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River Bend Elementary

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River Bend Elementary ranks 193 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

River Bend Elementary is a public elementary school in Chesterfield, Missouri, serving 377 students in grades K-5 and part of the Parkway C-2 School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20-25% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

River Bend Elementary's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally higher than the state averages but lower than the Parkway C-2 district averages. The school's strongest performance is in 4th and 5th-grade Mathematics, where it exceeds the district and state averages. However, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics and 5th-grade Science scores are notably lower than the district and state averages, presenting opportunities for targeted instructional improvements and interventions in these subject areas.

While River Bend Elementary has performed exceptionally well for its African American and White student populations, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 20-25% of Missouri elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.0% to 17.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the district and state averages. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students at River Bend Elementary.

380

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,773

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

224 River Valley Dr
Chesterfield, MO 63017-2660

(314) 415-6650

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend River Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

African American:

20.3%

Asian:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Missouri elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg58%

Missouri avg42%

193^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 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	76.2	193 of 900	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	177 of 906	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	174 of 898	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	152 of 908	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	235 of 901	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	329 of 1052	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	244 of 1045	76.7%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	268 of 1032	74.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	146 of 865	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.0	174 of 1058	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	86.0	96 of 1089	91.2%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	101 of 1108	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	71.2	269 of 1085	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	190 of 1088	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.6	112 of 1066	89.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	234 of 1053	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.0	159 of 1084	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	81.2	107 of 1080	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	74.1	192 of 1074	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	10 of 185	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	49.2	81 of 184	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	68 of 250	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	42 of 243	82.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	80.9	33 of 302	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	53 of 251	78.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	55.3	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	503 of 638	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	519 of 625	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	437 of 532	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	476 of 907	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	724 of 887	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	148 of 666	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	116 of 668	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	88 of 673	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	35 of 675	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	111 of 691	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	184 of 917	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	163 of 898	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)95th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)89th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)43rd percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics56%+15 vs state

English Language Arts54%+10 vs state

Science52%+10 vs state

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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
River Bend Elementary	Public	K-5	224 River Valley Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6650	380	27	14.0	20.3%	205 (53.9%)	77 (20.3%)	22 (5.8%)	36 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.5%)	76.2	193^rd of 900 public elementary schools	78.6%		76.9	177^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.5%	16	45.6	62.9	59.9	52.0	47.1	60.7	53.2	$14,773	$162	$14,610
Green Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	170 Portico Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6250	345	27	12.7	6.4%	240 (69.6%)	27 (7.8%)	26 (7.5%)	32 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	83.5	128^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.8%		74.7	199^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.0%	71	51.6	52.8	68.7	65.4	56.0	62.6	65.0	$16,201	$163	$16,038
Bellerive Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Rue De Fleur Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6050	400	31	13.1	26.0%	189 (47.3%)	119 (29.8%)	23 (5.8%)	33 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	79.1	164^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.8%		71	243^rd of 906 public elementary schools	73.2%	79	62.8	53.7	46.0	55.5	62.8	55.7	58.6	$16,427	$163	$16,265
McKelvey Primary	Public	K-1	12657 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-5000	201	18	11.1	20.4%	51 (25.4%)	42 (20.9%)	13 (6.5%)	72 (35.8%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.5%)								(n/a)								$17,498	$163	$17,335
Ross Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Ross Ave	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6700	413	35	11.8	38.5%	121 (29.3%)	139 (33.7%)	89 (21.5%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	43	536^th of 900 public elementary schools	40.4%		48.9	461^st of 906 public elementary schools	49.1%	75	19.1	56.4	39.4	26.6	22.6	52.9	40.5	$15,031	$254	$14,777
Shenandoah Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	15399 Appalachian Trail	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6750	387	29	13.3	8.3%	219 (56.6%)	33 (8.5%)	17 (4.4%)	81 (20.9%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.5%)	87.5	98^th of 900 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.3	98^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.2%		63.8	62.4	60.4		61.0			$15,080	$163	$14,917
McKelvey Intermediate	Public	2-5	1751 McKelvey Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6500	432	31	13.8	17.8%	143 (33.1%)	91 (21.1%)	28 (6.5%)	124 (28.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.3%)	91.8	52^nd of 900 public elementary schools	94.2%		91.9	45^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.0%	7	73.3	68.6	64.1	69.6	70.4	62.3	63.8	$14,886	$164	$14,721
Craig Elementary	Public	K-5	1492 Craig Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6200	423	31	13.8	29.1%	183 (43.3%)	137 (32.4%)	29 (6.9%)	39 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.6%)	69.1	266^th of 900 public elementary schools	70.4%		72.8	222^nd of 906 public elementary schools	75.5%	44	45.6	43.8	44.7	52.5	52.8	49.2	58.9	$14,730	$166	$14,564
Mason Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	715 S Mason Rd	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6450	405	28	14.4	8.1%	300 (74.1%)	27 (6.7%)	16 (4.0%)	41 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.9%)	92.5	47^th of 900 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.6	38^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.8%	9	62.7	68.5	74.9	71.6	58.9	79.9	76.6	$15,287	$162	$15,125
Highcroft Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	15380 Highcroft Dr	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6400	369	26	14.4	9.2%	249 (67.5%)	36 (9.8%)	19 (5.1%)	41 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	92.4	50^th of 900 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.8	30^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.7%	20	61.1	67.6	73.7	68.7	65.6		73.7	$14,762	$163	$14,599

Frequently Asked Questions about River Bend Elementary

How many students attend River Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended River Bend Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of River Bend Elementary?

Students at River Bend Elementary are 54% White, 20% African American, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of River Bend Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Central High

What district is River Bend Elementary in?

Parkway C-2

Is River Bend Elementary a good school?

River Bend Elementary ranks 193^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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