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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -12.1pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 49 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 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
378
-10 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.8:1
% White
83%
was 73%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BARRETTS ELEM.
Located at 1780 CARMAN RD, in MANCHESTER, Missouri, BARRETTS ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary-level community that enrolls 378 students (grades K through 5), overseen by PARKWAY C-2.
BARRETTS ELEM. is one of 29 schools operated by PARKWAY C-2, a district that works with 16,759 students overall.
Demographically, BARRETTS ELEM. records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder comes out to 7% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 4% of students at BARRETTS ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BARRETTS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.3%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that median household earnings sit near $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BARRETTS ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).
The closest other public school is CARMAN TRAILS ELEM., roughly 1.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BARRETTS ELEM. at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.5%.
BARRETTS ELEM. operates from an outer-ring location.
Looking at the recent track record. BARRETTS ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 388 (now 378). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 4% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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 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 SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 230
- VALLEY PARK ELEM.2.0 mi · 343
- VALLEY PARK MIDDLE2.0 mi · 161
- 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.