Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002853
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.
8959 RIVERVIEW BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 63147 · (314) 867-0634 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
321 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 60 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 8% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +23.5pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 21 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 46.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #795 of 968 | #52 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #870 of 974 | #51 of 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #301 of 974 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #637 of 1,294 | #19 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #569 of 950 | #30 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.9% | #933 of 953 | #35 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #210 of 1,165 | #47 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #578 of 684 | #39 of 41 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
+29 (+10%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 321 | 24 | 13.4:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 326 | 23.5 | 13.9:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 100% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 79% (339) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EARL NANCE SR. ELEM..
About EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school's 321 students are in pre-K through 6.
Across its 62 schools, ST. LOUIS CITY enrolls 17,933 students. EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. is 98% Black. Among all residents of St. Louis city, the Black share is about 42%. Pick two students at random and there is a 5% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.4:1. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. is -12.0 points: 37.4% actual, 49.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for St. Louis city show that the median household income is $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 113 public schools in St. Louis city, enrolling about 29,941 students in all.
The shortest distance from EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to NORTHVIEW ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 44.8% proficiency; EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. posts 37.4%.
Federal data place EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 29 students since 2020-21, to 321.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.0.8 mi · 540
- JENNINGS HIGH0.9 mi · 666
- HERZOG ELEM.0.9 mi · 201
- DANFORTH ELEM.1.0 mi · 274
- ROSE JOHNSON JENNINGS JR. HIGH1.0 mi · 310
- EARLY CHILD. EDUCATION1.0 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.How large is EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.?
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. serve?
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at EARL NANCE SR. ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.?
At EARL NANCE SR. ELEM., the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. public or private?
EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.