Mrh Elementary School
Public elementary school in Richmond Heights, Missouri · Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District · Grades 3–6
Mrh Elementary School serves 436 students in grades 3–6 in Richmond Heights (St. Louis County). It is one of 4 schools in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. By enrollment it is the 282nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–6 |
| District | Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292001002860 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 436 | 1,523 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.2 | 11.7 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20.6% | 26% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mrh Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District, Mrh Elementary School is the smallest, with 28.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 329 students, so Mrh Elementary School 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
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 120 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 99, against an average of 109 per grade. This year grade 6 has 15% fewer students than grade 3 (102 against 120). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 67.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Maplewood-Richmond Heights (64.2%). Black students are next, at 13.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 26% across Maplewood-Richmond Heights and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 10.3% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Mrh Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 436 students would have about 35.4 teachers, so Mrh Elementary School has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Wilkinson Early Childhood Center, 0.5 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 59 elementary schools within 5 miles and 148 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67.9% |
| Black | 13.3% |
| Two or more races | 10.6% |
| Hispanic | 6.2% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 99 |
| Grade 5 | 115 |
| Grade 6 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7314 Glades Avenue, Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Phone: (314)644-4403
Website: mrhschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mrh Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Early Childhood Center | St. Louis City | 0.5 mi | 304 | 12.2 | 100% |
| Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies | St. Louis City | 0.9 mi | 337 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Mrh Early Childhood Center | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 1.0 mi | 451 | 11.9 | 22.2% |
| Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 1.3 mi | 377 | 12.6 | 48.8% |
| Ralph M. Captain Elementary School | Clayton | 1.4 mi | 286 | 9.2 | 4.2% |
| Glenridge Elementary School | Clayton | 1.4 mi | 321 | 10.4 | 9.7% |
| Mason Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.5 mi | 393 | 11.2 | 100% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School | Brentwood | 1.6 mi | 173 | 8.6 | 21.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Maplewood-Richmond Heights
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School | High | 9–12 | 439 |
| Mrh Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 451 |
| Mrh Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 197 |