CENTRAL ELEMENTARY

CENTRAL ELEMENTARY, a cozy primary school in FERGUSON, Missouri, run under FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II, enrolls 250 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CENTRAL ELEMENTARY sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 23 schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II (8,809 students total), CENTRAL ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY records that nearly all students (89%) are Black. The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 4% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CENTRAL ELEMENTARY logs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which CENTRAL ELEMENTARY is one.

STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL ELEMENTARY has grew 14%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 250 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 9% to 4% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.