Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD·NCES 290588000133
MCGRATH ELEM.
2350 ST CLAIR AVE - SUITE A, BRENTWOOD, MO 63144 · (314) 962-6824 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
27 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 49% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BRENTWOOD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +14.0pp since 2021
Math
68.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +8.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.2% | 28.4% | 18.1% | 5.1% |
| Math | 31.8% | 36.2% | 21.5% | 10.3% |
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 | 76.6% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 61.2% |
| 2022-23 | 68.5% | 55.6% |
| 2021-22 | 62.6% | 59.3% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 MCGRATH ELEM.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRATH ELEM. this school | 236 | 11.4% | 69.7% |
| EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR ST CHARLES | 224 | 8.9% | N/A |
| RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM. CLAYTON | 286 | 4.2% | 75.3% |
| JOHN CARY EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. ST LOUIS | 311 | 12.9% | N/A |
| EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC CTR. ST CHARLES | 189 | 6.3% | N/A |
| STANTON ELEM. FENTON | 303 | 10.6% | 57.3% |
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 MCGRATH ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #45 of 1,002 | #20 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #69 of 1,019 ▲ 69 | #22 of 138 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #15 of 1,018 ▲ 17 | #8 of 138 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.4pp | #82 of 943 | #9 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #860 of 1,294 | #142 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #268 of 950 | #15 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #381 of 953 | #58 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #1,108 of 1,165 | #113 of 154 |
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
236
+57 (+32%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 209
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 236 | 20.1 | 11.8:1 | 11% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 19.6 | 10.2:1 | 14% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 19.7 | 9.9:1 | 16% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 179 | 18 | 9.9:1 | 10% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 17.6 | 11.0:1 | 20% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 17 | 10.9:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 14% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 22% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCGRATH ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (193 to 236); teachers up 14% (17.6 to 20.1).
About MCGRATH ELEM.
In BRENTWOOD, Missouri, part of St. Louis County, MCGRATH ELEM. is an elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 236 students. The average among elementary schools in Missouri is roughly 315 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
BRENTWOOD includes 5 schools. Together they enroll 847 students.
MCGRATH ELEM.'s enrollment is 72% White. The next largest groups are 11% multiracial, 6% Asian, 6% Black, and 3% Hispanic. In St. Louis County overall, about 62% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at MCGRATH ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
Its teaching staff equals 20.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 11%. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 32 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, MCGRATH ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.7%; the prediction is 55.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Louis County show that median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
The school nearest to MCGRATH ELEM. is BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, MCGRATH ELEM. is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, MCGRATH ELEM. is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 179 in 2020-21 and 236 in 2024-25, a gain of 57 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 9.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 173 students
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 173 students
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 160 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other MCGRATH Elementary schools
One other US public school is named MCGRATH Elementary. MCGRATH ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- McGrath Elementary SchoolGRAND BLANC, MI · 380 students
Nearby schools
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER0.0 mi · 83
- BRENTWOOD MIDDLE0.2 mi · 160
- BRENTWOOD HIGH0.2 mi · 195
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.0.6 mi · 173
- DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.1.1 mi · 306
- AVERY ELEM.1.2 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About MCGRATH ELEM.How many students attend MCGRATH ELEM.?
MCGRATH ELEM. enrolls approximately 236 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MCGRATH ELEM. serve?
MCGRATH ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MCGRATH ELEM.?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at MCGRATH ELEM..
How diverse is MCGRATH ELEM.?
MCGRATH ELEM. reports a student body of 72% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees MCGRATH ELEM.?
MCGRATH ELEM. is overseen by BRENTWOOD in St. Louis County.
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