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Marvin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

753^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Marvin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 533 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Ritenour School District, which is ranked 321 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marvin Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 30.7% to 42.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby Wyland Elementary, Iveland Elementary, Kratz Elementary, and Marion Elementary. The school's test scores on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) are consistently lower than the Ritenour district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Marvin Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's Hispanic students performing relatively well, but the African American, Special Education, and Gifted and Talented students struggling. Additionally, the school has an extremely high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, with over 99% of its students qualifying for this program, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite the relatively high spending per student, ranging from $9,169 to $12,122 per student, and a low student-teacher ratio, the school's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, suggesting a need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement.

561

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,424

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3510 Woodson Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63114-4203

(314) 493-6430

District: Ritenour

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ritenour Middle
High:	Ritenour Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.2%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg23%

Missouri avg42%

753^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Ritenour

321^st of 367Ritenour 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	17.9	753 of 900	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	735 of 906	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	729 of 898	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	748 of 908	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	823 of 901	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	918 of 1052	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	914 of 1045	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	902 of 1032	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.6	721 of 865	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	888 of 1058	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.2	975 of 1089	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	997 of 1108	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	951 of 1085	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	992 of 1088	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	963 of 1066	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	928 of 1053	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.7	924 of 1084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	685 of 1080	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.5	761 of 1074	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	92 of 190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	109 of 191	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	68 of 185	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	76 of 184	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	112 of 163	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	143 of 250	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	168 of 243	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	12.4	271 of 302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	219 of 251	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	7.0	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	21.8	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	94 of 105	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	398 of 638	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	351 of 625	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	296 of 611	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	262 of 532	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.6	477 of 574	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	700 of 907	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	682 of 887	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	19.6	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	625 of 691	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	649 of 917	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	513 of 898	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile~ school

White (2021)10th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)3rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2024)3rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-18 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

I had my son in Marvin for 2 months. I had to take him from this environment and homeschool his Kindergarden year. I do not like how issues are addressed at Marvin. I do not feel like the staff listened to my thoughts and concerns for my child. They were unwilling to work with me on making my child's experience better. I think the school has potential as long as their VP stays and keeps working with the kids and the parents. I hope the best for Marvin and for the school district. I just don't feel they are doing the job that they should be. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 19, 2010

While I was very scared by Marvin Elementary's rankings (based on test scores), and somewhat apprehensive at sending my children there, I have actually been very happy with this school. Being mostly a lower-middle to lower class area you certainly get children who seem to come from less-than-stable homes, but at the elementary level this doesn't seem to translate into many problems . . .as children at this age are still generally children, and still nice regardless of conditions at home.

Also, I've been fairly impressed with the leadership at the school. They took over in the 2009 school year and seem to be bright people who truly care for the success of their school and the well-being of their students. They have also been very responsive to concerns I've voiced.

We've had chances to change schools, but have decided to continue with Marvin because despite low rankings they have not failed us in any way yet. Our children have been happy there thus far. Close Quote

Schools Near Marvin 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
Marvin Elementary	Public	K-5	3510 Woodson Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6430	561	36	15.5	100.0%	96 (17.1%)	231 (41.2%)	181 (32.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.2%)	17.9	753^rd of 900 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.8	735^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.9%	18	10.0	10.7	26.1	24.0	22.7	18.9	34.5	$13,424	$472	$12,952
Holman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	8811 Harold Dr	Berkeley	63134	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 428-9695	206	16	12.8	100.0%	5 (2.4%)	150 (72.8%)	46 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)								$17,116	$305	$16,811
Kratz Elementary	Public	K-5	4301 Edmundson Rd	Saint Louis	63134	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6360	474	35	13.5	100.0%	68 (14.3%)	222 (46.8%)	136 (28.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.5%)	12.4	802^nd of 900 public elementary schools	10.9%		15.7	774^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	9.5	18.8	15.2	18.7	18.0	18.7	23.7	$15,329	$693	$14,636
Marion Elementary	Public	K-5	2634 Sims	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6400	496	35	14.1	100.0%	77 (15.5%)	154 (31.0%)	216 (43.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	26.1	688^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.6%		23	706^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.1%	18	22.1	42.6	21.5	18.3	27.5	38.4	25.2	$13,410	$427	$12,984
Buder Elementary	Public	K-5	10350 Baltimore	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6300	471	35	13.4	100.0%	104 (22.1%)	187 (39.7%)	135 (28.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.7%)	28.6	672^nd of 900 public elementary schools	25.3%		24.9	695^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.3%	23	37.5	26.3	20.5	28.6	25.3	27.8	37.1	$14,334	$409	$13,926
Wyland Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Brown Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6460	545	35	15.5	100.0%	114 (20.9%)	208 (38.2%)	160 (29.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	13.4	787^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.9	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%	63	11.7	18.9	16.1	18.2	17.2	23.3	23.8	$12,858	$405	$12,454
Robert Drummond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3721 St Bridget Ln	Saint Ann	63074	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8419	667	53	12.5	63.7%	161 (24.1%)	281 (42.1%)	127 (19.0%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (12.3%)	15.6	768^th of 900 public elementary schools	14.7%		15.1	781^st of 906 public elementary schools	13.8%	13	15.2	23.0	11.9	18.7	22.3	24.9	26.4	$15,412	$287	$15,125
Iveland Elementary	Public	K-5	1836 Dyer	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6330	441	32	13.7	100.0%	82 (18.6%)	201 (45.6%)	120 (27.2%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	25.2	697^th of 900 public elementary schools	22.6%		35.5	602^nd of 906 public elementary schools	33.6%	95	17.9	29.9	17.2	25.5	19.6	41.0	35.3	$14,012	$442	$13,570
Normandy Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	3101 Nordic Drive	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	236	28	8.4	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	214 (90.7%)	18 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)								$23,564	$4,774	$18,790
Bel-Nor	Public	1-5	3101 Nordic Dr.	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	205	19	11.0	100.0%	7 (3.4%)	168 (82.0%)	26 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	9.7	824^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.4%		6.5	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%	43	15.0	13.8	15.6	13.5		11.5	18.2	$22,191	$3,681	$18,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Marvin Elementary

What district is Marvin Elementary in?

Ritenour

Is Marvin Elementary a good school?

Marvin Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Marvin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Marvin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Marvin Elementary?

Students at Marvin Elementary are 41% African American, 32% Hispanic, 17% White, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Marvin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marvin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ritenour Middle
High : Ritenour Senior High

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