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What's the most underrated thing about SAPPINGTON ELEM. that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDBERGH SCHOOLS·NCES 291869001025
SAPPINGTON ELEM.
11011 GRAVOIS RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63126 · (314) 729-2460 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
90 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 21% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
MO avg 49.5% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 47.6% |
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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
Where SAPPINGTON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #515 of 968 | #68 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #704 of 974 | #104 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #260 of 974 | #33 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #156 of 1,294 | #24 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #842 of 950 | #111 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #493 of 953 | #82 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #1,049 of 1,165 | #97 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #182 of 251 | #28 of 38 |
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
504
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 504 | 33.3 | 15.2:1 | 18% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 34.3 | 14.7:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 34.3 | 14.7:1 | 14% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 31.1 | 15.5:1 | 20% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 32% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 28% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 23% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 28 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAPPINGTON ELEM..
About SAPPINGTON ELEM.
SAPPINGTON ELEM. is a large elementary school found in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 504 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Missouri is roughly 315 students; this school is 60% above that.
The district, LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, operates 10 schools serving 7,602 students.
By race and ethnicity, SAPPINGTON ELEM. is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In St. Louis County overall, about 62% of residents are White. By the diversity index, SAPPINGTON ELEM. comes in at 36%.
The count of teachers at SAPPINGTON ELEM. is 33.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Missouri is 12.4:1, lower than at this school. Around 18% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.9%.
Among St. Louis County residents, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. SAPPINGTON ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County, which together enroll about 134,601 students.
The school nearest to SAPPINGTON ELEM. is SOUTHVIEW HIGH, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of SAPPINGTON ELEM., there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, SAPPINGTON ELEM. ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 509 in 2020-21 and 504 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 21.2:1 to 15.2:1.
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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 LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLEMiddle · 941 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- LONG ELEM.Elementary · 545 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
- SOUTHVIEW HIGH0.9 mi · 66
- SOUTHVIEW0.9 mi · 71
- LONG ELEM.0.9 mi · 545
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGH1.1 mi · 2,304
- EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER1.1 mi · 386
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About SAPPINGTON ELEM.How many students attend SAPPINGTON ELEM.?
SAPPINGTON ELEM. enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SAPPINGTON ELEM. serve?
SAPPINGTON ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SAPPINGTON ELEM.?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at SAPPINGTON ELEM..
What is the student diversity at SAPPINGTON ELEM.?
Student demographics at SAPPINGTON ELEM. are roughly 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is SAPPINGTON ELEM. in?
SAPPINGTON ELEM. is part of LINDBERGH SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.