Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZELWOOD·NCES 291383000636
TWILLMAN ELEM.
11831 BELLEFONTAINE RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63138 · (314) 953-4850 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Missouri public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- BThree-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
12.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
273 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 | 26 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
22%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
17.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.8pp since 2021
Math
9.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 11.7% | 39.6% | 43.2% |
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 | 17.1% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.8% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.3% | 6.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.3% | 6.0% |
% 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
11.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 TWILLMAN ELEM.
TWILLMAN ELEM.'s state test result (11.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWILLMAN ELEM. this school | 273 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| KIPP WONDER ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 283 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| FAIRVIEW PRIMARY JENNINGS | 284 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY St. Louis | 285 | 100.0% | 16.5% |
| PERSHING ELEM. UNIVERSITY CITY | 286 | 100.0% | 18.2% |
| NORMANDY EARLY LEARNING CENTER St. Louis | 236 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 TWILLMAN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #955 of 1,002 | #120 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #973 of 1,019 ▲ 4 | #123 of 138 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #931 of 1,018 ▲ 17 | #115 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #359 of 943 | #52 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #772 of 1,294 | #131 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #472 of 950 | #42 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #658 of 953 | #120 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #78 of 1,165 | #24 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #85 of 684 | #8 of 103 |
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
273
-135 (-33%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 273 | 21.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 23.4 | 11.2:1 | 78% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 99% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 99% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 25.4 | 15.2:1 | 96% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 86% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 81% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 674 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 71% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 677 | 35 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for TWILLMAN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (387 to 273); teachers down 16% (25.4 to 21.3).
About TWILLMAN ELEM.
In ST LOUIS, Missouri, part of St. Louis County, TWILLMAN ELEM. is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 273 students.
HAZELWOOD serves 16,321 students across 31 schools.
At TWILLMAN ELEM., 88% of students are Black. The school is also 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Black share among all St. Louis County residents. The diversity index for TWILLMAN ELEM. is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 21.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, TWILLMAN ELEM. lands at D, ahead of 10% of Missouri public elementary schools.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, TWILLMAN ELEM.'s results are 11.3 points below predicted: 11.1% against 22.4%.
In the surrounding county, St. Louis County, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 275, with about 134,601 students.
Of the public schools around it, TWILLMAN ELEM. is closest to EAST MIDDLE, about 1.1 miles away. TWILLMAN ELEM. has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts TWILLMAN ELEM. at 7th of 7.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 273, down from 408 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 14.1:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The TWILLMAN ELEM. discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 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
- EAST MIDDLE1.1 mi · 167
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH1.1 mi · 1,310
- LARIMORE ELEM.1.1 mi · 330
- SOUTHEAST MIDDLE1.3 mi · 491
- GRANNEMANN ELEM.1.4 mi · 438
- TOWNSEND ELEM.1.4 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About TWILLMAN ELEM.How large is TWILLMAN ELEM.?
TWILLMAN ELEM. enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
Is TWILLMAN ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
TWILLMAN ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does TWILLMAN ELEM. have?
TWILLMAN ELEM. employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is TWILLMAN ELEM.?
TWILLMAN ELEM. reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees TWILLMAN ELEM.?
TWILLMAN ELEM. is overseen by HAZELWOOD in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.