Ritenour Middle School
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · Ritenour School District · Grades 6–8
Ritenour Middle School serves 737 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 10 schools in Ritenour School District. By enrollment it is the 62nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ritenour School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292664001572 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ritenour | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 737 | 6,579 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ritenour Middle School in context
Size
Ritenour Middle School is the largest of Ritenour School District's 2 middle schools; its 737 students are 11.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 601; Ritenour Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 259 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 239, against an average of 246 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 259 in grade 6 and 239 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 42.7% here and 41.7% across Ritenour. Hispanic students are next, at 32.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Ritenour and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 30.1% 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 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 737 students, Ritenour Middle School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 737 students would have about 56.7 teachers, so Ritenour Middle School has 8.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Ritenour Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is NMS @ Lucas Crossing, 2.3 miles away in Normandy Schools Collaborative. Within 10 miles there are 44 other middle schools, 12 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 | 42.7% |
| Hispanic | 32.2% |
| White | 15.5% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45% of students are girls and 55% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 259 |
| Grade 7 | 239 |
| Grade 8 | 239 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2500 Marshall Ave, St Louis, MO 63114
Phone: (314)493-6250
Website: ritenourschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ritenour Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 2.3 mi | 620 | 12.7 | 99.5% |
| Hoech Middle School | Ritenour | 2.3 mi | 664 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 2.3 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Holman Middle School | Pattonville R-III | 3.4 mi | 639 | 13.2 | 52.3% |
| Ferguson Middle School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.9 mi | 582 | 16.2 | 65.1% |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 4.1 mi | 278 | 12.9 | 64.7% |
| Pattonville Heights Middle School | Pattonville R-III | 4.3 mi | 680 | 12.6 | 42.4% |
| Fairview Intermediate School | Jennings | 4.3 mi | 134 | 14.9 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ritenour
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buder Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 471 |
| Hoech Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 664 |
| Iveland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 441 |
| Kratz Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 474 |
| Marion Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 496 |
| Marvin Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 561 |
| Ritenour Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 149 |
| Ritenour Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 2,041 |
| Wyland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 545 |