Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II·NCES 291201000469
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY
401 POWELL AVE, FERGUSON, MO 63135 · (314) 521-6755 · St. Louis County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
221 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 112 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
7.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.0pp since 2021
Math
7.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 8 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 down about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.7% | 6.0% | 34.1% | 58.0% |
| Math | 1.7% | 5.6% | 23.4% | 69.0% |
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 | 7.7% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.7% | 15.1% |
| 2022-23 | 16.3% | 15.6% |
| 2021-22 | 17.7% | 13.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
10.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY's state test result (10.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY this school | 310 | 71.3% | 10.0% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 250 | 69.2% | N/A |
| MEADOWS ELEM. ST LOUIS | 321 | 67.0% | 7.9% |
| KOCH ELEM. ST LOUIS | 299 | 65.6% | 6.7% |
| North Side Community School Saint Louis | 299 | 77.6% | 16.6% |
| HIGHLAND ELEM. ST LOUIS | 242 | 61.6% | 4.0% |
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 LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #958 of 1,002 | #121 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #981 of 1,019 ▼ 58 | #125 of 138 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #1,001 of 1,018 ▼ 25 | #132 of 138 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.1pp | #117 of 943 | #4 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #669 of 1,294 | #114 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #897 of 950 | #125 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #660 of 953 | #121 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #314 of 1,165 | #50 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #556 of 684 | #83 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
310
+60 (+24%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 436
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 310 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 71% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 99% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 99% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 99% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 19.3 | 17.0:1 | 100% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 73% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 55% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 436 | 23 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (328 to 310); teachers down 1% (19.3 to 19).
About LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY
Families in FERGUSON, Missouri, are served by LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 310 students.
Besides LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY, FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II runs 22 other schools. The district enrolls 8,809 students.
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY enrolls a student body that is 88% Black. The rest of enrollment is 5% White, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of St. Louis County's population at about 24%. The chance that two students picked at random at LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
Teacher staffing is 19 full-time equivalents, or about 16.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. About 71% of students, or 221, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County, the school's rate is higher.
A school in Missouri with LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 33.2%. LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY scores 10.0%.
Federal survey data for St. Louis County show that median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 275 public schools operate in St. Louis County, serving about 134,601 students.
Nearest public school: JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY at 7th of 7.
The NCES locale for LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 250 to 310. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- WALNUT GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 368 students
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- JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTRMiddle · 278 students
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
Nearby schools
- JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR0.7 mi · 278
- FERGUSON MIDDLE0.8 mi · 582
- GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 292
- WALNUT GROVE ELEM.0.9 mi · 368
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 250
- MCCLUER HIGH1.1 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARYHow large is LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY?
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 310 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY serve?
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY is approximately 16.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY are roughly 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 88% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY public or private?
LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.