Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000617
LAWSON ELEM.
1830 CHARBONIER RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63031 · (314) 953-4550 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
316 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
40.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.4pp since 2021
Math
41.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.0% | 24.8% | 37.9% | 21.1% |
| Math | 16.7% | 24.8% | 32.1% | 26.2% |
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 | 40.8% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.2% | 33.4% |
| 2022-23 | 44.2% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.4% | 25.4% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 LAWSON ELEM.
LAWSON ELEM.'s state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON ELEM. this school | 316 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| JACKSON PARK ELEM. UNIVERSITY CITY | 304 | 100.0% | 35.9% |
| HOLLIDAY MONTESSORI KANSAS CITY | 360 | 100.0% | 18.8% |
| WILKINSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. ST LOUIS | 304 | 100.0% | N/A |
| MATHIS ELEMENTARY HAYTI | 383 | 100.0% | 17.6% |
| MCNAIR ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 417 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
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 LAWSON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #616 of 1,002 | #86 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #520 of 1,019 ▲ 164 | #77 of 138 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #580 of 1,018 ▲ 28 | #84 of 138 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #60 of 943 | #5 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #650 of 1,294 | #111 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #908 of 950 | #130 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #316 of 953 | #45 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #67 of 1,165 | #13 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #216 of 684 | #26 of 103 |
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
316
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 316 | 19.2 | 16.5:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 23.7 | 14.7:1 | 60% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 25.9 | 13.4:1 | 65% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 63% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 24.2 | 16.1:1 | 62% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 57% (213) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 32 | 11.3:1 | 45% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 23% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 25 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAWSON ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (389 to 316); teachers down 21% (24.2 to 19.2).
About LAWSON ELEM.
LAWSON ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, with an address in FLORISSANT. The school serves 316 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
HAZELWOOD oversees LAWSON ELEM. and 30 other schools, with 16,321 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, LAWSON ELEM. is 67% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. In St. Louis County overall, about 24% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, LAWSON ELEM. comes in at 51%.
Federal staffing data show 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at LAWSON ELEM. and a ratio of 16.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 57 points.
LAWSON ELEM. is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with LAWSON ELEM.'s lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 22.4%. LAWSON ELEM. scores 36.6%, 14.2 points above that line.
Among St. Louis County residents, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. LAWSON ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County, which together enroll about 134,601 students.
The closest public school, MCCURDY ELEM., is about 0.7 miles from LAWSON ELEM.. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. LAWSON ELEM. places 4th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 344 to 316. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
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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
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- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
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- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
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- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- NORTH TECHNICALHigh · 833 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
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Other LAWSON Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named LAWSON Elementary. LAWSON ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Lawson Elementary SchoolJohnston, IA · 545 students
- LAWSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 220 students
Nearby schools
- MCCURDY ELEM.0.7 mi · 538
- LUSHER ELEM.0.8 mi · 371
- RUSSELL ELEM.1.0 mi · 373
- MCNAIR ELEM.1.0 mi · 417
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE1.0 mi · 770
- WALKER ELEM.1.1 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About LAWSON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LAWSON ELEM.?
LAWSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LAWSON ELEM. serve?
LAWSON ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAWSON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAWSON ELEM. is approximately 16.5:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LAWSON ELEM.?
Student demographics at LAWSON ELEM. are roughly 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is LAWSON ELEM. public or private?
LAWSON ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAZELWOOD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.