Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001377
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
555 WEIDMAN RD, MANCHESTER, MO 63021 · (314) 415-6100 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
109 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
48.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.9pp since 2021
Math
51.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.7% | 25.9% | 34.4% | 16.8% |
| Math | 23.3% | 27.9% | 25.3% | 23.3% |
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 | 48.6% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.4% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.7% | 37.1% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.'s state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. this school | 355 | 30.7% | 43.2% |
| HANNA WOODS ELEM. BALLWIN | 360 | 30.3% | 49.2% |
| WESTRIDGE ELEM. BALLWIN | 397 | 28.0% | 52.8% |
| BALLWIN ELEM. BALLWIN | 426 | 18.8% | 54.9% |
| HARVEST RIDGE ELEM. ST CHARLES | 572 | 23.1% | 52.9% |
| ROCK BRIDGE ELEM. COLUMBIA | 556 | 32.6% | 50.0% |
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 CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #459 of 1,002 | #74 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #310 of 1,019 ▲ 174 | #65 of 138 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #363 of 1,018 ▲ 19 | #72 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #145 of 943 | #21 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #528 of 1,294 | #96 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #137 of 950 | #7 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.5% | #160 of 953 | #28 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #932 of 1,165 | #75 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.9% | #215 of 684 | #25 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
355
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 355 | 32.2 | 11.0:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 34.1 | 11.2:1 | 26% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 33.9 | 12.9:1 | 35% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 34% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 21% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 15% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 37 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARMAN TRAILS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (438 to 355); teachers down 5% (33.9 to 32.2).
About CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in MANCHESTER. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 355 students.
PARKWAY C-2 has 29 schools and 16,759 students, and CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is 58% White. After that, the student body is 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, St. Louis County is about 62% White. CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 32.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.0:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.'s results are 5.2 points below predicted: 43.2% against 48.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of St. Louis County number 275 and enroll about 134,601.
The closest public school to CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is HANNA WOODS ELEM., about 0.9 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 387 to 355. By 2024-25, the school had 11.0 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Nearby schools
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.0.9 mi · 360
- SOUTH HIGH1.1 mi · 1,485
- BARRETTS ELEM.1.3 mi · 378
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE1.4 mi · 803
- PIERREMONT ELEM.1.5 mi · 474
- WREN HOLLOW ELEM.1.6 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.How many students attend CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.?
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. enrolls approximately 355 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. serve?
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is approximately 11.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.?
Student demographics at CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. are roughly 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. public or private?
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.