Early Child. Education
Public school in St Louis, Missouri · Riverview Gardens School District · Grades Pre-K
Early Child. Education serves 248 students in pre-K in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 13 schools in Riverview Gardens School District. By enrollment it is the 18th largest of 94 public schools in Missouri (median 142 students). With 19.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (13.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 94 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Pre-K |
| Grades | Pre-K |
| District | Riverview Gardens School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292667002765 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Riverview Gardens | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 248 | 5,116 | 142 |
| Students per teacher | 19.1 | 15.3 | 13.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.1% | 59.4% | 46.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Early Child. Education in context
Size
Early Child. Education is the only school in Riverview Gardens School District. Its 248 students are 4.8% of the district's 5,116. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 7.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 118; Early Child. Education is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Early Child. Education serves a single grade, pre-K, with 248 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 96.8% here and 96.6% across Riverview Gardens.
58.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.4% across Riverview Gardens and a median of 46.5% for Missouri schools. 51.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 13 full-time-equivalent teachers for 248 students, Early Child. Education has 19.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 13.2, a school with 248 students would have about 18.8 teachers, so Early Child. Education has 5.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (13.2).
Location
Early Child. Education is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other school is East Early Childhood Center, 4.8 miles away in Hazelwood School District. Within 10 miles there are 7 other schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 96.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| White | 0.4% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1111 St Cyr Rd, St Louis, MO 63137
Phone: (314)868-9524
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Early Child. Education. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 4.8 mi | 86 | 5.9 | 96.5% |
| Early Education Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 6.6 mi | 124 | 165.3 | 50% |
| Julia Goldstein Early Child. | University City | 6.6 mi | 123 | 10.3 | 100% |
| Ritenour Early Childhood Center | Ritenour | 6.9 mi | 149 | 16.6 | 100% |
| Central Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 8.1 mi | 113 | 7.3 | – |
| PATTONVILLE Early CHol | Pattonville R-III | 8.8 mi | 205 | 9.5 | 28.3% |
| West Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 9.5 mi | 68 | 7.6 | 95.6% |
| Brentwood Early Childhd Center | Brentwood | 10.4 mi | 83 | 15.5 | 6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Riverview Gardens
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 274 |
| Gibson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 387 |
| Glasgow Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 264 |
| Highland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 242 |
| Koch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 299 |
| Lemasters Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 301 |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 137 |
| Meadows Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 321 |
| Moline Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 295 |
| R. G. Central Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 578 |
| Riverview Gardens Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 1,246 |
| Westview Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 524 |