BUDER ELEM.

BUDER ELEM. is one of the reasonably sized K-5 schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY, with 359 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

BUDER ELEM. is one of 62 schools operated by ST. LOUIS CITY, a district that teaches 17,933 students overall.

On demographics, BUDER ELEM. reports that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 35% Black, 17% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 46% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, BUDER ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 63.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) reports that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. BUDER ELEM. is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).

The closest other public school is BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BUDER ELEM. at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUDER ELEM. has shrank 6%, going from 380 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 59% to 37% over that span.

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