Selvidge Middle School
Public middle school in Ballwin, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades 6–8
Selvidge Middle School serves 583 students in grades 6–8 in Ballwin (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 127th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 49.23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 292685000712 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 583 | 19,597 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 14.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 16% | 12.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Selvidge Middle School in context
Size
Selvidge Middle School is the 5th largest of Rockwood R-VI School District's 6 middle schools; its 583 students are 3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 723; Selvidge 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 7 with 203 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 181, against an average of 194 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (199 against 181). 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
The largest group is White students: 61.1% here and 74.3% across Rockwood R-VI. Asian students are next, at 18.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
16% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 4.5% 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 49.23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 583 students, Selvidge Middle School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 583 students would have about 44.8 teachers, so Selvidge Middle School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Selvidge 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 Crestview Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 16 other middle schools, 6 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 | 61.1% |
| Asian | 18.7% |
| Black | 8.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Hispanic | 5.1% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 181 |
| Grade 7 | 203 |
| Grade 8 | 199 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
235 New Ballwin Rd, Ballwin, MO 63021
Phone: (636)891-6100
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Selvidge Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestview Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 2.2 mi | 1,091 | 14.4 | 13.4% |
| Southwest Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 2.3 mi | 803 | 14.9 | 16.6% |
| West Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 2.6 mi | 814 | 14.1 | 10.6% |
| South Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 3.2 mi | 542 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
| Valley Park Middle School | Valley Park | 4.3 mi | 161 | 9.1 | 36.6% |
| Lasalle Springs Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 4.9 mi | 927 | 16.3 | 9.6% |
| Wildwood Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 5.5 mi | 538 | 10.8 | 13.4% |
| Rockwood Valley Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 5.9 mi | 643 | 13.7 | 7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.