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Enrollment
858
Elementary
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYLESS·NCES 290450000043
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY
4531 WEBER RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63123 · (314) 256-8620 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL858 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
488 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 BAYLESS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
54.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.5% | 23.8% | 27.5% | 19.0% |
| Math | 32.9% | 21.3% | 24.3% | 21.3% |
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 | 53.3% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 49.9% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.9% | 49.9% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 BAYLESS ELEMENTARY
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLESS ELEMENTARY this school | 858 | 56.9% | 51.5% |
| BIERBAUM ELEM. ST LOUIS | 531 | 50.1% | 38.1% |
| TRIWAY STELLA | 431 | 66.4% | 37.5% |
| CLARENCE LAWSON ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 440 | 50.5% | 55.7% |
| FORDER ELEM. ST LOUIS | 397 | 45.6% | 38.0% |
| MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM. COLUMBIA | 619 | 34.1% | 52.8% |
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 BAYLESS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #275 of 1,002 | #65 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #248 of 1,019 ▲ 92 | #58 of 138 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #276 of 1,018 ▲ 74 | #60 of 138 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #269 of 943 | #40 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 858 | #9 of 1,294 | #1 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #767 of 950 | #93 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #249 of 953 | #34 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #509 of 1,165 | #61 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #683 of 684 | #103 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
858
+103 (+14%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 858 | 59 | 14.5:1 | 57% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 58 | 14.8:1 | 52% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 59 | 13.8:1 | 48% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 62 | 13.9:1 | 60% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 56 | 14.4:1 | 59% (478) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 46% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 36% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BAYLESS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (860 to 858); teachers down 5% (62 to 59).
About BAYLESS ELEMENTARY
In ST LOUIS, Missouri, part of St. Louis County, BAYLESS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 858 students. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 172% above average.
The 3 schools in BAYLESS enroll 1,805 students altogether, BAYLESS ELEMENTARY among them.
The largest group at BAYLESS ELEMENTARY is White students, at 64%. Smaller groups are 11% Black, 11% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. St. Louis County residents are about 62% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
The school's 59 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in St. Louis County, the average is 43%.
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.6%.
In St. Louis County, home to about 995,569 people, 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. There are 275 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,601, BAYLESS ELEMENTARY among them.
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, BAYLESS ELEMENTARY ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around BAYLESS ELEMENTARY as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 14% rise took enrollment from 755 in 2020-21 to 858 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at BAYLESS ELEMENTARY. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 BAYLESS
- BAYLESS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 562 students
- BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 385 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Other Bayless Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bayless Elementary. BAYLESS ELEMENTARY is the largest of the 2.
- Bayless Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 469 students
Nearby schools
- BAYLESS JUNIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 385
- BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH0.1 mi · 562
- AFFTON HIGH1.4 mi · 761
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELE1.6 mi · 402
- BIERBAUM ELEM.1.6 mi · 531
- ROGERS MIDDLE1.7 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About BAYLESS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at BAYLESS ELEMENTARY?
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 858 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BAYLESS ELEMENTARY serve?
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BAYLESS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at BAYLESS ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is BAYLESS ELEMENTARY?
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is BAYLESS ELEMENTARY public or private?
BAYLESS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by BAYLESS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.