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Buder Elementary

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Buder Elementary ranks 672 nd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

672^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Buder Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Ann, Missouri, serving 438 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.

Buder Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a ranking between 647-872 out of around 900 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.5% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.2% statewide and 19.3% for the Ritenour district. Buder Elementary also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99-100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years.

Interestingly, the nearby Pattonville district schools (Traditional School and Robert Drummond Elementary) generally outperform Buder Elementary and the other Ritenour schools, despite serving a similar population of students from low-income backgrounds. Additionally, Buder Elementary's African American and Hispanic students perform relatively well compared to their peers in other Missouri elementary schools, ranking in the top 30-70 schools for these subgroups, while the school's White students and students with disabilities perform very poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Missouri elementary schools.

471

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,334

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10350 Baltimore
Saint Ann, MO 63074-3837

(314) 493-6300

District: Ritenour

Students who attend Buder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hoech Middle
High:	Ritenour Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

Hispanic:

28.7%

White:

22.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ritenour

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 14 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg23%

Missouri avg42%

672^nd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	28.6	672 of 900	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	695 of 906	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	647 of 898	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	684 of 908	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	766 of 901	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	870 of 1052	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	779 of 1045	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.7	959 of 1032	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	728 of 865	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.0	803 of 1058	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.4	823 of 1089	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.2	917 of 1108	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.1	897 of 1085	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.6	681 of 1088	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	700 of 1066	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	765 of 1053	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.3	838 of 1084	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.0	767 of 1080	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.5	668 of 1074	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	27 of 190	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	30 of 191	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	70 of 185	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	51 of 184	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.5	92 of 163	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	124 of 250	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	149 of 243	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	30.5	219 of 302	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	173 of 251	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	23.6	84 of 91	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.3	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.5	42 of 45	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	34 of 120	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	234 of 638	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	259 of 625	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	160 of 611	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	178 of 532	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.6	435 of 574	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	601 of 907	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	452 of 887	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	26.6	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	9.4	653 of 691	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	633 of 917	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	485 of 898	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)12th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)8th percentile-10 vs school

White (2021)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-13 vs state

Science29%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-13 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Traditional School	Public	K-8	102 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8016	392	26	15.2	25.8%	187 (47.7%)	93 (23.7%)	36 (9.2%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (13.8%)	54.3	418^th of 900 public elementary schools	53.6%		54.2	406^th of 906 public elementary schools	55.2%	12	34.8	40.5	39.4	51.1	48.7				46.4	66.6	$16,301	$293	$16,008
Willow Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11022 Schuetz Rd	Creve Coeur	63146	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-8018	459	37	12.5	48.1%	119 (25.9%)	193 (42.0%)	61 (13.3%)	17 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.6%)	40.9	554^th of 900 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.8	499^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.9%	55	34.6	24.0	23.8			37.9	36.1	35.3	59.3		$15,263	$587	$14,677
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Buder Elementary

What schools do graduates of Buder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Buder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hoech Middle
High : Ritenour Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Buder Elementary?

Students at Buder Elementary are 40% African American, 29% Hispanic, 22% White, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Buder Elementary in?

Ritenour

Is Buder Elementary a good school?

Buder Elementary ranks 672^nd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Buder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Buder Elementary.

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