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Forder 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
623 W Ripa Ave
St Louis, MO 63125
Phone
(314) 467-5600
District
MEHLVILLE R-IX
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
363
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.8% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
41%
24%
42%
34%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

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

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
40%
32%
44%
22%
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
12
14
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 65 17.9%
Grade 1 51 14.0%
Grade 2 64 17.6%
Grade 3 66 18.2%
Grade 4 53 14.6%
Grade 5 64 17.6%
Total 363 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 84.1% 83.1% 72.4%
Black 4.6% 8.4% 16.0%
Hispanic 4.6% 3.9% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.8% 4.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.3% 32.0% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 39.7% 24.8% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.7% 7.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 94,725 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,429.2 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.0% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 22.2% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 40,324 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 38.1% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.8% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.6% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.0% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.8% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,437 $64,859,000 59.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $431 $4,340,000 4.0%
Staff $289 $2,907,000 2.7%
General Administration $384 $3,867,000 3.5%
School Administration $604 $6,086,000 5.6%
Operation $1,018 $10,254,000 9.4%
Transportation $459 $4,629,000 4.2%
Other $319 $3,219,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,504 $35,302,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $885 $8,920,000 8.2%
Total Expenditures $10,826 $109,081,000 100.0%
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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