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HENRY ELEM.

1220 N TENTH ST, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 231-7284 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
165 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
Pre-K
43
Kindergarten
36
Grade 1
17
Grade 2
13
Grade 3
15
Grade 4
19
Grade 5
21
Grade 6
1
Student demographics
White
32%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 67%
Black
16097%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 15%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
9256%
Female
7344%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
61.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +16.7pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
MO avg 48.7% . +17.2pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
165
-144 (-47%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.4:1
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
97%
was 99%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HENRY ELEM.

Located at 1220 N TENTH ST, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, HENRY ELEM. is a close-knit primary school that hosts 165 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within ST. LOUIS CITY. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so HENRY ELEM. sits 48% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 62 schools in ST. LOUIS CITY (17,933 students total), HENRY ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, HENRY ELEM. logs that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HENRY ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.6%.

In the area at large, census data for St. Louis city shows the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. HENRY ELEM. is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).

St. Louis Voices Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HENRY ELEM.. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.8%.

HENRY ELEM. operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. HENRY ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 47% since 2018, when it stood at 309 (now 165). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 8.7:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for HENRY ELEM. typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

St. Louis city at a glance

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Population
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

School name
HENRY ELEM.
District
ST. LOUIS CITY
Address
1220 N TENTH ST, ST LOUIS, MO 63106
Phone
(314) 231-7284
County
St. Louis city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
165
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
8.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
165 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
292928001942
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HENRY ELEM.
How large is HENRY ELEM.?
HENRY ELEM. enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-06.
Is HENRY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HENRY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does HENRY ELEM. have?
HENRY ELEM. employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HENRY ELEM.?
At HENRY ELEM., the student body is approximately 2% White, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is HENRY ELEM. in?
HENRY ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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