Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LADUE·NCES 291782000950
SPOEDE ELEMENTARY
425 N SPOEDE RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63141 · (314) 432-4438 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
52 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LADUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
95.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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
376
-51 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.8:1
% White
51%
was 49%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
17%
was 18%
% Asian
18%
was 22%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPOEDE ELEMENTARY
SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in ST LOUIS, Missouri, operated by LADUE, hosting 376 students in grades K through 4.
LADUE comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,624 students; SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is among them.
On demographics, SPOEDE ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 18% Asian, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPOEDE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.3%.
Around the school, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is one.
Nearest neighbor: LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPOEDE ELEMENTARY at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 46.1%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPOEDE ELEMENTARY has decreased 12%, going from 427 students in 2018 to 376 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.
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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 LADUE
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- LADUE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 students
- REED ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 392 students
- OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 357 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
- LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.6 mi · 262
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER0.7 mi · 357
- WILLOW BROOK ELEM.1.5 mi · 459
- OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 379
- NORTHEAST MIDDLE1.9 mi · 812
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH1.9 mi · 1,395
Frequently asked questions
About SPOEDE ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at SPOEDE ELEMENTARY?
SPOEDE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 376 students in grades KG-04.
Is SPOEDE ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SPOEDE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPOEDE ELEMENTARY?
At SPOEDE ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 51% White, 6% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is SPOEDE ELEMENTARY public or private?
SPOEDE ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LADUE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.