Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001375
BARRETTS ELEM.
1780 CARMAN RD, MANCHESTER, MO 63021 · (314) 415-6000 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
14 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
69.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.9pp since 2021
Math
76.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.0% | 22.3% | 24.1% | 6.4% |
| Math | 50.5% | 25.8% | 16.4% | 7.0% |
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 | 69.3% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 73.1% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 71.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.4% | 64.7% |
% 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 BARRETTS ELEM.
BARRETTS ELEM.'s state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARRETTS ELEM. this school | 378 | 3.7% | 70.1% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER ST. LOUIS | 386 | 4.7% | N/A |
| BRISTOL ELEM. ST LOUIS | 361 | 6.9% | 77.0% |
| LONGVIEW FARM ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 401 | 7.5% | 61.5% |
| EDGAR ROAD ELEM. ST LOUIS | 369 | 1.6% | 75.2% |
| KIRKWOOD EARLY CHILD. CTR. KIRKWOOD | 304 | 1.0% | N/A |
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 BARRETTS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #41 of 1,002 | #16 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #18 of 1,019 ▲ 10 | #6 of 138 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #49 of 1,018 ▼ 3 | #25 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #139 of 943 | #19 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #461 of 1,294 | #80 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #682 of 950 | #73 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #540 of 953 | #94 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.7% | #1,160 of 1,165 | #150 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #634 of 684 | #91 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
378
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 378 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 4% (14) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 12% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 26.3 | 14.8:1 | 15% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 16% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 17% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 781 | 43 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BARRETTS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (388 to 378); teachers up 3% (26.3 to 27).
About BARRETTS ELEM.
BARRETTS ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in MANCHESTER, Missouri, administered by PARKWAY C-2. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 378 students.
BARRETTS ELEM. is in PARKWAY C-2, a district with 16,759 students across 29 schools.
White students are 83% of those enrolled at BARRETTS ELEM.. Next come 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 62% White among all St. Louis County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
BARRETTS ELEM. has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 12.4:1 for elementary schools in Missouri. The school has 4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 39 points higher.
In Missouri, BARRETTS ELEM. is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 70.1% actual against a predicted 58.5%.
For the population of St. Louis County, median household income comes to about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. St. Louis County counts 275 public schools with about 134,601 students.
About 1.3 miles separate BARRETTS ELEM. from the closest public school, CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, BARRETTS ELEM. places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes BARRETTS ELEM. as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 378, from 345 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the BARRETTS ELEM. community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in MANCHESTER
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 542 students
- PIERREMONT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Nearby schools
- CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.1.3 mi · 355
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.2.0 mi · 360
- VALLEY PARK MIDDLE2.0 mi · 161
- VALLEY PARK SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 230
- VALLEY PARK ELEM.2.0 mi · 343
- SOUTH HIGH2.2 mi · 1,485
Frequently asked questions
About BARRETTS ELEM.How large is BARRETTS ELEM.?
BARRETTS ELEM. enrolls approximately 378 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BARRETTS ELEM. serve?
BARRETTS ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BARRETTS ELEM.?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at BARRETTS ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at BARRETTS ELEM.?
At BARRETTS ELEM., the student body is approximately 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is BARRETTS ELEM. public or private?
BARRETTS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.