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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDBERGH SCHOOLS·NCES 291869001018
CRESTWOOD ELEM.
1020 S SAPPINGTON RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63126 · (314) 729-2430 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Missouri public elementary schools
- A-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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
57 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
58.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.2pp since 2021
Math
61.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.3% | 25.6% | 31.6% | 9.4% |
| Math | 29.4% | 32.4% | 20.5% | 17.5% |
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 | 58.9% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 64.2% |
| 2022-23 | 62.7% | 64.7% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 55.5% |
% 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
58.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 CRESTWOOD ELEM.
CRESTWOOD ELEM.'s state test result (58.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRESTWOOD ELEM. this school | 457 | 12.5% | 58.2% |
| BOONE TRAIL ELEM. WENTZVILLE | 479 | 12.5% | 49.4% |
| HIGHLAND PARK ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 407 | 11.1% | 60.5% |
| MOUNT HOPE ELEM. O'FALLON | 444 | 15.5% | 52.3% |
| MASON ELEM. LEE'S SUMMIT | 512 | 15.4% | 57.6% |
| MID RIVERS ELEM. ST PETERS | 444 | 15.3% | 53.8% |
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 CRESTWOOD ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #160 of 1,002 | #45 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #138 of 1,019 ▼ 35 | #39 of 138 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #170 of 1,018 ▼ 71 | #49 of 138 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #487 of 943 | #70 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #236 of 1,294 | #37 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #714 of 950 | #80 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #503 of 953 | #84 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.5% | #1,097 of 1,165 | #109 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #202 of 251 | #33 of 38 |
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
457
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 457 | 32.3 | 14.2:1 | 12% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 33.3 | 13.4:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 32.9 | 13.7:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 30.6 | 14.5:1 | 22% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 32% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 32% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 446 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRESTWOOD ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (444 to 457); teachers up 5% (30.6 to 32.3).
About CRESTWOOD ELEM.
CRESTWOOD ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in ST LOUIS. The school had 457 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 45% above that.
LINDBERGH SCHOOLS has 7,602 students spread across 10 schools.
The large majority of students at CRESTWOOD ELEM., 80%, are White. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. County-wide, 62% of St. Louis County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at CRESTWOOD ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
The count of teachers at CRESTWOOD ELEM. is 32.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. Around 12% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
allk12 grades CRESTWOOD ELEM. a B+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CRESTWOOD ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 58.2% actual against 55.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe St. Louis County this way: median household income is about $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of St. Louis County number 275 and enroll about 134,601.
Of nearby public schools, CLARK ELEM. is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 58.2% is above the 50.9% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 451 students in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLEMiddle · 941 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- LONG ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Other CRESTWOOD Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named CRESTWOOD Elementary. CRESTWOOD ELEM. is the 9th largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
Nearby schools
- CLARK ELEM.1.1 mi · 283
- LONG ELEM.1.2 mi · 545
- KIRKWOOD EARLY CHILD. CTR.1.3 mi · 304
- NIPHER MIDDLE1.3 mi · 660
- SOUTHVIEW HIGH1.4 mi · 66
- SOUTHVIEW1.4 mi · 71
Frequently asked questions
About CRESTWOOD ELEM.How large is CRESTWOOD ELEM.?
CRESTWOOD ELEM. enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
Is CRESTWOOD ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CRESTWOOD ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does CRESTWOOD ELEM. have?
CRESTWOOD ELEM. employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at CRESTWOOD ELEM.?
Student demographics at CRESTWOOD ELEM. are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is CRESTWOOD ELEM. in?
CRESTWOOD ELEM. is part of LINDBERGH SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.