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Chesterfield Elementary

Public Grades K-5

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Chesterfield Elementary is a highly successful public elementary school serving 422 students in grades K-5 in Chesterfield, Missouri. Part of the Rockwood R-VI School District, which is ranked 27th out of 367 districts in the state, Chesterfield Elementary consistently ranks among the top 10-20 elementary schools in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's students significantly outperform the state and district averages in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across all grade levels and subjects, including mathematics, science, and English language arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.8% of 3rd graders, 76.8% of 4th graders, and 89.7% of 5th graders at Chesterfield Elementary were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 61.6% for the Rockwood R-VI district and 41.4% for the state of Missouri. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 14.6 over the past few years, and spends between $10,765 and $12,285 per student, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Rockwood R-VI district and the nearby Parkway C-2 district, Chesterfield Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics and English language arts. This sustained excellence across multiple academic years and subject areas is a testament to the school's effective teaching practices, curriculum, and overall educational environment.

389

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,045

Per pupil spending ?

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17700 Wild Horse Creek Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63005-3799

(636) 891-6500

District: Rockwood R-VI

Students who attend Chesterfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rockwood Valley Middle
High:	Lafayette Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

Asian:

14.9%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (81% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rockwood R-VI

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg61%

Missouri avg42%

10^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary Schools in the Rockwood R-VI

27^th of 367Rockwood R-VI 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	97.6	10 of 900	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	11 of 906	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	5 of 898	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	16 of 908	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	13 of 901	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	10 of 1052	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	26 of 1045	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	8 of 1032	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	8 of 865	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.1	8 of 1058	99.2%	★★★★★
2014	96.1	9 of 1089	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	67 of 1108	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	92.9	17 of 1085	98.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	30 of 1088	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.3	27 of 1066	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	92.8	32 of 1053	97.0%	★★★★★
2008	89.2	44 of 1084	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	25 of 1080	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	89.5	46 of 1074	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	58.0	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	1 of 24	95.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	94.7	7 of 302	97.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	72.3	2 of 91	97.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	9 of 666	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	29 of 668	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	7 of 673	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	39 of 675	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	9 of 691	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	6 of 917	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	17 of 898	98.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2022)20th percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+45 vs state

Mathematics83%+42 vs state

English Language Arts76%+33 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
Chesterfield Elementary	Public	K-5	17700 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6500	389	28	13.8	6.4%	270 (69.4%)	26 (6.7%)	12 (3.1%)	58 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	97.6	10^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.9	11^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.8%	1	80.8	76.8	89.7	87.2	76.4	70.7	80.9	$15,045	$208	$14,837
Wild Horse Elementary	Public	K-5	16695 Wild Horse Creek Rd	Chesterfield	63005	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6075	464	35	13.2	12.1%	157 (33.8%)	16 (3.4%)	43 (9.3%)	227 (48.9%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	91.1	61^st of 900 public elementary schools	93.2%		91.2	49^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.6%	12	75.2	65.3	64.4	54.7	76.4		69.5	$12,918	$250	$12,667
Babler Elementary	Public	K-5	1955 Shepard Rd	Glencoe	63038	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-1175	408	34	11.8	8.8%	315 (77.2%)	17 (4.2%)	23 (5.6%)	24 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.1%)	88.2	88^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.2%		92.4	40^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.6%	48	60.9	75.7	57.3	57.3	60.9	72.8		$13,481	$207	$13,274
Kehrs Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 Kehrs Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6050	555	39	14.1	3.6%	409 (73.7%)	14 (2.5%)	32 (5.8%)	73 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	95.3	24^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.7	20^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.8%	4	70.5	72.0	77.8	78.7	72.4	67.2	77.8	$12,724	$191	$12,533
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	4800 Meadows Pkwy	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5900	762	52	14.6	11.5%	604 (79.3%)	47 (6.2%)	31 (4.1%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.6%)	94.6	30^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.1	44^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.1%	14	68.4	66.8	79.3	71.2	70.0	73.5	75.7	$14,200	$299	$13,901
Green Pines Elementary	Public	K-5	16543 Green Pines Dr	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 733-4150	423	30	13.9	10.9%	294 (69.5%)	23 (5.4%)	19 (4.5%)	65 (15.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	83	134^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.6	86^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.5%	48	50.5	68.5	51.8	68.3	46.6	69.9	68.3	$13,111	$259	$12,852
Ellisville Elementary	Public	K-5	1425 Froesel	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6600	474	33	14.4	9.3%	347 (73.2%)	24 (5.1%)	32 (6.8%)	49 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.2%)	91.5	57^th of 900 public elementary schools	93.7%		81.9	136^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.0%	79	61.0	77.0	61.3	62.6	64.0	73.1	73.2	$13,218	$201	$13,017
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
Westridge Elementary	Public	K-5	908 Crestland	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6150	397	27	14.9	28.0%	250 (63.0%)	49 (12.3%)	25 (6.3%)	50 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	70.6	245^th of 900 public elementary schools	72.8%		75.3	195^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.5%	50	51.4	48.7	47.4	52.4	44.3	51.1	65.5	$14,406	$210	$14,196
Pond Elementary	Public	K-5	17200 Manchester Rd	Wildwood	63040	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3225	380	28	13.6	11.8%	312 (82.1%)	14 (3.7%)	12 (3.2%)	29 (7.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	80.1	158^th of 900 public elementary schools	82.4%		84.5	112^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.6%	46	53.3	57.3	68.1	68.2	49.9	45.8		$13,702	$395	$13,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Chesterfield Elementary

How many students attend Chesterfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 389 students attended Chesterfield Elementary.

Is Chesterfield Elementary a good school?

Yes! Chesterfield Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Chesterfield Elementary in?

Rockwood R-VI

What schools do graduates of Chesterfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chesterfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rockwood Valley Middle
High : Lafayette Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Chesterfield Elementary?

Students at Chesterfield Elementary are 69% White, 15% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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