Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY CITY·NCES 293066002112
PERSHING ELEM.
6761 BARTMER AVE, UNIVERSITY CITY, MO 63130 · (314) 290-4152 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
286 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 UNIVERSITY CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -66.7pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 67 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 60.1% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where PERSHING ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #247 of 968 | #31 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #179 of 974 | #24 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #919 of 974 | #133 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #736 of 1,294 | #127 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #103 of 950 | #6 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #572 of 953 | #101 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #219 of 1,165 | #47 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #410 of 684 | #61 of 103 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
286
+35 (+14%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 286 | 26.7 | 10.7:1 | 100% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 27.1 | 10.0:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 23.6 | 11.2:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 96% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 23.7 | 13.6:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 80% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 77% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERSHING ELEM..
About PERSHING ELEM.
PERSHING ELEM. is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri. Its enrollment is 286 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
UNIVERSITY CITY (7 schools, 2,853 students) runs PERSHING ELEM..
At PERSHING ELEM., 84% of students are Black. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of St. Louis County is roughly 24% Black. The diversity index for PERSHING ELEM. is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at PERSHING ELEM. comes to 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1. PERSHING ELEM. counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in St. Louis County averages 43%, lower than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, PERSHING ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 61.3% actual against 49.4% predicted.
The school is in St. Louis County, where the median household earns about $82,936 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. PERSHING ELEM. shares St. Louis County with 274 other public schools.
JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD. is about 0.4 miles from PERSHING ELEM., the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PERSHING ELEM. is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, PERSHING ELEM. is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 14%, from 251 to 286.
PERSHING ELEM. has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 UNIVERSITY CITY
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHHigh · 874 students
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Other schools in UNIVERSITY CITY
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHHigh · 874 students
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Nearby schools
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.0.4 mi · 123
- MET DAY TREATMENT CENTER0.8 mi · 11
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.1.0 mi · 304
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH1.1 mi · 874
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.1.1 mi · 323
- THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL1.3 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING ELEM.How many students attend PERSHING ELEM.?
PERSHING ELEM. enrolls approximately 286 students in grades KG-05.
Is PERSHING ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERSHING ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PERSHING ELEM.?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at PERSHING ELEM..
What is the student diversity at PERSHING ELEM.?
Student demographics at PERSHING ELEM. are roughly 6% White, 7% Hispanic, 84% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PERSHING ELEM. in?
PERSHING ELEM. is part of UNIVERSITY CITY.
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