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Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001889
BUDER ELEM.
5319 LANSDOWNE AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63109 · (314) 352-4343 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
10.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
359 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 78 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
27.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
24.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 12.9% | 33.8% | 38.7% |
| Math | 11.2% | 12.9% | 25.8% | 50.0% |
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 | 27.4% | 24.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.5% | 22.8% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 BUDER ELEM.
BUDER ELEM.'s state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUDER ELEM. this school | 359 | 100.0% | 28.3% |
| CLIPPARD ELEM. CAPE GIRARDEAU | 383 | 100.0% | 34.0% |
| MASON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 393 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| WEST BLVD. ELEM. COLUMBIA | 327 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| ALPHA HART LEWIS COLUMBIA | 468 | 100.0% | 24.6% |
| SOUTH ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 302 | 100.0% | 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 BUDER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #769 of 1,002 | #10 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #830 of 1,019 ▼ 34 | #14 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #829 of 1,018 ▼ 26 | #11 of 57 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #464 of 943 | #21 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #517 of 1,294 | #15 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #86 of 950 | #7 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #30 of 953 | #2 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #179 of 1,165 | #16 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #557 of 684 | #37 of 41 |
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
359
-34 (-9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 359 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28.5 | 14.1:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 99% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 34.2 | 11.1:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 85% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 80% (366) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 30 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUDER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (380 to 359); teachers down 1% (34.2 to 34).
About BUDER ELEM.
BUDER ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, one of the schools in ST. LOUIS CITY. The school has 359 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
The district for BUDER ELEM. is ST. LOUIS CITY, with 62 schools and 17,933 students.
About 37% of students at BUDER ELEM. are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 35% Black, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of St. Louis city, the White share is about 46%. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at BUDER ELEM. are from different groups.
BUDER ELEM. lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, BUDER ELEM. lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The model predicts 22.4% for a school in Missouri with BUDER ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. BUDER ELEM. posts 28.3%.
Census data for St. Louis city show the median household earns about $56,160 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in St. Louis city number 113, with about 29,941 students.
BUDER ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, BUDER ELEM. ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns BUDER ELEM. the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 34 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
BUDER ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
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Other BUDER Elementary schools
One other US public school is named BUDER Elementary. BUDER ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BUDER ELEM.ST ANN, MO · 471 students
Nearby schools
- BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC0.7 mi · 260
- MALLINCKRODT A.B.I. ELEM.0.8 mi · 313
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH0.9 mi · 461
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE0.9 mi · 426
- PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL0.9 mi · 974
- OAK HILL ELEM.1.0 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About BUDER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at BUDER ELEM.?
BUDER ELEM. enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does BUDER ELEM. serve?
BUDER ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BUDER ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BUDER ELEM. is approximately 10.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BUDER ELEM.?
At BUDER ELEM., the student body is approximately 37% White, 17% Hispanic, 35% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BUDER ELEM. public or private?
BUDER ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.