Elementary school (grades K-5) · St Louis, MO

Edgar Road Elem.

Federal NCES profile for Edgar Road Elem., including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 293153002193
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
26
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Edgar Road Elem. earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median.

#11 of 47
elementary schools in St Louis · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
12.7:1
students per teacher
3.7%
free-lunch eligible

Edgar Road Elem. has class sizes near the Missouri median. Computed live against every Missouri school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Edgar Road Elem. ranks #11 of 47 elementary schools in St Louis, MO.

School address

Enrollment

369

Missouri · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

12.7:1

vs 12.8:1 Missouri avg

-1% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

3.7%

vs 46.1% Missouri avg

-92% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Edgar Road Elem. compares with Missouri and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Edgar Road Elem.

Edgar Road Elem. is a lower-poverty, mid-sized elementary school in St Louis, Missouri, enrolling 369 students.

At 12.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Missouri median, within a few percentage points of the 12.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 3.7% free-meal eligibility runs 92% below the Missouri average.

With 369 students, its enrollment sits close to the Missouri median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,313 scored Missouri schools.

Against 143 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #45.

Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 369 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance holds up well here: only 8.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

Webster Groves also operates Webster Groves High (1,253 students) and Hixson Middle (982 students) alongside Edgar Road Elem..

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Edgar Road Elem. compares

Edgar Road Elem. on the metrics families compare, against Missouri and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Missouri Missouri avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▼ 1% 12.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 3.7% ▼ 92% 46.1% 51.7%
Enrollment 369 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
369
Bigger than 43% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
3.7%
free-lunch eligible - 92% below the Missouri average of 46.1%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 1% below state mean
Top 50% in Missouri - lower ratio than 50% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$12,743
per pupil, district-wide - below Missouri avg of $12,931
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 369 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 88.6%
Two or More 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
Asian 1.6%
African American 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%

Largest group: White at 88.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.1, Edgar Road Elem. is less mixed than the Missouri school average of 31.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Webster Groves, which includes Edgar Road Elem..

$12,743
Per student
-1%
vs Missouri
Avg $12,931
-23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 82.6%
State 13.7%
Federal 3.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Edgar Road Elem. Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Webster Groves High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Hixson Middle Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Bristol Elem. Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Avery Elem. Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Elem. Similar size Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Edgar Road Elem.'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Webster Groves · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Missouri, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Edgar Road Elem.

How many students attend Edgar Road Elem.?

Edgar Road Elem. has 369 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in St Louis, MO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgar Road Elem.?

The student-teacher ratio at Edgar Road Elem. is 12.7:1, which is 1% lower than the Missouri average of 12.8:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Edgar Road Elem.?

3.7% of students at Edgar Road Elem. are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Missouri average of 46.1%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Edgar Road Elem.?

The largest demographic group at Edgar Road Elem. is White at 88.6% of enrollment, in St Louis, MO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Edgar Road Elem.?

Edgar Road Elem. has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Edgar Road Elem. rank among elementary schools in St Louis?

By Resource Investment Index, Edgar Road Elem. ranks #11 of 47 elementary schools in St Louis, MO. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in St Louis on the city page.

Is Edgar Road Elem. a good school?

Edgar Road Elem. earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Missouri median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Webster Groves?

Besides Edgar Road Elem., Webster Groves also operates Webster Groves High (1,253 students), Hixson Middle (982 students), and Bristol Elem. (361 students). See the Webster Groves district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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