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Forder Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mehlville R-Ix school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forder Elem. enrolls 363 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 5.5% Asian and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 80% |
| Asian | 20 | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 363 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forder Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 1, state house district 93.
Forder Elem. is one of 19 schools in MEHLVILLE R-IX, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 10,018 students district-wide and employs 729 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, Forder Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large