John Ridgeway Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Columbia, Missouri

John Ridgeway Elementary in Columbia, Missouri enrolled 227 students in 2024-25 with 15.9 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

227 students in 2022-23, 227 students in 2023-24, 227 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 15.9.

Students enrolled at John Ridgeway Elementary by school year2022-23: 227, 2023-24: 227, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232272023-242272024-25227
Students enrolled at John Ridgeway Elementary by school year2022-23: 227, 2023-24: 227, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232272023-242272024-25227
Students enrolled at John Ridgeway Elementary by school year2022-23: 227, 2023-24: 227, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232272023-242272024-25227
Students enrolled at John Ridgeway Elementary by school year2022-23: 227, 2023-24: 227, 2024-25: 22701002003002022-232272023-242272024-25227
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2322715.015.1
2023-2422715.514.6
2024-2522715.914.3

14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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 14.3; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.3; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.3; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.3; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.3state 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 226 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection John Ridgeway Elementary enrolled 226 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 226 of the 226 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.2% of students were White, 14.1% of two or more races, 10.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White69.2%
  2. Two or more races14.1%
  3. Black10.1%
  4. Asian3.5%
  5. Hispanic3.1%

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 John Ridgeway Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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, 2021-2265‑69%42%43.2%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%34% (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 Columbia

20 public elementary schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary61915.529.6%
Mill Creek Elementary58317.612.7%
Rock Bridge Elementary55615.127.9%
Shepard Blvd. Elementary53811.859.1%
Russell Blvd. Elementary50014.513.2%
Fairview Elementary47115.423.1%
Alpha Hart Lewis46811.8100.0%
Blue Ridge Elementary45312.265.3%

All public schools in Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about John Ridgeway Elementary

  1. Ulysses S. Grant ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 296 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. West Blvd. ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 327 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare John Ridgeway Elementary with Ulysses S. Grant ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Columbia Public Schools spends per student$13,936 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,936
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriJohn Ridgeway Elementary is the number 864 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#864 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.14.3:1
  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 John Ridgeway Elementary

  1. How many students attend John Ridgeway Elementary?
    227 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 227 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at John Ridgeway Elementary?
    14.3 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 John Ridgeway Elementary a Title I school?
    John Ridgeway Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at John Ridgeway Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at John Ridgeway Elementary scored proficient or above: 65-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% 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 John Ridgeway Elementary in?
    Columbia Public Schools, NCES district ID 2901000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290100000305 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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