Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001955
LACLEDE ELEM.
5821 KENNERLY AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63112 · (314) 385-0546 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
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
14.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
264 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 | 27 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 16% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
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
7.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
1.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.4% | 1.8% |
| 2023-24 | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| 2022-23 | 5.8% | 1.6% |
| 2021-22 | 8.3% | 1.6% |
% 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% 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 LACLEDE ELEM.
LACLEDE ELEM.'s state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LACLEDE ELEM. this school | 264 | 100.0% | 7.8% |
| HICKEY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 273 | 100.0% | 4.5% |
| COLE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 283 | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| WASHINGTON MONTESSORI ST LOUIS | 266 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
| LEXINGTON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 234 | 100.0% | 6.8% |
| HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED. ST LOUIS | 243 | 100.0% | 5.5% |
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 LACLEDE ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #979 of 1,002 | #46 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.8% | #1,019 of 1,019 ▼ 4 | #57 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #1,003 of 1,018 ▲ 3 | #48 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #795 of 1,294 | #30 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #787 of 950 | #38 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.3% | #948 of 953 | #41 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #187 of 1,165 | #24 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.4% | #26 of 251 | #2 of 10 |
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
264
+116 (+78%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 264 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 99% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 98% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 15.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 100% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 17 | 16.6:1 | 75% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 81% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LACLEDE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (204 to 264); teachers up 16% (15.5 to 18).
About LACLEDE ELEM.
LACLEDE ELEM. is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It enrolls 264 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8.
The 62 schools of ST. LOUIS CITY, including LACLEDE ELEM., enroll 17,933 students.
At LACLEDE ELEM., 99% of students are Black. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all St. Louis city residents. The diversity index for LACLEDE ELEM. is 2%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at LACLEDE ELEM., there are about 14.7 students; the school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, LACLEDE ELEM. outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
LACLEDE ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 7.8% and a predicted 22.4%.
In St. Louis city, median household income comes to about $56,160, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 29,941 students.
BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest public school to LACLEDE ELEM., about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, LACLEDE ELEM. ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal data place LACLEDE ELEM. in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 148 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 264. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. By 2024-25, the school had 14.7 students per teacher, compared with 12.3 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to LACLEDE ELEM. can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About LACLEDE ELEM.How many students attend LACLEDE ELEM.?
LACLEDE ELEM. enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does LACLEDE ELEM. serve?
LACLEDE ELEM. serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at LACLEDE ELEM.?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at LACLEDE ELEM..
What is the student diversity at LACLEDE ELEM.?
Student demographics at LACLEDE ELEM. are roughly 99% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is LACLEDE ELEM. in?
LACLEDE ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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