | 6.4% | 32 | 6.1% | 31 | 5.8% | 34 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 3.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 43 | 10.3% | 12 | 3.0% | 54 | 11.5% | 51 | 10.1% | 50 | 9.5% | 39 | 7.3% | 38 | 7.1% |
| White: | 311 | 74.2% | 328 | 82.6% | 368 | 78.3% | 412 | 81.9% | 436 | 83.0% | 454 | 85.3% | 459 | 85.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 11.2% | 15 | 3.8% | 15 | 3.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 8 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.91 | 13.78 | 15.72 | 16.45 | 16.43 | 17.20 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 63.4% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 64.5% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 62.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 62.2% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 65.4% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.9% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.4% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.5% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 63.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 65.7% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 68.6% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 72.3% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 70.7% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 71.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.6% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 70.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64.6% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 64.8% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 66.8% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.4% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 73.7% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71.9% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 73.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.5% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 65.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 65.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62.2% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 70.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 72.1% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 69% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 70.7% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69.5% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.4% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.6% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.6% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 69.9% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.1% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 74.9% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.7% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.7% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 61.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 65.6% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 66.8% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.1% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 76% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.4% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.3% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 72.1% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.3% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 76% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.6% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80% | 51.9% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 29.0% | 25.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.0% | 74.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.1% | 25.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.9% | 74.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,341.0 | $47,093.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,830.0 | $36,071.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,555.0 | $50,951.0 |
* Ridge Meadows Elementary Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.