RUSSELL ELEM.

RUSSELL ELEM. operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in HAZELWOOD, Missouri, run under HAZELWOOD. Current enrollment sits at 373 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within HAZELWOOD, which oversees 31 schools and 16,321 students, RUSSELL ELEM. is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, RUSSELL ELEM. lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting RUSSELL ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), RUSSELL ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MCNAIR ELEM., roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around RUSSELL ELEM..

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. RUSSELL ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 373). White enrollment moved from 50% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.