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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685001614
BALLWIN ELEM.
400 JEFFERSON, BALLWIN, MO 63021 · (636) 891-6575 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
80 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +7.0pp since 2021
Math
53.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.3% | 35.8% | 29.1% | 8.6% |
| Math | 21.0% | 32.5% | 30.1% | 16.2% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 52.7% |
| 2022-23 | 54.5% | 54.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.1% | 50.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BALLWIN ELEM.
BALLWIN ELEM.'s state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALLWIN ELEM. this school | 426 | 18.8% | 54.9% |
| MILL CREEK ELEM. COLUMBIA | 583 | 15.3% | 66.6% |
| WESTRIDGE ELEM. BALLWIN | 397 | 28.0% | 52.8% |
| OAK BROOK ELEM. BALLWIN | 401 | 10.0% | 59.2% |
| GREEN PINES ELEM. WILDWOOD | 423 | 10.9% | 61.7% |
| HARVEST RIDGE ELEM. ST CHARLES | 572 | 23.1% | 52.9% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BALLWIN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #215 of 1,002 | #53 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #264 of 1,019 ▲ 17 | #59 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #128 of 1,018 ▲ 114 | #40 of 138 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.1pp | #283 of 943 | #42 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #310 of 1,294 | #47 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #688 of 950 | #74 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #276 of 953 | #38 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #1,044 of 1,165 | #95 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #301 of 684 | #42 of 103 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 30.4 | 14.0:1 | 19% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 30.2 | 14.3:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 31.9 | 13.6:1 | 18% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 21% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 36.8 | 13.6:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 18% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 32 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BALLWIN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (500 to 426); teachers down 17% (36.8 to 30.4).
About BALLWIN ELEM.
At 400 JEFFERSON in BALLWIN, Missouri, BALLWIN ELEM. operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 426 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. The school is 35% larger than the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
BALLWIN ELEM. is one school in a 30-school district, ROCKWOOD R-VI, which enrolls 19,597 students.
More than half of the students at BALLWIN ELEM. are White (65%). The next largest groups are 13% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. That is in line with St. Louis County, where about 62% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Based on 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, BALLWIN ELEM. has a ratio of 14.0:1. The gap from the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is 1.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 19%. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.9% at BALLWIN ELEM.; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.9%.
The school is in St. Louis County, where median household income comes to about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. St. Louis County's 275 public schools enroll about 134,601 students and include BALLWIN ELEM..
BALLWIN ELEM.'s nearest public school is SELVIDGE MIDDLE (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BALLWIN ELEM.. BALLWIN ELEM. places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes BALLWIN ELEM. as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 391 to 426, a 9% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI
- MARQUETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 2,095 students
- LAFAYETTE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,669 students
- EUREKA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,586 students
- ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,194 students
- CRESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,091 students
- LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 927 students
Other schools in BALLWIN
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 803 students
- SELVIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 583 students
- HENRY ELEM.Elementary · 512 students
- CLAYMONT ELEM.Elementary · 460 students
- WOERTHER ELEM.Elementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- SELVIDGE MIDDLE0.9 mi · 583
- WOERTHER ELEM.1.0 mi · 423
- SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.1.2 mi · 288
- CLAYMONT ELEM.1.4 mi · 460
- WREN HOLLOW ELEM.1.5 mi · 409
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.1.6 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About BALLWIN ELEM.How many students attend BALLWIN ELEM.?
BALLWIN ELEM. enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does BALLWIN ELEM. serve?
BALLWIN ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does BALLWIN ELEM. have?
BALLWIN ELEM. employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is BALLWIN ELEM.?
BALLWIN ELEM. reports a student body of 65% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees BALLWIN ELEM.?
BALLWIN ELEM. is overseen by ROCKWOOD R-VI in St. Louis County.
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