Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000635
TOWNSEND ELEM.
6645 PARKER RD, FLORISSANT, MO 63033 · (314) 953-4800 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
351 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
18.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.1pp since 2021
Math
20.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.5% | 12.8% | 42.9% | 38.6% |
| Math | 4.8% | 15.8% | 28.6% | 50.6% |
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 | 18.3% | 20.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 10.5% |
| 2022-23 | 17.7% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 24.4% | 10.7% |
% 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
14.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 TOWNSEND ELEM.
TOWNSEND ELEM.'s state test result (14.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNSEND ELEM. this school | 351 | 100.0% | 14.9% |
| ARROWPOINT ELEM. ST LOUIS | 371 | 100.0% | 7.9% |
| LARIMORE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 330 | 100.0% | 5.4% |
| EARL NANCE SR. ELEM. ST LOUIS | 321 | 100.0% | 11.4% |
| WALNUT GROVE ELEM. FERGUSON | 368 | 100.0% | N/A |
| LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 401 | 100.0% | 10.8% |
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 TOWNSEND ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #923 of 1,002 | #112 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #865 of 1,019 ▲ 95 | #102 of 138 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #924 of 1,018 ▲ 29 | #112 of 138 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #443 of 943 | #61 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #540 of 1,294 | #98 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #565 of 950 | #56 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #829 of 953 | #140 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #77 of 1,165 | #23 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #196 of 251 | #32 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
351
+30 (+9%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 351 | 26.2 | 13.4:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 25.8 | 14.1:1 | 77% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 27.8 | 13.3:1 | 78% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 78% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 27.1 | 12.5:1 | 73% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 32 | 9.4:1 | 71% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 39% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 590 | 32 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TOWNSEND ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (339 to 351); teachers down 3% (27.1 to 26.2).
About TOWNSEND ELEM.
TOWNSEND ELEM. is a medium-sized elementary school in FLORISSANT, Missouri, (ZIP code 63033). The school reports 351 students in pre-K through 5.
The 31 schools in HAZELWOOD enroll 16,321 students altogether, TOWNSEND ELEM. among them.
Federal enrollment data show TOWNSEND ELEM. is 94% Black. Other groups include 4% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 26.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at TOWNSEND ELEM. is 100%. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for TOWNSEND ELEM. is 22.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Louis County, the median household income is $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, 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.
The school nearest to TOWNSEND ELEM. is EAST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, TOWNSEND ELEM. is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 30 students since 2020-21, to 351. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.6 to 13.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 HAZELWOOD
- HAZELWOOD WEST HIGHHigh · 1,994 students
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 724 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Other schools in FLORISSANT
- HAZELWOOD CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,718 students
- MCCLUER HIGHHigh · 1,075 students
- MCCLUER NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,059 students
- NORTH TECHNICALHigh · 833 students
- NORTHWEST MIDDLEMiddle · 770 students
- NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 702 students
Other TOWNSEND Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named TOWNSEND Elementary. TOWNSEND ELEM. is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Townsend Elementary SchoolTownsend, DE · 435 students
- Townsend Elementary SchoolDel City, OK · 433 students
- TOWNSEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWALTON, NY · 348 students
- Townsend Elementary SchoolJACKSON, MI · 316 students
- Townsend ElementaryMaxton, NC · 280 students
Nearby schools
- EAST EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.3 mi · 86
- CENTRAL MIDDLE0.8 mi · 692
- ARROWPOINT ELEM.1.0 mi · 371
- JAMESTOWN ELEM.1.2 mi · 314
- GRANNEMANN ELEM.1.3 mi · 438
- TWILLMAN ELEM.1.4 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About TOWNSEND ELEM.How large is TOWNSEND ELEM.?
TOWNSEND ELEM. enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TOWNSEND ELEM. serve?
TOWNSEND ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at TOWNSEND ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at TOWNSEND ELEM. is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at TOWNSEND ELEM.?
At TOWNSEND ELEM., the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is TOWNSEND ELEM. in?
TOWNSEND ELEM. is part of HAZELWOOD.
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