Harvest Ridge Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · St Charles, Missouri

Harvest Ridge Elementary in St Charles, Missouri enrolled 572 students in 2024-25 with 51.0 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%

613 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 572 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.5 to 51.0.

Students enrolled at Harvest Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 57202004006008002022-236132023-246222024-25572
Students enrolled at Harvest Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 57202004006008002022-236132023-246222024-25572
Students enrolled at Harvest Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 57202004006008002022-236132023-246222024-25572
Students enrolled at Harvest Ridge Elementary by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 57202004006008002022-236132023-246222024-25572
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361344.513.8
2023-2462249.512.6
2024-2557251.011.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 11.2; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.2state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 191 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harvest Ridge Elementary enrolled 574 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 191 of the 574 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent15.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.1% of students were White, 17.3% Black, 12.4% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White53.1%
  2. Black17.3%
  3. Asian12.4%
  4. Hispanic8.2%
  5. Two or more races8.0%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harvest Ridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254%63%43.2%
Math, 2022-2354%60% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in St Charles

11 public elementary schools in St Charles report 2024-25 enrollment; Harvest Ridge Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central Elementary86513.626.8%
Castlio Elementary84712.98.9%
Becky-David Elementary81213.110.8%
Independence Elementary76214.79.4%
Henderson Elementary65311.924.8%
Harvest Ridge Elementary57211.218.2%
Harris Elementary40810.325.5%
Monroe Elementary3669.941.3%

All public schools in St Charles →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Harvest Ridge Elementary

  1. Becky-David ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 812 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. Henderson ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.4 miles away: 653 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Harvest Ridge Elementary with Becky-David ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Francis Howell School District spends per student$12,462 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,462
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriHarvest Ridge Elementary is the number 86 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#86 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.11.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harvest Ridge Elementary

  1. How many students attend Harvest Ridge Elementary?
    572 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 613 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St Charles, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harvest Ridge Elementary?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harvest Ridge Elementary a Title I school?
    Harvest Ridge Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harvest Ridge Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harvest Ridge Elementary scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harvest Ridge Elementary in?
    Francis Howell School District, NCES district ID 2928950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292895002681 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22