Summary:
ZIP code 55779 is served by two public schools — South Ridge Elementary (PK–6, 303 students) and South Ridge Secondary (grades 7–12, 258 students) — both in the St. Louis County School District and both sharing the same PK–12 campus at 8162 Swan Lake Rd in Culver. Together they enroll 561 students. The district ranks 323 of 458 statewide, at the 29th percentile with 1 star.
South Ridge Elementary is the stronger academic performer of the two. All-grade math is 43.2% proficient and reading 43.9%, both above the district's 31.7% and 40.8%. Third-grade math stands out at 71.8%, well above district and state, and the school has held 2 stars for three years, currently in the 36th percentile. Science, however, is a serious weakness at 8.1%, far below district and state. Performance also fades in the upper grades, with 6th-grade reading at 32.1%.
South Ridge Secondary shows a different pattern: strong completion outcomes but low test proficiency. Its 92.5% graduation rate and 2.5% dropout rate both beat the state's 84.9% and 4.2%, yet math is 16.8%, reading 31.3%, and science 13.4% — each below district and state. Eighth-grade science is just 5.3%. The school holds 1 star and ranks in the 25th percentile, below the district. Science is the clearest shared concern, declining at both schools, and free/reduced lunch is 39.27% at the elementary and 42.64% at the secondary.
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