Augusta Elementary

Located at 5541 Locust Street, in Augusta, Missouri, Augusta Elementary is a micro-enrollment K-5 school that hosts 104 students (grades K through 6), part of WASHINGTON. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 67% smaller than typical.

WASHINGTON runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,543 students. Augusta Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Augusta Elementary records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 4% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 28% of students at Augusta Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above St. Charles County's rate of about 19%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Augusta Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.4%.

Zooming out to the county, St. Charles County reports that median household income runs about $104,692, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Charles County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), of which Augusta Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Labadie Elementary, roughly 3.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Augusta Elementary. On composite proficiency, Augusta Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 104 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.