Rockwood Center Early Child. Education
Public school in Chesterfield, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades Pre-K
Rockwood Center Early Child. Education serves 646 students in pre-K in Chesterfield (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 1st largest of 94 public schools in Missouri (median 142 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Pre-K |
| Grades | Pre-K |
| District | Rockwood R-VI 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 | 292685002849 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 646 | 19,597 | 142 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 5.7% | 12.5% | 46.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Rockwood Center Early Child. Education in context
Size
Rockwood Center Early Child. Education is the only school in Rockwood R-VI School District. Its 646 students are 3.3% of the district's 19,597. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 10.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 231; Rockwood Center 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
Rockwood Center Early Child. Education serves a single grade, pre-K, with 646 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 78.8% here and 74.3% across Rockwood R-VI. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
5.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 46.5% for Missouri schools. 2.5% 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
With 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 646 students, Rockwood Center Early Child. Education has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 13.2, a school with 646 students would have about 48.9 teachers, so Rockwood Center Early Child. Education has 4.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (13.2).
Location
Rockwood Center 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 Early Childhood, 3.5 miles away in Parkway C-2 School District. Within 10 miles there are 4 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
| White | 78.8% |
| Asian | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Hispanic | 4.6% |
| Black | 2.8% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2730 Valley Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone: (636)891-6200
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rockwood Center Early Child. Education. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood | Parkway C-2 | 3.5 mi | 342 | – | 0.9% |
| Early Child. Family Educ. Center | Francis Howell R-III | 8.0 mi | 224 | 13.2 | 8.9% |
| Early Child Family Educ. Center | Francis Howell R-III | 9.7 mi | 117 | 11.1 | 14.5% |
| Ladue Early Childhood Center | Ladue | 10.0 mi | 262 | 131 | 4.6% |
| Early Child. Family Educ Center | Francis Howell R-III | 11.1 mi | 189 | 14.5 | 6.3% |
| Kirkwood Early Child. Center | Kirkwood R-VII | 11.3 mi | 304 | – | 1% |
| Doris Hoffman Early Learning C | Meramec Valley R-III | 12.2 mi | 23 | 2.4 | 87% |
| St.charles Early Childhood Center | St. Charles R-VI | 12.5 mi | 238 | 9.9 | 39.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.