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C−

Forder Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

623 W Ripa Ave, St Louis, MO 63125 · (314) 467-5600 · Part of Mehlville R-IX School District

Lemay’s School Grade B better than 60% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
397
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Forder Elem.

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lemay kids: Hancock Place Middle

On the path

Where Lemay kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Forder Elem.You are here
6–8Hancock Place Middle266 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

623 W Ripa Ave, St Louis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 166
Grade 274
Grade 360
Grade 476
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
361’20
356’21
363’22
381’23
397’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Asian 8%Two or more races 6%Black 5%Hispanic 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forder Elem. from Lemay families.

Other schools in Mehlville R-IX School District

The district →
John Cary Early Childhood CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St Louis
311 students13:1
Bierbaum Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
C
531 students14:1
Blades Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B
442 students15:1
Hagemann Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B+
427 students15:1
Rogers Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
417 students16:1
Point Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B+
413 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Lemay’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.