Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002403
LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
516 LOUGHBOROUGH AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63111 · (314) 353-1353 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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
8.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
243 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 | 38 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 46% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
37%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
15.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
12.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.2% | 11.4% | 30.7% | 53.5% |
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 | 15.6% | 12.3% |
| 2023-24 | 10.5% | 8.9% |
| 2022-23 | 8.4% | 5.4% |
| 2021-22 | 11.3% | 8.9% |
% 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
LYON AT BLOW ELEM.'s state test result (12.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYON AT BLOW ELEM. this school | 243 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR. ST LOUIS | 206 | 100.0% | 8.9% |
| DUCHESNE ELEMENTARY FLORISSANT | 269 | 100.0% | N/A |
| INDIAN CREEK ELEM. KANSAS CITY | 285 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| WASHINGTON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 244 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS Kansas City | 244 | 100.0% | 19.3% |
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 LYON AT BLOW ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #944 of 1,002 | #29 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #950 of 1,019 ▲ 23 | #30 of 57 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #941 of 1,018 ▲ 40 | #23 of 57 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.9pp | #340 of 943 | #13 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #846 of 1,294 | #35 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.4:1 | #7 of 950 | #1 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #478 of 953 | #20 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #198 of 1,165 | #35 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.7% | #45 of 684 | #12 of 41 |
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
243
-41 (-14%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
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 | 243 | 29 | 8.4:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 30 | 8.6:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 99% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 27.5 | 13.5:1 | 100% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 38 | 10.1:1 | 91% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 83% (216) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 16 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LYON AT BLOW ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (372 to 243); teachers up 5% (27.5 to 29).
About LYON AT BLOW ELEM.
Among the schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri, is LYON AT BLOW ELEM., a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 243 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 315.
The ST. LOUIS CITY system has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
More than half of the students at LYON AT BLOW ELEM. are Black (78%). Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 8% White, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 42% Black among all St. Louis city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
For every teacher at LYON AT BLOW ELEM., there are about 8.4 students; the school has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%.
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Missouri public elementary schools.
The model predicts 22.4% for a school in Missouri with LYON AT BLOW ELEM.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. LYON AT BLOW ELEM. posts 12.1%.
For St. Louis city, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $56,160 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting LYON AT BLOW ELEM., St. Louis city has 113 public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, WOODWARD ELEM., is the closest to LYON AT BLOW ELEM.. LYON AT BLOW ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, LYON AT BLOW ELEM. ranks 9th on proficiency.
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The school shrank from 284 students in 2020-21 to 243 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.4:1, from 12.3:1.
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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 LYON AT BLOW ELEM.How many students attend LYON AT BLOW ELEM.?
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-08.
Is LYON AT BLOW ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does LYON AT BLOW ELEM. have?
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LYON AT BLOW ELEM.?
At LYON AT BLOW ELEM., the student body is approximately 8% White, 10% Hispanic, 78% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees LYON AT BLOW ELEM.?
LYON AT BLOW ELEM. is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
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