Enrollment
371
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000631
LUSHER ELEM.
2015 MULLANPHY RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63031 · (314) 953-4600 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
371 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 | 46 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
38%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
27.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.3pp since 2021
Math
26.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.3% | 19.3% | 38.7% | 33.5% |
| Math | 8.9% | 17.8% | 28.6% | 44.5% |
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 | 27.6% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 20.9% |
| 2022-23 | 22.1% | 17.1% |
| 2021-22 | 21.3% | 21.3% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 LUSHER ELEM.
LUSHER ELEM.'s state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUSHER ELEM. this school | 371 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| ARMSTRONG ELEM. HAZELWOOD | 361 | 100.0% | 22.6% |
| MULLANPHY BOTANICAL GARDENS ST LOUIS | 413 | 100.0% | 14.7% |
| ATLAS ELEMENTARY ST.LOUIS | 431 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| DEWEY SCH.-INTERNAT'L. STUDIES ST LOUIS | 337 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| ROBINWOOD ELEMENTARY FLORISSANT | 321 | 99.7% | 17.9% |
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 LUSHER ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #812 of 1,002 | #96 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #798 of 1,019 ▲ 70 | #95 of 138 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #826 of 1,018 ▼ 4 | #99 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.9pp | #250 of 943 | #37 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #472 of 1,294 | #86 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #721 of 950 | #82 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #473 of 953 | #78 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #74 of 1,165 | #20 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #346 of 684 | #49 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
371
+21 (+6%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 371 | 26.1 | 14.2:1 | 100% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 372 | 28.2 | 13.2:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 28.6 | 13.2:1 | 64% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 60% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 26.4 | 16.2:1 | 66% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 56% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 45% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 22% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 30 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUSHER ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (427 to 371); teachers down 1% (26.4 to 26.1).
About LUSHER ELEM.
LUSHER ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in FLORISSANT. The school serves 371 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
HAZELWOOD, which runs LUSHER ELEM., has 31 schools and 16,321 students.
At LUSHER ELEM., Black students make up 78% of the student body. After that, the student body is 8% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 24% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at LUSHER ELEM. and a ratio of 14.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
allk12 grades LUSHER ELEM. a C+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at LUSHER ELEM. are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (25.1% actual, 22.4% predicted).
LUSHER ELEM. is located in St. Louis County, where the median household income is $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LUSHER ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in the county.
NORTHWEST MIDDLE is the public school closest to LUSHER ELEM., about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. LUSHER ELEM. is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
LUSHER ELEM. has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at LUSHER ELEM. climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 350 to 371 students.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. 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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Nearby schools
- NORTHWEST MIDDLE0.2 mi · 770
- WALKER ELEM.0.6 mi · 508
- MCCURDY ELEM.0.7 mi · 538
- LAWSON ELEM.0.8 mi · 316
- COLD WATER ELEM.1.4 mi · 449
- RUSSELL ELEM.1.8 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About LUSHER ELEM.What is the total enrollment at LUSHER ELEM.?
LUSHER ELEM. enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does LUSHER ELEM. serve?
LUSHER ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LUSHER ELEM.?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at LUSHER ELEM..
How diverse is LUSHER ELEM.?
LUSHER ELEM. reports a student body of 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is LUSHER ELEM. public or private?
LUSHER 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.