Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE·NCES 292265001243
JEFFERSON ELEM.
4315 CARDWELL DR, ST LOUIS, MO 63121 · (314) 493-0100 · St. Louis County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
214 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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
JEFFERSON ELEM.→NORMANDY HIGH
Based on grade levels within NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
68.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +40.7pp since 2023
Math
88.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +31.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 41 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
214
-44 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.6:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
93%
was 98%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JEFFERSON ELEM.
Set in ST LOUIS, Missouri, JEFFERSON ELEM. is a close-knit primary school, part of NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE. It educates 214 students across grades 1 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 32% leaner than typical.
NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,440 students; JEFFERSON ELEM. is among them.
On demographics, JEFFERSON ELEM. lists that 93% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
Looking at school resources, JEFFERSON ELEM. records 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
With demographic context factored in, JEFFERSON ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 48.6%, a residual of -0.8 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), JEFFERSON ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: NMS @ Lucas Crossing, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JEFFERSON ELEM. at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.3%.
JEFFERSON ELEM. operates from a commuter-belt location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JEFFERSON ELEM. has fell 17%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 98% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
- NORMANDY HIGHHigh · 688 students
- NMS @ Lucas CrossingMiddle · 620 students
- WASHINGTON ELEM.Elementary · 244 students
- NORMANDY EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 236 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 233 students
- BEL-NORElementary · 205 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- NMS @ Lucas Crossing0.7 mi · 620
- NORMANDY EARLY LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 236
- BERMUDA ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 164
- THE INNOVATION SCHOOL AT CV1.3 mi · 143
- BEL-NOR1.3 mi · 205
- FAIRVIEW INTERMEDIATE1.4 mi · 134
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEM.How many students attend JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 01-08.
Is JEFFERSON ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
JEFFERSON ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 01-08.
How many students per teacher at JEFFERSON ELEM.?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at JEFFERSON ELEM..
How diverse is JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. is overseen by NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE in St. Louis County.
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