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Meadows Elementary

Public Grades K-5

876^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Meadows Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 301 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Riverview Gardens School District, which is ranked 363 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadows Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Missouri, with rankings between 800-900 out of around 900 schools in recent 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. Additionally, Meadows Elementary has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.2% to 65.3% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When comparing Meadows Elementary to other schools in the Riverview Gardens district, such as Moline Elementary, Koch Elementary, and Lewis and Clark Elementary, the performance gaps become even more pronounced. These schools also struggle with low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and high rates of free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, suggesting that the challenges faced by Meadows Elementary are systemic issues within the district. Comparing Meadows to schools in other districts, such as Earl Nance Senior Elementary in the St. Louis City district and Woodland Elementary and Northview Elementary in the Jennings district, further highlights the systemic nature of the challenges faced by the Riverview Gardens district.

321

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,480

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9801 Edgefield
Saint Louis, MO 63136-5410

(314) 868-2454

District: Riverview Gardens

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westview Middle School
High:	Riverview Gardens Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

Hispanic:

2.5%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (8% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Science scores 38 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg7%

Missouri avg42%

876^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Riverview Gardens

363^rd of 367Riverview Gardens 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	5.2	876 of 900	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	882 of 906	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	838 of 898	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	881 of 908	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	900 of 901	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1024 of 1052	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	970 of 1045	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	936 of 1032	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	767 of 865	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	7.7	1000 of 1058	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	1061 of 1089	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.4	1092 of 1108	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	1057 of 1085	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	1077 of 1088	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	1030 of 1066	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.8	1025 of 1053	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	1050 of 1084	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.8	1035 of 1080	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	986 of 1074	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	184 of 190	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	155 of 191	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	110 of 185	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	145 of 184	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	160 of 163	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	199 of 250	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	170 of 243	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	613 of 638	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	595 of 625	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	531 of 611	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	494 of 532	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	567 of 574	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	878 of 907	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	810 of 887	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-32 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

Science4%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Meadows 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	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	9801 Edgefield	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-2454	321	20	16.4	67.0%	3 (0.9%)	306 (95.3%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.2	876^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.7%		5.1	882^nd of 906 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	2.0	8.4	4.3	4.2	3.9	10.5	20.9		$15,480	$2,022	$13,459
Moline Elementary	Public	K-5	9865 Winkler Dr	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-9829	295	17	17.3		2 (0.7%)	287 (97.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	835^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.2%		12.8	809^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.7%	26	18.5	7.8	11.4	9.5	14.3	15.5	15.2		$14,210	$1,785	$12,426
Koch Elementary	Public	K-5	1910 Exuma	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-3029	299	20	15.1	65.6%	1 (0.3%)	293 (98.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.6	895^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.6%		5.3	879^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.0%	16	4.3	2.3	2.0	2.0	8.6	9.0	10.0		$14,341	$1,612	$12,729
Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	10242 Prince	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-5205	137	11	12.4	67.2%	1 (0.7%)	134 (97.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				4.0		4.4			$16,771	$1,688	$15,083
Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	9926 Fonda Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4845	387	25	15.6	61.2%	2 (0.5%)	381 (98.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.4	887^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.4%		5	884^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.4%	3	6.1		3.2	3.2	12.0	4.9	12.6		$14,500	$1,775	$12,724
Lemasters Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Crown Point	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-8192	301	18	16.7	56.1%	0 (0.0%)	278 (92.4%)	23 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.4	818^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.1%		7.6	853^rd of 906 public elementary schools	5.8%	35	32.6	8.7	13.5	2.3	15.2	9.0	7.1		$13,249	$1,738	$11,511
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8920 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8050	540	30	17.7	100.0%	3 (0.6%)	522 (96.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	7.5	848^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.9	844^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.8%	4	3.5	5.7	3.7	19.4	10.2	8.4	22.8	13.0	$7,958	$379	$7,580
Danforth Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 St Cyr Rd	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-9524	274	16	17.6		5 (1.8%)	264 (96.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3	899^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.1%		4	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%	5	2.1	4.6		2.5		4.7	7.2		$15,277	$1,791	$13,486
Earl Nance Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8959 Riverview Blvd	Saint Louis	63147	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 867-0634	321	24	13.3	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	313 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	8.1	840^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.7%		7.3	855^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.6%	15	17.8	13.0	9.4	9.4		9.8	18.7	7.7	$20,717	$546	$20,171
Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	8420 Sunbury	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8170	197	12	15.9	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	193 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)	21.8				19.7				$9,619	$62	$9,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadows Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Meadows Elementary?

Students at Meadows Elementary are 95% African American, 2% Hispanic.

Is Meadows Elementary a good school?

Meadows Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Meadows Elementary in?

Riverview Gardens

What schools do graduates of Meadows Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadows Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westview Middle School
High : Riverview Gardens Senior High

How many students attend Meadows Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 321 students attended Meadows Elementary.

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