Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAYTON·NCES 290972000273
MERAMEC ELEM.
400 S MERAMEC AVE, CLAYTON, MO 63105 · (314) 854-6300 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
19 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 CLAYTON. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
60.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
MO avg 48.7% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-3 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.2:1
% White
66%
was 61%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
7%
was 18%
% Asian
13%
was 12%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MERAMEC ELEM.
MERAMEC ELEM. is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in CLAYTON, Missouri, one of the schools within CLAYTON, with 368 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
MERAMEC ELEM. is one of 5 schools operated by CLAYTON, a district that enrolls 2,367 students overall.
On the student-mix side, MERAMEC ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 13% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 5% of students at MERAMEC ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is south of typical.
With demographic context factored in, MERAMEC ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.2%, the actual is 63.9%, a residual of +12.7 points.
In the surrounding community, St. Louis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. MERAMEC ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).
Nearest neighbor: JUVENILE DETENTION CTR., around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MERAMEC ELEM. comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MERAMEC ELEM. has stayed largely flat, going from 371 students in 2018 to 368 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 18% to 7%.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 CLAYTON
- CLAYTON HIGHHigh · 788 students
- WYDOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 604 students
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 321 students
- RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- FAMILY CTR.Elementary
Other schools in CLAYTON
- CLAYTON HIGHHigh · 788 students
- WYDOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 604 students
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 321 students
- RALPH M. CAPTAIN ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.High · 44 students
- FAMILY CTR.Elementary
Nearby schools
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.0.2 mi · 44
- CLAYTON HIGH0.5 mi · 788
- GLENRIDGE ELEM.0.7 mi · 321
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.1.1 mi · 323
- REED ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 410
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.1.4 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About MERAMEC ELEM.What is the total enrollment at MERAMEC ELEM.?
MERAMEC ELEM. enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MERAMEC ELEM. serve?
MERAMEC ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MERAMEC ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MERAMEC ELEM. is approximately 11.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MERAMEC ELEM.?
Student demographics at MERAMEC ELEM. are roughly 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is MERAMEC ELEM. public or private?
MERAMEC ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by CLAYTON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.