JACKSON PARK ELEM.

Located at 7400 BALSON AVE, in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri, JACKSON PARK ELEM. is an average-sized primary school that teaches 304 students (grades K through 5), operated by UNIVERSITY CITY.

Across the 7 schools in UNIVERSITY CITY (2,853 students total), JACKSON PARK ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, JACKSON PARK ELEM. lists that Black students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school lists 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, JACKSON PARK ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), JACKSON PARK ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JACKSON PARK ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACKSON PARK ELEM. ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 58.8%.

JACKSON PARK ELEM. operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. JACKSON PARK ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 326 (now 304). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 79% to 67%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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