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Meramec Heights Elem. School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1340 W Outer 21 Rd
Arnold, MO 63010
Phone
(636) 296-4385
District
FOX C-6
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
425
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.1% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Meramec Heights Elem. School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
41%
37%
42%
47%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
44%
52%
44%
57%
44%
55%
44%
52%
44%
57%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
40%
42%
44%
47%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
13
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 57 13.4%
Grade 1 79 18.6%
Grade 2 68 16.0%
Grade 3 52 12.2%
Grade 4 76 17.9%
Grade 5 93 21.9%
Total 425 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 92.4% 91.2% 72.4%
Black 0.7% 1.6% 16.0%
Hispanic 3.2% 4.5% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.4% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.5% 1.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.0% 28.6% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 45.4% 22.8% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 5.7% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 71,395 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 974.0 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.0% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,981 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 9.6% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.8% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.6% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.3% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.9% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.1% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 5.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,767 $72,449,000 59.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $602 $6,445,000 5.3%
Staff $512 $5,480,000 4.5%
General Administration $323 $3,460,000 2.8%
School Administration $675 $7,225,000 5.9%
Operation $872 $9,336,000 7.6%
Transportation $388 $4,156,000 3.4%
Other $119 $1,279,000 1.0%
Total Support $3,491 $37,381,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,165 $12,469,000 10.2%
Total Expenditures $11,422 $122,299,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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