BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY

BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY, a small elementary-level community in ST. CHARLES, Missouri, one of the schools within ST. CHARLES R-VI, instructs 227 students, covering grades K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY is one of 11 schools operated by ST. CHARLES R-VI, a district that works with 4,732 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY reports that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.1:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above St. Charles County's rate of about 19%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Charles County put median household income runs about $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HARDIN MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.6%.

BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 36%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 227 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.

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