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Meramec Valley R-III School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 455 students in Meramec Valley R-III School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Meramec Valley R-III School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
9 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
3,047 Students
232,215 Students
# Teachers
225 Teachers
20,160 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Meramec Valley R-III School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 91% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#246 out of 557 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
38%
Graduation Rate
91%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.49
# American Indian Students
18 Students
856 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
13 Students
4,488 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
153 Students
17,649 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
8%
# Black Students
41 Students
35,368 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
2,661 Students
161,687 Students
% White Students
87%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
845 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
158 Students
11,322 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
148
2,587
# Students in K Grade:
219
2,591
# Students in 1st Grade:
240
2,858
# Students in 2nd Grade:
214
2,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
185
2,899
# Students in 4th Grade:
207
3,040
# Students in 5th Grade:
228
6,796
# Students in 6th Grade:
200
46,899
# Students in 7th Grade:
216
66,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
239
68,175
# Students in 9th Grade:
283
7,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
242
6,971
# Students in 11th Grade:
221
6,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
205
6,516
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,158 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,503 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$43 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,158
$15,071
Spending / Student
$13,503
$13,899
Best Meramec Valley R-III School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Riverbend School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2085 Hwy N
Pacific, MO 63069
(636) 271-1481
Pacific, MO 63069
(636) 271-1481
Grades: 7-8
| 455 students
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