HANNA WOODS ELEM.

Located at 720 HANNA RD, in BALLWIN, Missouri, HANNA WOODS ELEM. is a reasonably sized elementary campus that educates 360 students (grades K through 5), operated by PARKWAY C-2.

Across the 29 schools in PARKWAY C-2 (16,759 students total), HANNA WOODS ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HANNA WOODS ELEM. records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HANNA WOODS ELEM. shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

With demographic context factored in, HANNA WOODS ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which HANNA WOODS ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HANNA WOODS ELEM. at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. HANNA WOODS ELEM.'s enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 450 (now 360). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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