DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY

DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary campus in FLORISSANT, Missouri, one of the schools within FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II. The school hosts 269 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 23 schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II (8,809 students total), DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 13% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

In the area at large, census data for St. Louis County shows the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: COMBS ELEMENTARY, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY has edged up 4%, going from 259 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 31% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.