MCGRATH ELEM.

MCGRATH ELEM. operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in BRENTWOOD, Missouri, part of BRENTWOOD. Current enrollment sits at 236 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

BRENTWOOD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 847 students; MCGRATH ELEM. is among them.

In terms of who attends, MCGRATH ELEM. lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MCGRATH ELEM. records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MCGRATH ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 70.3%, a residual of +19.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), MCGRATH ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCGRATH ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCGRATH ELEM. at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 66.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCGRATH ELEM. has climbed 22%, going from 193 students in 2018 to 236 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 17% to 6%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.