Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002454
PEABODY ELEM.
1224 S 14TH ST, ST LOUIS, MO 63104 · (314) 241-1533 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
9.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
171 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 | 39 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
1%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
13.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +11.0pp since 2021
Math
5.8%
MO avg 43.8%
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 11 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.6% | 5.8% |
| 2023-24 | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 8.5% | 2.8% |
| 2021-22 | 2.6% | N/A |
% 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
8.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% 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 PEABODY ELEM.
PEABODY ELEM.'s state test result (8.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEABODY ELEM. this school | 171 | 100.0% | 8.8% |
| HENRY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 165 | 100.0% | 6.5% |
| BRYAN HILL ELEM. ST LOUIS | 173 | 100.0% | 13.8% |
| MERAMEC ELEM. ST LOUIS | 171 | 100.0% | 7.1% |
| WOODLAND ELEM. JENNINGS | 197 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| ASHLAND ELEM. AND BR. ST LOUIS | 199 | 100.0% | 7.3% |
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 PEABODY ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #968 of 1,002 | #42 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.8% | #992 of 1,019 ▲ 6 | #45 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #960 of 1,018 ▲ 50 | #30 of 57 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #1,007 of 1,294 | #49 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #200 of 1,165 | #37 of 63 |
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
171
+30 (+21%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 214
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 171 | 19 | 9.0:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 16 | 10.3:1 | 100% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 98% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 141 | 17 | 8.3:1 | 98% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 100% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 22 | 10.9:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 35 | 10.0:1 | 86% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 97% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 24 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PEABODY ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (195 to 171); teachers up 6% (18 to 19).
About PEABODY ELEM.
PEABODY ELEM. runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Enrollment stands at 171 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 46% below the average for elementary schools in Missouri.
PEABODY ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY, where 62 schools serve 17,933 students.
Of every 100 students at PEABODY ELEM., about 99 are Black. Census figures show St. Louis city is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 1, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 9.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PEABODY ELEM., which has 19. Elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PEABODY ELEM. is about 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, PEABODY ELEM. lands at F, ahead of 2% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PEABODY ELEM. would be expected to post about 22.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 8.8%.
Census data for St. Louis city show the median household earns about $56,160 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in St. Louis city number 113, with about 29,941 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PEABODY ELEM. is 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
From 141 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 171 by 2024-25.
People who know PEABODY ELEM. can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Quick facts
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Other PEABODY Elementary schools
One other US public school is named PEABODY Elementary. PEABODY ELEM. is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Peabody ElementaryMemphis, TN · 310 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY0.2 mi · 285
- LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.5 mi · 414
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH0.6 mi · 383
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY0.6 mi · 260
- ATLAS ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 431
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY ELEM.0.7 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About PEABODY ELEM.What is the total enrollment at PEABODY ELEM.?
PEABODY ELEM. enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-05.
Is PEABODY ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PEABODY ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PEABODY ELEM. have?
PEABODY ELEM. employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.0:1.
What is the student diversity at PEABODY ELEM.?
Student demographics at PEABODY ELEM. are roughly 1% White, 99% Black.
What district is PEABODY ELEM. in?
PEABODY ELEM. is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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