CRESTWOOD ELEM.

Located at 1020 S SAPPINGTON RD, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, CRESTWOOD ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary school that works with 457 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 45% bigger than the state mean of about 315.

Within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, which oversees 10 schools and 7,602 students, CRESTWOOD ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, CRESTWOOD ELEM. shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CRESTWOOD ELEM. has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CRESTWOOD ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

In the surrounding community, St. Louis County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 CRESTWOOD ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLARK ELEM., around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CRESTWOOD ELEM.. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CRESTWOOD ELEM. ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.9%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. CRESTWOOD ELEM.'s enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 457).

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.