Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRYSTAL CITY 47·NCES 291038000339
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.
600 MISSISSIPPI, CRYSTAL CITY, MO 63019 · (636) 937-4411 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B+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.
- BThree-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
12.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
152 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.→CRYSTAL CITY HIGH
Based on grade levels within CRYSTAL CITY 47. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
49.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.4% | 30.9% | 34.5% | 10.0% |
| Math | 19.4% | 30.2% | 33.8% | 16.5% |
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 | 55.3% | 49.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 47.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.3% | 43.5% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.'s state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. this school | 324 | 46.9% | 50.9% |
| BUCKNER ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 327 | 45.6% | 47.4% |
| TRUMAN ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 316 | 50.9% | 45.9% |
| DANIEL BOONE ELEM. WARRENTON | 329 | 44.7% | 40.5% |
| LAURENCE J. DALY ELEM. FAYETTE | 324 | 46.9% | 31.5% |
| SHERWOOD ELEM. ARNOLD | 347 | 43.5% | 58.1% |
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 CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #292 of 1,002 | #14 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #345 of 1,019 ▲ 19 | #18 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #233 of 1,018 ▲ 25 | #10 of 27 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #348 of 943 | #19 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #620 of 1,294 | #26 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #388 of 950 | #16 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #502 of 953 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #703 of 1,165 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #460 of 684 | #23 of 25 |
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
324
+45 (+16%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 324 | 26.1 | 12.4:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 28.1 | 11.5:1 | 46% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 26.7 | 11.9:1 | 50% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 27 | 10.3:1 | 46% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 31.3 | 11.4:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 48% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 42% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 31% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CRYSTAL CITY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (357 to 324); teachers down 17% (31.3 to 26.1).
About CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in CRYSTAL CITY, Missouri, under CRYSTAL CITY 47. The school's enrollment of 324 students covers pre-K through 6.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. falls under CRYSTAL CITY 47, which has 2 schools enrolling 562 students.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.. The remaining students are 10% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 89% White. By the diversity index, CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. comes in at 35%.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.4:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 38%.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.'s average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.9% is 8.6 points above the 42.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $82,851, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 69 and enroll about 36,216.
The nearest other public school, CRYSTAL CITY HIGH, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.. On state test proficiency, CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. ranks 5th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 324 was 16% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 279. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.3:1 to 12.4:1.
Discussions about CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- CRYSTAL CITY HIGH0.3 mi · 238
- Festus Early Childhood Center1.7 mi · 141
- FESTUS ELEM.1.9 mi · 1,045
- FESTUS SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 1,019
- FESTUS INTERMEDIATE2.0 mi · 804
- FESTUS MIDDLE2.1 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.?
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. enrolls approximately 324 students in grades PK-06.
Is CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. have?
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the student diversity at CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.?
Student demographics at CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. in?
CRYSTAL CITY ELEM. is part of CRYSTAL CITY 47.
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