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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Missouri

Across Missouri, 684 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. ALLEN VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ACADE leads the list at -79.2%, against a median of -13.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

684

Missouri

Best Enrollment change

-79.2%

Median Enrollment change

-13.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	ALLEN VILLAGE ELEMENTARY ACADE	KANSAS CITY, MO	ALLEN VILLAGE	419	87	-79.2%
2	NEW TRAILS EARLY LEARNING CTR.	RAYTOWN, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	479	101	-78.9%
3	ASPIRE ACADEMY	ST. LOUIS, MO	CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES	401	112	-72.1%
4	AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	374	131	-65.0%
5	QULIN ELEMENTARY	QULIN, MO	TWIN RIVERS R-X	290	108	-62.8%
6	EARLY EDUCATION CENTER	GLADSTONE, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	289	112	-61.2%
7	GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM	ST. LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	245	103	-58.0%
8	SHADY DELL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	345	155	-55.1%
9	EARLY CHILD FAMILY EDUC. CTR.	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	260	117	-55.0%
10	HUMBOLDT ACAD OF HIGHER LRNING	St. Louis, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	214	108	-49.5%
11	JEFFERSON ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	238	125	-47.5%
12	WALBRIDGE ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	230	122	-47.0%
13	HENRY ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	309	165	-46.6%
14	BOONE TRAIL ELEM.	WENTZVILLE, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	897	479	-46.6%
15	BLAIR OAKS ELEM.	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	419	224	-46.5%
16	MARK TWAIN ELEM.	CARTHAGE, MO	CARTHAGE R-IX	305	164	-46.2%
17	WELLSVILLE-MIDDLETOWN ELEM.	WELLSVILLE, MO	WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I	212	116	-45.3%
18	PERRYVILLE ELEM.	PERRYVILLE, MO	PERRY CO. 32	781	429	-45.1%
19	BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS, MO	NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE	418	233	-44.3%
20	ERVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	764	427	-44.1%
21	HENRY ELEM.	BALLWIN, MO	PARKWAY C-2	906	512	-43.5%
22	LINE CREEK ELEM.	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	563	321	-43.0%
23	EUGENE FIELD ELEM.	MARYVILLE, MO	MARYVILLE R-II	572	328	-42.7%
24	EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR.	ST CHARLES, MO	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	326	189	-42.0%
25	SOUTH PARK ELEM.	MOBERLY, MO	MOBERLY	377	229	-39.3%
26	INGELS ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY, MO	HICKMAN MILLS C-1	427	261	-38.9%
27	PLEASANT LEA ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT, MO	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	562	346	-38.4%
28	STRAFFORD ELEM.	STRAFFORD, MO	STRAFFORD R-VI	617	380	-38.4%
29	LEXINGTON ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	379	234	-38.3%
30	BORDER STAR MONTESSORI	KANSAS CITY, MO	KANSAS CITY 33	406	251	-38.2%
31	SOUTH ELEM.	OZARK, MO	OZARK R-VI	816	505	-38.1%
32	BUTCHER-GREENE ELEM.	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	407	253	-37.8%
33	HILLSBORO PRIMARY	HILLSBORO, MO	HILLSBORO R-III	684	429	-37.3%
34	WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.	CHARLESTON, MO	CHARLESTON R-I	437	276	-36.8%
35	Viburnum Elementary	VIBURNUM, MO	IRON CO. C-4	238	151	-36.6%
36	AVERY ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	WEBSTER GROVES	531	337	-36.5%
37	ADAMS ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	269	171	-36.4%
38	SULLIVAN ELEM.	SULLIVAN, MO	SULLIVAN	607	386	-36.4%
39	BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY	ST. CHARLES, MO	ST. CHARLES R-VI	355	227	-36.1%
40	DISCOVERY RIDGE ELEMENTARY	O'FALLON, MO	WENTZVILLE R-IV	924	590	-36.1%
41	MADGE T. JAMES KIND. CTR.	WEBB CITY, MO	WEBB CITY R-VII	279	179	-35.8%
42	HERZOG ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	312	201	-35.6%
43	SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	421	272	-35.4%
44	GENESIS SCHOOL INC.	KANSAS CITY, MO	GENESIS SCHOOL INC.	278	180	-35.3%
45	LYON AT BLOW ELEM.	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	372	243	-34.7%
46	EASTWOOD ELEM.	MARSHALL, MO	MARSHALL	226	148	-34.5%
47	Washington West Elementary	Washington, MO	WASHINGTON	609	399	-34.5%
48	S.M Rissler Elementary School	Trenton, MO	TRENTON R-IX	533	350	-34.3%
49	STANTON ELEM.	FENTON, MO	ROCKWOOD R-VI	459	303	-34.0%
50	COLEMAN ELEM.	VILLA RIDGE, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	400	265	-33.8%

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