Enrollment
357
Middle
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LADUE·NCES 291782003236
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER
10900 LADUE ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63141 · (314) 983-5540 · St. Louis County
GRADES 05–05MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Missouri public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
29 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 357 | 100% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LADUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
79.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
74.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 55.5% | 23.7% | 17.2% | 3.3% |
| Math | 46.7% | 28.0% | 17.2% | 7.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.2% | 74.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.4% | 74.6% |
| 2021-22 | 75.7% | 72.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER this school | 357 | 8.1% | 76.1% |
| SELVIDGE MIDDLE BALLWIN | 583 | 16.0% | 57.0% |
| LADUE MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 1,053 | 11.0% | 68.3% |
| WEST MIDDLE CHESTERFIELD | 814 | 10.6% | 66.6% |
| CRESTVIEW MIDDLE ELLISVILLE | 1,091 | 13.4% | 67.7% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE MANCHESTER | 542 | 16.2% | 60.0% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #1 of 379 | #1 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #8 of 380 ▼ 4 | #3 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #1 of 380 no change | #1 of 51 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #176 of 364 | #26 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #236 of 397 | #40 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #103 of 321 | #9 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #31 of 321 | #8 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.1% | #377 of 379 | #49 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.5% | #36 of 91 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
357
+32 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 357 | 28.6 | 12.5:1 | 8% (29) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 27.4 | 11.8:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 27.6 | 12.7:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 25.9 | 12.6:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 17% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (326 to 357); teachers up 10% (25.9 to 28.6).
About LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is a small middle school that serves part of ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Students in grade 5 attend, and enrollment is 357 students. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 461 average for middle schools in Missouri.
The district, LADUE, has 4,624 students enrolled across 8 schools.
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER's enrollment is 54% White. Other groups make up 20% Asian, 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 8%. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is 56.9%. It actually posts 76.1%, which is 19.3 points higher and in the top 10% of Missouri schools.
St. Louis County census figures show that median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.
The closest public school, LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, is less than a tenth of a mile from LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is 1st on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 325 in 2020-21 and 357 in 2024-25, a 10% rise.
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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 LADUE
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- LADUE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 students
- REED ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 392 students
- OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- SPOEDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 376 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
Nearby schools
- LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.0 mi · 262
- SPOEDE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 376
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH1.5 mi · 1,395
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE1.7 mi · 812
- CONWAY ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 392
- EXTERNAL SITES1.9 mi · 1,223
Frequently asked questions
About LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTERHow large is LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER?
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 05-05.
What grades does LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER serve?
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER serves grades 05-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is approximately 12.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER?
At LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER, the student body is approximately 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 20% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER public or private?
LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by LADUE.
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