The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER GROVES·NCES 293153002486

DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.

701 N ROCK HILL RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63119 · (314) 963-6460 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
113 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Kindergarten
48
Grade 1
61
Grade 2
52
Grade 3
70
Grade 4
42
Grade 5
33
Student demographics
White
16554%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
124%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Black
10233%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
258%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15952%
Female
14748%

Discussions

+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM..
START A DISCUSSION
Recent discussions in WEBSTER GROVES

Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
48.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -20.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
306
+192 (+168%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.0:1
% White
54%
was 68%
% Hispanic
4%
was 4%
% Black
33%
was 18%
% Asian
0%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.

DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ST LOUIS, Missouri, operated by WEBSTER GROVES. The school educates 306 students in grades K through 5.

DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. is one of 9 schools operated by WEBSTER GROVES, a district that works with 4,312 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 33% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 59.3%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household earnings sit near $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HUDSON ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.'s enrollment has increased 168% since 2018, when it stood at 114 (now 306). Black enrollment moved from 18% to 33% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

St. Louis County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.
District
WEBSTER GROVES
Address
701 N ROCK HILL RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63119
Phone
(314) 963-6460
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
306
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
113 (37%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
293153002486
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in WEBSTER GROVES
Other schools in ST LOUIS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.
How large is DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.?
DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. serve?
DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.?
At DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM., the student body is approximately 54% White, 4% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. in?
DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM. is part of WEBSTER GROVES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post