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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