GARRETT ELEM.

As a mid-tier K-5 school in HAZELWOOD, Missouri, GARRETT ELEM. enrolls 309 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within HAZELWOOD.

HAZELWOOD runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 16,321 students. GARRETT ELEM. is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, GARRETT ELEM. logs that Black students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GARRETT ELEM. is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 80.0%, a residual of +30.6 points.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. GARRETT ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: WEST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GARRETT ELEM. comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GARRETT ELEM. has declined 18%, going from 379 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.