Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001400
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.
390 TUMULTY DR, BALLWIN, MO 63021 · (314) 415-6800 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
53 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
51.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2021
Math
35.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 28.8% | 34.0% | 14.8% |
| Math | 20.0% | 15.5% | 34.8% | 29.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 35.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 46.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.6% | 40.3% |
| 2021-22 | 44.9% | 30.2% |
% 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
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.'s state test result (39.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. this school | 288 | 18.4% | 39.9% |
| BOWLES ELEM. FENTON | 266 | 19.9% | 53.0% |
| FLINT HILL ELEMENTARY WENTZVILLE | 343 | 15.2% | 54.8% |
| KELLISON ELEM. FENTON | 347 | 16.1% | 53.1% |
| OAKVILLE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 375 | 20.5% | 55.7% |
| SUNSET VALLEY ELEM. LEES SUMMIT | 310 | 23.2% | 48.6% |
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 SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #530 of 1,002 | #79 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #665 of 1,019 ▼ 261 | #85 of 138 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #324 of 1,018 ▼ 45 | #65 of 138 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #261 of 943 | #38 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #727 of 1,294 | #125 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #376 of 950 | #27 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #427 of 953 | #72 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #1,047 of 1,165 | #96 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #194 of 251 | #31 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. 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
288
+29 (+11%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 288 | 23.4 | 12.3:1 | 18% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 21.7 | 13.3:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 19.7 | 14.7:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 26% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 21.3 | 13.1:1 | 27% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 20% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 18% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 28 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (278 to 288); teachers up 10% (21.3 to 23.4).
About SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. is an elementary school in BALLWIN, Missouri, and it is part of PARKWAY C-2. A federal count lists 288 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. is one school in a 29-school district, PARKWAY C-2, which enrolls 16,759 students.
White students are the majority at SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM., with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 62%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 23.4 full-time equivalents, or about 12.3 students per teacher. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 18%. Across public schools in St. Louis County, the average is 43%.
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. is -13.1 points: 39.9% actual, 53.0% predicted.
St. Louis County has these Census figures: the median household income is $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Louis County is home to 275 public schools and about 134,601 public school students.
WREN HOLLOW ELEM. is the public school closest to SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM., about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. at 6th of 9.
Federal data place SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 29 students since 2020-21, to 288. The school's ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 12.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
Other schools in BALLWIN
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 803 students
- SELVIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 583 students
- HENRY ELEM.Elementary · 512 students
- CLAYMONT ELEM.Elementary · 460 students
- BALLWIN ELEM.Elementary · 426 students
Nearby schools
- WREN HOLLOW ELEM.0.6 mi · 409
- OAK BROOK ELEM.0.7 mi · 401
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE0.8 mi · 803
- SOUTH HIGH1.1 mi · 1,485
- BALLWIN ELEM.1.2 mi · 426
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.1.3 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.What is the total enrollment at SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.?
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. serve?
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. have?
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.?
At SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM., the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. in?
SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM. is part of PARKWAY C-2.
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