Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY CITY·NCES 293066002105
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.
1500 N 82nd BLVD, UNIVERSITY CITY, MO 63130 · (314) 290-4361 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
386 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within UNIVERSITY CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
29.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.7% | 18.1% | 37.5% | 33.5% |
| Math | 9.7% | 20.0% | 30.8% | 39.4% |
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 | 28.8% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 32.4% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.4% | 13.1% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.'s state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. this school | 386 | 100.0% | 27.7% |
| FAXON ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 322 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| SANTA FE ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 356 | 100.0% | 17.2% |
| WENDELL PHILLIPS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 324 | 100.0% | 16.7% |
| JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 360 | 100.0% | 43.3% |
| B. BANNEKER ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 487 | 100.0% | 7.1% |
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 BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #781 of 1,002 | #92 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #757 of 1,019 ▼ 50 | #92 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #814 of 1,018 ▼ 24 | #97 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #79 of 943 | #8 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #443 of 1,294 | #76 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #490 of 950 | #45 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.0% | #411 of 953 | #67 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #216 of 1,165 | #44 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #136 of 251 | #20 of 38 |
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
386
+52 (+16%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 386 | 29.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 24.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 25.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 26 | 12.8:1 | 97% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 24.8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 74% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 76% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 62% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARBARA JORDAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (360 to 386); teachers up 20% (24.8 to 29.8).
About BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school based in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 386 students in kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students, so this school is 23% larger than average.
Besides BARBARA JORDAN ELEM., UNIVERSITY CITY runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 2,853 students.
A majority of students at BARBARA JORDAN ELEM., 73%, are Black. Next come 17% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 29.8 full-time equivalents, or about 12.9 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 12.4:1, a similar figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
allk12 grades BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. a B-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. would be expected to post about 22.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.7%.
St. Louis County has about 995,569 residents, and median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
The next-closest public school is BRITTANY WOODS, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.7% versus a 63.8% average.
The federal government classifies BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.'s location as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 16%, from 334 to 386.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 UNIVERSITY CITY
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHHigh · 874 students
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- PERSHING ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Other schools in UNIVERSITY CITY
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHHigh · 874 students
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- PERSHING ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Other BARBARA JORDAN Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named BARBARA JORDAN Elementary. BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolODESSA, TX · 807 students
- Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 492 students
- Barbara Jordan Elementary SchoolRICHMOND, TX · 410 students
Nearby schools
- BRITTANY WOODS0.8 mi · 557
- WASHINGTON ELEM.1.1 mi · 244
- WYLAND ELEM.1.1 mi · 545
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH1.4 mi · 874
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.1.5 mi · 304
- RITENOUR MIDDLE1.6 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.?
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. serve?
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at BARBARA JORDAN ELEM..
How diverse is BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.?
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. reports a student body of 3% White, 17% Hispanic, 73% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. in?
BARBARA JORDAN ELEM. is part of UNIVERSITY CITY.
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