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TWILLMAN ELEM.

11831 BELLEFONTAINE RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63138 · (314) 953-4850 · St. Louis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 315
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
Pre-K
26
Kindergarten
44
Grade 1
34
Grade 2
45
Grade 3
40
Grade 4
37
Grade 5
47
Student demographics
White
41%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
155%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9%
Black
24188%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
114%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
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
Male
13549%
Female
13851%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
49.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
25.7%
MO avg 48.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
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 2024-25
Enrollment
273
-114 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.2:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
5%
was 1%
% Black
88%
was 97%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TWILLMAN ELEM.

TWILLMAN ELEM., a reasonably sized primary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, run under HAZELWOOD, hosts 273 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 31 schools in HAZELWOOD (16,321 students total), TWILLMAN ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, TWILLMAN ELEM. logs that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TWILLMAN ELEM. logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, TWILLMAN ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 30.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. TWILLMAN ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

HAZELWOOD EAST HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TWILLMAN ELEM. ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. TWILLMAN ELEM.'s enrollment has shrank 29% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 273). The Black share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TWILLMAN ELEM.
District
HAZELWOOD
Address
11831 BELLEFONTAINE RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63138
Phone
(314) 953-4850
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
273
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
12.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
273 (100%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291383000636
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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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.
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