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Which teacher or staff member at BLADES ELEM. deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEHLVILLE R-IX·NCES 292067001112
BLADES ELEM.
5140 PATTERSON RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63129 · (314) 467-7300 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
128 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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
34%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
45.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.8pp since 2021
Math
47.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.6% | 27.9% | 35.8% | 18.6% |
| Math | 19.0% | 28.8% | 31.6% | 20.4% |
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 | 45.5% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.4% | 36.7% |
| 2022-23 | 43.7% | 32.1% |
| 2021-22 | 38.7% | 32.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 BLADES ELEM.
BLADES ELEM.'s state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLADES ELEM. this school | 442 | 29.0% | 44.1% |
| WOHLWEND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 409 | 28.1% | 42.1% |
| MATHEWS ELEM. NIXA | 457 | 32.4% | 67.7% |
| HALLSVILLE PRIMARY HALLSVILLE | 387 | 33.3% | N/A |
| ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM. ARNOLD | 386 | 33.2% | 50.2% |
| MCBRIDE ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 380 | 29.2% | 56.4% |
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 BLADES ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #443 of 1,002 | #73 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #392 of 1,019 ▲ 225 | #72 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #451 of 1,018 ▲ 63 | #75 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.3pp | #84 of 943 | #10 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #267 of 1,294 | #40 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #857 of 950 | #115 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #510 of 953 | #87 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #953 of 1,165 | #78 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #414 of 684 | #62 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
442
+33 (+8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 442 | 28.7 | 15.4:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 433 | 24.4 | 17.8:1 | 28% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 31.3 | 13.8:1 | 30% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 24% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 32.7 | 15.2:1 | 30% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 22% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 11% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 33 | 19.3:1 | 16% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 31 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLADES ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (497 to 442); teachers down 12% (32.7 to 28.7).
About BLADES ELEM.
BLADES ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school located in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school enrolls 442 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 40% above that.
MEHLVILLE R-IX has 10,095 students in 19 schools, and BLADES ELEM. is one of those schools.
BLADES ELEM. enrolls a student body that is 81% White. The school is also 7% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 62% White share among all St. Louis County residents. By the diversity index, BLADES ELEM. comes in at 34%.
The teaching staff at BLADES ELEM. is 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.4:1. That ratio is over the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 29%. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
BLADES ELEM. is 5.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.1% versus 49.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
St. Louis County has these Census figures: median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. BLADES ELEM. is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.
The closest other public school is OAKVILLE ELEM., about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: BLADES ELEM. ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 44.1% versus a 70.7% average.
The federal government classifies BLADES ELEM.'s location as Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 409 in 2020-21 and 442 in 2024-25, an 8% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
Community posts for BLADES ELEM. can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- BIERBAUM ELEM.Elementary · 531 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 BLADES Elementary schools
One other US public school is named BLADES Elementary. BLADES ELEM. is the largest of the 2.
- Blades Elementary SchoolBlades, DE · 410 students
Nearby schools
- OAKVILLE ELEM.0.7 mi · 375
- BERNARD MIDDLE0.9 mi · 577
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGH0.9 mi · 1,847
- MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLE2.0 mi · 549
- TRAUTWEIN ELEM.2.1 mi · 369
- WASHINGTON MIDDLE2.2 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About BLADES ELEM.How many students attend BLADES ELEM.?
BLADES ELEM. enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does BLADES ELEM. serve?
BLADES ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at BLADES ELEM.?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at BLADES ELEM..
How diverse is BLADES ELEM.?
BLADES ELEM. reports a student body of 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BLADES ELEM. in?
BLADES ELEM. is part of MEHLVILLE R-IX.
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