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What's one thing BIERBAUM ELEM. gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEHLVILLE R-IX·NCES 292067001111
BIERBAUM ELEM.
2050 UNION RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63125 · (314) 467-5500 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
266 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
40.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.7pp since 2021
Math
39.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.0% | 26.5% | 38.5% | 20.8% |
| Math | 9.6% | 30.1% | 32.9% | 27.3% |
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 | 40.5% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 33.4% |
| 2022-23 | 36.7% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 34.2% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 BIERBAUM ELEM.
BIERBAUM ELEM.'s state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIERBAUM ELEM. this school | 531 | 50.1% | 38.1% |
| BAYLESS ELEMENTARY ST LOUIS | 858 | 56.9% | 51.5% |
| FORDER ELEM. ST LOUIS | 397 | 45.6% | 38.0% |
| MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM. COLUMBIA | 619 | 34.1% | 52.8% |
| ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA | 556 | 32.6% | 50.0% |
| GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM. FENTON | 523 | 38.6% | 58.6% |
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 BIERBAUM ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #577 of 1,002 | #83 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #565 of 1,019 ▲ 121 | #78 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #584 of 1,018 ▼ 50 | #85 of 138 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #350 of 943 | #51 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #124 of 1,294 | #19 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #592 of 950 | #59 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #336 of 953 | #49 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #643 of 1,165 | #65 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #511 of 684 | #77 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
531
+40 (+8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 531 | 39.3 | 13.5:1 | 50% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 524 | 38.8 | 13.5:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 43.4 | 12.3:1 | 53% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 49% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 40.8 | 14.0:1 | 55% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 47% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 41% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 34 | 19.8:1 | 26% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 38 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BIERBAUM ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (573 to 531); teachers down 4% (40.8 to 39.3).
About BIERBAUM ELEM.
Students in ST LOUIS, Missouri, attend BIERBAUM ELEM., a large elementary school. It reports enrollment of 531 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 69% larger than the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri.
Across its 19 schools, MEHLVILLE R-IX enrolls 10,095 students. BIERBAUM ELEM. is one of those schools.
About 69% of the student body at BIERBAUM ELEM. is White. Other students are 12% Black, 11% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at BIERBAUM ELEM. are from different groups.
There are 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Of all students at BIERBAUM ELEM., 50% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 41.1%.
The school is in St. Louis County, where the median household earns about $82,936 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. BIERBAUM ELEM. shares St. Louis County with 274 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, MOSAIC ELEMENTARY is closest at about 1.0 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of BIERBAUM ELEM.. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, BIERBAUM ELEM. is 8th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, BIERBAUM ELEM. is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 8% over 4 years, reaching 531 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at BIERBAUM ELEM.. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 MEHLVILLE R-IX
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- OAKVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 629 students
- BERNARD MIDDLEMiddle · 577 students
- MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLEMiddle · 549 students
- BLADES ELEM.Elementary · 442 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
Nearby schools
- MOSAIC ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 258
- At Home Academy1.2 mi · 77
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,388
- FORDER ELEM.1.3 mi · 397
- HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE1.6 mi · 266
- BAYLESS SENIOR HIGH1.6 mi · 562
Frequently asked questions
About BIERBAUM ELEM.How large is BIERBAUM ELEM.?
BIERBAUM ELEM. enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BIERBAUM ELEM. serve?
BIERBAUM ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BIERBAUM ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BIERBAUM ELEM. is approximately 13.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BIERBAUM ELEM.?
BIERBAUM ELEM. reports a student body of 69% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BIERBAUM ELEM.?
BIERBAUM ELEM. is overseen by MEHLVILLE R-IX in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.