Enrollment
125
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001950
JEFFERSON ELEM.
1301 HOGAN ST, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 231-2459 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
125 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
9.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.1pp since 2021
Math
7.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.6% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.5% | 5.3% |
| 2022-23 | 4.8% | 2.4% |
| 2021-22 | 8.5% | 2.8% |
% 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
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 JEFFERSON ELEM.
JEFFERSON ELEM.'s state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON ELEM. this school | 125 | 100.0% | 9.9% |
| AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS ST LOUIS | 131 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 112 | 100.0% | N/A |
| St. Louis Voices Academy St. Louis | 135 | 97.8% | N/A |
| WALBRIDGE ELEM. COMMUNITY ED. ST LOUIS | 122 | 100.0% | 6.3% |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM ST. LOUIS | 103 | 100.0% | 7.3% |
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 JEFFERSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #959 of 1,002 | #36 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #982 of 1,019 ▲ 14 | #39 of 57 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #991 of 1,018 ▼ 24 | #43 of 57 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #401 of 943 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,107 of 1,294 | #58 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #186 of 1,165 | #23 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.5% | #11 of 684 | #5 of 41 |
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
125
+10 (+9%) vs 2020
-71% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 125 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 100% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 100% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 98% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 9 | 12.8:1 | 97% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 18.5 | 12.9:1 | 100% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 82% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 97% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 27 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JEFFERSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (238 to 125); teachers down 41% (18.5 to 11).
About JEFFERSON ELEM.
JEFFERSON ELEM. is a small elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, under ST. LOUIS CITY. The school's enrollment of 125 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for elementary schools in Missouri, which is about 315.
ST. LOUIS CITY has 62 schools; together they serve 17,933 students.
Black students make up 99% of enrollment at JEFFERSON ELEM.. For comparison, the population of St. Louis city is roughly 42% Black. JEFFERSON ELEM.'s diversity index is 2%, against a US figure of 70%.
At JEFFERSON ELEM., 11 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.4:1. That is lower than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades JEFFERSON ELEM. a D. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
JEFFERSON ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 9.9% and a predicted 22.4%.
Federal survey data for St. Louis city show that the median household income is $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. St. Louis city is home to 113 public schools and about 29,941 public school students.
The school nearest to JEFFERSON ELEM. is KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. JEFFERSON ELEM. places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns JEFFERSON ELEM. the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 10 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.8 to 11.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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Other JEFFERSON Elementary schools
143 other US public schools in 31 states are named JEFFERSON Elementary. JEFFERSON ELEM. is the 140th largest of the 144.
- JEFFERSON ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 494 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.FARMINGTON, MO · 343 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.JOPLIN, MO · 218 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 214 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.CONCEPTION JCT, MO · 83 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 409
- ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM.0.4 mi · 43
- HOGAN ST REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.0.4 mi · 17
- GATEWAY MIDDLE0.4 mi · 382
- GATEWAY ELEM.0.4 mi · 426
- CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE0.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About JEFFERSON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JEFFERSON ELEM. serve?
JEFFERSON ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at JEFFERSON ELEM.?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at JEFFERSON ELEM..
How diverse is JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 99% Black.
Who oversees JEFFERSON ELEM.?
JEFFERSON ELEM. is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.