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Alumni: what's one memory from HENDERSON ELEM. that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANCIS HOWELL R-III·NCES 292895002447
HENDERSON ELEM.
2501 HACKMANN RD, ST CHARLES, MO 63303 · (636) 851-5200 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
199 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
55.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 33.7% | 30.4% | 21.8% | 13.9% |
| Math | 31.7% | 23.5% | 25.8% | 18.8% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 60.2% |
| 2022-23 | 60.3% | 56.7% |
| 2021-22 | 59.9% | 57.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 HENDERSON ELEM.
HENDERSON ELEM.'s state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON ELEM. this school | 653 | 30.5% | 59.4% |
| LIBERTY OAKS ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 496 | 29.8% | 39.2% |
| SOUTHEAST ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 548 | 31.8% | 47.9% |
| WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM. WHITEMAN AFB | 602 | 35.2% | 64.7% |
| BELL PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 642 | 25.2% | 61.4% |
| KELLYBROOK ELEM SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 528 | 30.1% | 43.6% |
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 HENDERSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #148 of 1,002 | #14 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #228 of 1,019 ▼ 74 | #23 of 45 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #103 of 1,018 ▼ 28 | #12 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #501 of 943 | #23 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #40 of 1,294 | #11 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #289 of 950 | #17 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #283 of 953 | #13 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #935 of 1,165 | #16 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #572 of 684 | #27 of 33 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
653
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 653 | 55 | 11.9:1 | 30% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 671 | 55 | 12.2:1 | 25% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 56.7 | 11.9:1 | 24% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 55 | 12.4:1 | 27% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 687 | 52.5 | 13.1:1 | 27% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 24% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 16% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 5% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 45 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HENDERSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (687 to 653); teachers up 5% (52.5 to 55).
About HENDERSON ELEM.
HENDERSON ELEM. is a high-enrollment elementary school based in ST CHARLES, Missouri. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 653 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III runs HENDERSON ELEM. along with 20 other schools, enrolling 17,047 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show HENDERSON ELEM. is 66% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 84% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
HENDERSON ELEM. reported 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is similar, at 12.4:1. There are 199 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 30% of enrollment. That is 11 points above the 19% average for public schools in St. Charles County.
HENDERSON ELEM. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.4%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for St. Charles County show median household income comes to about $104,692, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 93 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,314, HENDERSON ELEM. among them.
Among nearby public schools, EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of HENDERSON ELEM.. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, HENDERSON ELEM. ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place HENDERSON ELEM. in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 653, down from 684 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for HENDERSON ELEM. is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
- FRANCIS HOWELL HIGHHigh · 1,843 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,750 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,716 students
- FAIRMOUNT ELEM.Elementary · 971 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 865 students
- CASTLIO ELEM.Elementary · 847 students
Other schools in ST CHARLES
- FRANCIS HOWELL HIGHHigh · 1,843 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,750 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,716 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 865 students
- CASTLIO ELEM.Elementary · 847 students
- BRYAN MIDDLEMiddle · 827 students
Other HENDERSON Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named HENDERSON Elementary. HENDERSON ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Henderson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 819 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 633 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 580 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 533 students
- Henderson ElementaryBarstow, CA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR.0.2 mi · 189
- FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH0.4 mi · 1,716
- BECKY-DAVID ELEM.1.5 mi · 812
- BARNWELL MIDDLE1.6 mi · 792
- HARRIS ELEM.1.7 mi · 408
- FAIRMOUNT ELEM.1.8 mi · 971
Frequently asked questions
About HENDERSON ELEM.How large is HENDERSON ELEM.?
HENDERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does HENDERSON ELEM. serve?
HENDERSON ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does HENDERSON ELEM. have?
HENDERSON ELEM. employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at HENDERSON ELEM.?
Student demographics at HENDERSON ELEM. are roughly 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is HENDERSON ELEM. in?
HENDERSON ELEM. is part of FRANCIS HOWELL R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.