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What's the biggest difference between DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDBERGH SCHOOLS·NCES 291869003306
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
10911 TESSON FERRY ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63123 · (314) 729-2485 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
126 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 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
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
63.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +16.6pp since 2021
Math
61.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 17 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 34.3% | 28.5% | 7.9% |
| Math | 32.1% | 29.0% | 28.1% | 10.6% |
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 | 63.4% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 58.8% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 53.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.8% | 45.3% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 598 | 21.1% | 57.0% |
| PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM. ST PETERS | 642 | 21.5% | 54.0% |
| SAPPINGTON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 504 | 17.9% | 55.5% |
| GRAY ELEM. SPRINGFIELD | 474 | 26.4% | 63.3% |
| WARREN HILLS ELEM. LIBERTY | 597 | 22.9% | 48.5% |
| GREEN TREE ELEM. LAKE ST LOUIS | 640 | 22.8% | 54.8% |
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 DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #179 of 1,002 | #48 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #147 of 1,019 ▲ 26 | #42 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #109 of 1,018 ▲ 100 | #37 of 138 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.2pp | #32 of 943 | #3 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #69 of 1,294 | #7 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #808 of 950 | #103 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #504 of 953 | #85 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #1,023 of 1,165 | #88 of 154 |
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
598
-72 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 598 | 40.3 | 14.8:1 | 21% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 42.6 | 14.7:1 | 17% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 42.4 | 15.9:1 | 18% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 33 | 20.3:1 | 5% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the public schools in ST. LOUIS, Missouri. It is a large elementary school. A federal count lists 598 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 10 schools run by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, which serves 7,602 students.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 62% White. DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 35%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.8:1, with 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.4 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 21% of enrollment. Public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
Test results at DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 5.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.0% actual, 52.0% predicted).
Census estimates describe St. Louis County this way: the median household income is $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, St. Louis County has 274 other public schools.
The closest other public school is SAPPINGTON ELEM., about 1.2 miles away. DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 59.5% on proficiency, and DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is below that at 57.0%.
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 598 students in 2024-25, 72 fewer than the 670 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.3:1 to 14.8:1.
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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
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- LONG ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
- SAPPINGTON ELEM.Elementary · 504 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
- OLD NORTH ACADEMYElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- SAPPINGTON ELEM.1.2 mi · 504
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOL1.4 mi · 555
- ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE1.4 mi · 941
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGH1.5 mi · 2,304
- EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER1.6 mi · 386
- MESNIER PRIMARY SCH.1.8 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 598 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.