Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CHARLES R-VI·NCES 292892003199
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY
2000 Elm Street, ST. CHARLES, MO 63301 · (636) 443-4500 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
130 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 9% larger than its 4th grade class (43).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 ST. CHARLES R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +11.0pp since 2021
Math
61.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 38.3% | 31.3% | 5.8% |
| Math | 40.6% | 20.9% | 25.5% | 12.7% |
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 | 62.7% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.3% | 47.3% |
| 2022-23 | 44.1% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.7% | 49.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY this school | 227 | 57.3% | 54.0% |
| OAKWOOD MANOR ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 277 | 61.7% | 45.1% |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. SEDALIA | 260 | 53.8% | N/A |
| WESTVIEW ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 269 | 50.2% | 43.9% |
| Lake Early Learning Center ST. JOSEPH | 211 | 51.7% | N/A |
| CLER-MONT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 298 | 63.8% | 39.4% |
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 BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #231 of 1,002 | #23 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #141 of 1,019 ▲ 243 | #12 of 45 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #118 of 1,018 ▲ 289 | #14 of 45 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #78 of 943 | #1 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #893 of 1,294 | #50 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.1:1 | #3 of 950 | #1 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #209 of 953 | #3 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #500 of 1,165 | #1 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.1% | #39 of 684 | #4 of 33 |
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
227
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 227 | 28.2 | 8.1:1 | 57% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 30.2 | 7.8:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 28.7 | 8.2:1 | 56% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 28 | 9.4:1 | 61% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 33 | 10.8:1 | 54% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 32 | 10.7:1 | 56% (191) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (355 to 227); teachers down 15% (33 to 28.2).
About BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY, located in ST. CHARLES, Missouri, is a small elementary school. It enrolls 227 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4. It has 28% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Missouri (about 315).
Federal data list 11 schools in ST. CHARLES R-VI, with 4,732 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY are White (59%). Next come 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all St. Charles County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.
On staff are 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.1:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.4:1. About 57% of students at BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 19% average for public schools in St. Charles County.
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Missouri schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 54.0%. Predicted: 38.4%. Difference: 15.6 points.
In the surrounding county, St. Charles County, the median household earns about $104,692 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY, St. Charles County has 93 public schools.
HARDIN MIDDLE is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 262 (2020-21) to 227 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.1:1) than in 2020-21 (9.4:1).
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St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CHARLES R-VI
- ST. CHARLES HIGHHigh · 782 students
- JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- HARDIN MIDDLEMiddle · 676 students
- ST. CHARLES WEST HIGHHigh · 645 students
- HARRIS ELEM.Elementary · 408 students
- MONROE ELEM.Elementary · 366 students
Other schools in ST. CHARLES
- Orchard Farm High SchoolHigh · 698 students
- Orchard Farm ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 230 students
- Orchard Farm Junior High SchlMiddle
Nearby schools
- HARDIN MIDDLE0.1 mi · 676
- ST. CHARLES HIGH0.4 mi · 782
- COVERDELL ELEM.0.9 mi · 291
- LINCOLN ELEM.1.0 mi · 160
- GEORGE M. NULL ELEM.1.1 mi · 233
- ST.CHARLES EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR1.4 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About BLACKHURST ELEMENTARYHow many students attend BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY?
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-04.
Is BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY have?
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.1:1.
What is the student diversity at BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY are roughly 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY public or private?
BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. CHARLES R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.