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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEHLVILLE R-IX·NCES 292067001119
POINT ELEM.
6790 TELEGRAPH RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63129 · (314) 467-5900 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
83 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
MO avg 48.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 up about 8 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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
413
-41 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.5:1
% White
87%
was 87%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POINT ELEM.
POINT ELEM., a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in ST LOUIS, Missouri, operated by MEHLVILLE R-IX, educates 413 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 31% larger than typical.
MEHLVILLE R-IX runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 10,095 students. POINT ELEM. is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, POINT ELEM. logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, POINT ELEM. has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, POINT ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.9%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -8.9 points.
Zooming out to the county, census data for St. Louis County shows 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. POINT ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).
The closest other public school is WOHLWEND ELEM., roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts POINT ELEM. at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.0%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POINT ELEM. has decreased 9%, going from 454 students in 2018 to 413 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the POINT ELEM. community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 MEHLVILLE R-IX
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- OAKVILLE MIDDLEMiddle · 629 students
- BERNARD MIDDLEMiddle · 577 students
- MARGARET BUERKLE MIDDLEMiddle · 549 students
- BIERBAUM ELEM.Elementary · 531 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- WOHLWEND ELEM.1.6 mi · 409
- OAKVILLE MIDDLE1.7 mi · 629
- ROGERS ELEM.1.7 mi · 417
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGH2.2 mi · 1,847
- OAKVILLE ELEM.2.6 mi · 375
- FOX ELEM.2.7 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About POINT ELEM.How many students attend POINT ELEM.?
POINT ELEM. enrolls approximately 413 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does POINT ELEM. serve?
POINT ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does POINT ELEM. have?
POINT ELEM. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at POINT ELEM.?
Student demographics at POINT ELEM. are roughly 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is POINT ELEM. public or private?
POINT ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by MEHLVILLE R-IX.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.