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HANNA WOODS ELEM.

720 HANNA RD, BALLWIN, MO 63021 · (314) 415-6300 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools

Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
109 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3911%
Grade 16318%
Grade 25916%
Grade 37421%
Grade 46618%
Grade 55916%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
20758%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
298%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
5014%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
4412%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
267%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18150%
Female
17950%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
48.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2021
Math
60.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts25.6%22.9%28.9%22.4%
Math29.5%30.6%20.7%19.1%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.5%60.1%
2023-2449.3%53.4%
2022-2354.5%59.6%
2021-2250.9%56.5%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% 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 →

Schools most like HANNA WOODS ELEM.

HANNA WOODS ELEM.'s state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HANNA WOODS ELEM. this school36030.3%49.2%
CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.
MANCHESTER
35530.7%43.2%
WESTRIDGE ELEM.
BALLWIN
39728.0%52.8%
HARVEST RIDGE ELEM.
ST CHARLES
57223.1%52.9%
BALLWIN ELEM.
BALLWIN
42618.8%54.9%
BARFIELD EARLY CHILDHOOD CNTR
O'FALLON
35620.8%N/A
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 HANNA WOODS ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.2%#331 of 1,002#69 of 133
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
60.1%#162 of 1,019
▲ 105
#43 of 138
▲ 17
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.5%#366 of 1,018
▼ 25
#73 of 138
▼ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+0.6pp#517 of 943#80 of 130
Enrollment
ranked largest first
360#513 of 1,294#95 of 165
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#264 of 950#14 of 149
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.3%#147 of 953#26 of 151
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.3%#936 of 1,165#76 of 154
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.0%#190 of 684#23 of 103
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 2024-25
Enrollment
360
-85 (-19%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536030.711.7:130% (109)
2023-2436628.512.8:123% (83)
2022-2339132.911.9:118% (70)
2020-214453313.5:125% (113)
2017-1845031.814.2:125% (114)
2015-164823314.6:133% (158)
2010-113762813.4:121% (78)
2000-015163017.2:115% (77)
1990-915942920.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HANNA WOODS ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (450 to 360); teachers down 3% (31.8 to 30.7).

About HANNA WOODS ELEM.

BALLWIN, Missouri, is home to HANNA WOODS ELEM., a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 360 students.

PARKWAY C-2 enrolls 16,759 students in 29 schools, including HANNA WOODS ELEM..

At HANNA WOODS ELEM., 58% of students are White. Other students are 14% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for HANNA WOODS ELEM. is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at HANNA WOODS ELEM. is 11.7:1, based on 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.

HANNA WOODS ELEM. holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Missouri public elementary schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For HANNA WOODS ELEM., the prediction is 48.5% and the result is 49.2%.

In the surrounding county, St. Louis County, median household income comes to about $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 275 public schools and about 134,601 students.

HANNA WOODS ELEM.'s closest public school neighbor is SOUTH HIGH, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of HANNA WOODS ELEM., there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, HANNA WOODS ELEM. is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.

HANNA WOODS ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The school's enrollment decreased 19% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 11.7 in 2024-25.

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St. Louis County at a glance

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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
HANNA WOODS ELEM.
District
PARKWAY C-2
Address
720 HANNA RD, BALLWIN, MO 63021
Phone
(314) 415-6300
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
360
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
109 (30%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
292358001386
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HANNA WOODS ELEM.
What is the total enrollment at HANNA WOODS ELEM.?
HANNA WOODS ELEM. enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
Is HANNA WOODS ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HANNA WOODS ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HANNA WOODS ELEM. have?
HANNA WOODS ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HANNA WOODS ELEM.?
At HANNA WOODS ELEM., the student body is approximately 58% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees HANNA WOODS ELEM.?
HANNA WOODS ELEM. is overseen by PARKWAY C-2 in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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