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Meramec Heights Elementary

Q: Is Meramec Heights Elementary a good school?

Meramec Heights Elementary ranks 269 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Meramec Heights Elementary is a public elementary school located in Arnold, Missouri, serving around 400 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Fox C-6 School District, which is ranked 51 out of 367 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meramec Heights Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the years, ranging from 151 out of 865 Missouri elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 550 out of 1,052 in 2018-2019. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 stars out of 5 in 2018-2019 to 4 stars out of 5 in recent years. This indicates that Meramec Heights has been performing at a relatively high level compared to other Missouri elementary schools, but its ranking and rating have been somewhat inconsistent over time. The school has performed well in certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students and Low Socio-Economic Status students, ranking in the top 30% and top 20% of Missouri elementary schools, respectively, in recent years. However, the school's performance for White students has been more average, ranking in the middle 40% of Missouri elementary schools.

Meramec Heights Elementary has had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.0% to 24.7% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has generally performed above the state and Fox C-6 district averages in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments, with some grade levels and subject areas performing particularly well. However, the school's performance in 3rd-grade mathematics and ELA has been more average, with proficiency rates around the state and district levels. Compared to nearby schools in the Fox C-6 district, Meramec Heights generally performs better than Don Earl Early Childhood Center and Fox Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing Seckman Elementary and Sherwood Elementary.

376

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,500

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1340 W Outer 21 Rd
Arnold, MO 63010-3247

(636) 296-4385

District: Fox C-6

Students who attend Meramec Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ridgewood Middle
High:	Fox Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2019 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (53% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the Missouri median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Fox C-6's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg56%

Missouri avg42%

269^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Fox C-6

51^st of 367Fox C-6 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	269 of 900	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	231 of 906	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	168 of 898	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	334 of 908	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	447 of 901	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	550 of 1052	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	430 of 1045	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.7	233 of 1032	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	151 of 865	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.3	171 of 1058	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	85.0	106 of 1089	90.3%	★★★★★
2013	79.5	147 of 1108	86.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	111 of 1085	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	75.5	202 of 1088	81.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	188 of 1066	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.9	170 of 1053	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.2	189 of 1084	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	48.6	599 of 1080	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	432 of 1074	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	52 of 103	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	168 of 302	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	118 of 251	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	109 of 638	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	49 of 625	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	20 of 611	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	58.1	171 of 532	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	179 of 574	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	547 of 907	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	368 of 887	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	29 of 97	70.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	270 of 666	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	269 of 668	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	213 of 673	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	299 of 675	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	452 of 691	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	589 of 917	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	472 of 898	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics58%+17 vs state

Science57%+15 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

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Schools Near Meramec Heights Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meramec Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1340 W Outer 21 Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 296-4385	376	36	10.3	53.7%	329 (87.5%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.5%)	68.5	269^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.1%		72.2	231^st of 906 public elementary schools	74.5%	38	38.4	59.3	80.8	57.0	38.4	52.5		$16,500	$658	$15,842
George Guffey Elementary	Public	K-5	400 13th St	Fenton	63026	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 343-7662	523	40	12.9	38.6%	380 (72.7%)	33 (6.3%)	44 (8.4%)	38 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.6%)	81	151^st of 900 public elementary schools	83.2%		82.4	133^rd of 906 public elementary schools	85.3%	18	63.0	51.0	63.5	66.1	48.7	58.5	60.9	$10,927	$175	$10,752
Lone Dell Elementary	Public	K-5	2500 Tomahawk Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1470	381	34	11.1	38.6%	326 (85.6%)	6 (1.6%)	25 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.2%)	79.6	161^st of 900 public elementary schools	82.1%		61	342^nd of 906 public elementary schools	62.3%	181	63.3	79.9	43.7	50.6	59.9	73.3	46.5	$15,093	$398	$14,694
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1769 Missouri State Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 282-6965	347	34	10.3	43.5%	288 (83.0%)	6 (1.7%)	27 (7.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	81.4	148^th of 900 public elementary schools	83.6%		79.9	149^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.6%	1	66.0	71.6	55.1	46.4	46.0	71.6		$14,878	$217	$14,662
Hagemann Elementary	Public	K-5	6401 Hagemann Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-5700	427	28	15.0	23.7%	341 (79.9%)	35 (8.2%)	12 (2.8%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	89.9	74^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.8%		83.2	125^th of 906 public elementary schools	86.2%	51	71.5	81.5	65.1	65.1	52.0			$11,976	$145	$11,831
Richard Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	3585 Vogel Rd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-1480	410	40	10.2	24.6%	368 (89.8%)	8 (2.0%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	66.7	294^th of 900 public elementary schools	67.3%		70.9	244^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.1%	50	35.6	61.5	66.1	64.5	35.5	48.0		$15,682	$433	$15,249
Murphy Elementary	Public	K-5	2101 Valley Dr	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 326-0577	433	33	12.9	48.3%	324 (74.8%)	7 (1.6%)	56 (12.9%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	57	386^th of 900 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.8	521^st of 906 public elementary schools	42.5%	135	43.2	50.8	32.9	44.1	50.5	50.0	37.5	$13,844	$470	$13,373
Fox Elementary	Public	K-5	739 Jeffco Blvd	Arnold	63010	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 296-3396	355	32	10.9	43.4%	309 (87.0%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	49.6	472^nd of 900 public elementary schools	47.6%		68	272^nd of 906 public elementary schools	70.0%	200	25.3	43.1	49.9	49.9	29.5	40.8	45.0	$16,256	$522	$15,734
Seckman Elementary	Public	K-5	2824 Seckman Rd	Imperial	63052	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 296-2030	428	35	12.2	12.6%	398 (93.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	86.8	102^nd of 900 public elementary schools	88.7%		78	166^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.7%	64	75.6	71.7	51.5	60.3	63.3	61.5	57.0	$13,825	$397	$13,427
Brennan Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	4630 Brennan Rd	High Ridge	63049	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 677-3400	470	29	16.0	41.3%	398 (84.7%)	10 (2.1%)	27 (5.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	54.5	412^th of 900 public elementary schools	54.2%		65.2	300^th of 906 public elementary schools	66.9%	112	47.3	42.9	44.2	39.7	44.1	35.2	41.9	$13,200	$383	$12,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Meramec Heights Elementary

What district is Meramec Heights Elementary in?

Fox C-6

How many students attend Meramec Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Meramec Heights Elementary.

Is Meramec Heights Elementary a good school?

Meramec Heights Elementary ranks 269^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Meramec Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meramec Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ridgewood Middle
High : Fox Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Meramec Heights Elementary?

Students at Meramec Heights Elementary are 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

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