The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Science. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cedar Hill Elem.
Cedar Hill Elementary is a regular public school in Jefferson City, Missouri, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Jefferson City school district, the capital city’s main public system. The school sits on Vieth Street, in a residential area west of downtown, and draws from the surrounding neighborhood.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who identify as Black, Hispanic, or two or more races. More than four out of every ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that a substantial part of the enrollment comes from households with lower incomes. For families choosing a school, this economic mix is a plain characteristic that may matter in how a child experiences peer expectations and school resources.
On the state’s MAP assessments, which Missouri administers to elementary grades, Cedar Hill’s results show a mixed picture. Across tested grades and subjects, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it below the midpoint among schools in Cole County districts. In math, the share of students meeting or exceeding standards varied by grade, with fourth grade reaching its highest point and fifth grade its lowest. In English language arts, the results also varied, with the strongest performance in fifth grade. Science, tested only in fifth grade, fell in a similar range. No single grade or subject stands out as consistently strong across the board, and the pattern suggests that a parent may want to ask the school how it supports students who arrive below grade level and how it differentiates instruction to move all learners forward. Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available in the source material to give a fuller picture of the learning environment.
The community around Cedar Hill reflects Jefferson City itself. As Missouri’s state capital, the city’s economy is anchored by government employment, along with health care, manufacturing (notably Hitachi), higher education at Lincoln University, and tourism related to the Capitol and historic sites. The downtown area centers on the Capitol complex on a bluff above the Missouri River, but the school’s location in the viaduct area is in the more residential west side. The city’s population has been in a modest period of slow decline since the last census, and a destructive tornado in recent years affected the southwest side, which may have local development implications. Housing values and rents in the area have been rising, which may affect which families can live near the school.
No program offerings were listed for Cedar Hill, nor was there information about before- or after-school activities, so families looking for specialized academic tracks or enrichment should check directly with the school. The Jefferson City district did not report any recent major changes in the available research, so the school’s programming and staffing context appears stable.
For a family considering Cedar Hill, the school sits in a middle- to lower-middle-income corridor of a midsized state capital with a government-sector feel. The academic data suggests that the school’s proficiency levels are somewhat below what is typical for the county, and the economic profile of the student body is moderate rather than affluent. A parent may want to visit, ask about intervention supports, and understand how the school’s teaching staff works with students who are not yet at grade level. It is a straightforward neighborhood elementary school in a stable district, with performance that gives a family something to investigate before enrolling.
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