Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE·NCES 292265001249
WASHINGTON ELEM.
1730 N HANLEY RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63114 · (314) 493-0810 · St. Louis County
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
244 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 26% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WASHINGTON ELEM.→NORMANDY HIGH
Based on grade levels within NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MO avg 49.5% . -16.8pp since 2023
Math
11.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -67.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 67 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.5% | 11.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 79.2% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where WASHINGTON ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #570 of 968 | #78 of 131 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #938 of 974 | #135 of 136 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #723 of 974 | #99 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #843 of 1,294 | #140 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #470 of 950 | #41 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #614 of 953 | #109 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #130 of 1,165 | #31 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #289 of 684 | #37 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
244
-95 (-28%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 14 | 23.7:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 19.6 | 18.3:1 | 99% (356) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 17 | 15.2:1 | 90% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 84% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 16 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEM..
About WASHINGTON ELEM.
WASHINGTON ELEM. is classified as an elementary school. It is located in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 244 students in grades 1 through 8. That compares with an average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
WASHINGTON ELEM. sits within NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE, which has 7 schools and 2,440 students.
WASHINGTON ELEM. is 86% Black by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 2% White. That compares with about 24% Black among all St. Louis County residents. The diversity index for WASHINGTON ELEM. is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
WASHINGTON ELEM. lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.8 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 12.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The rate at public schools in St. Louis County averages 43%, lower than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, WASHINGTON ELEM. is 1.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.9%. Predicted: 49.4%.
In St. Louis County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 275 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,601, WASHINGTON ELEM. among them.
Of the public schools around it, WASHINGTON ELEM. is closest to THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. WASHINGTON ELEM.'s average proficiency of 47.9% compares with 57.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place WASHINGTON 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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 339 to 244, a 28% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
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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
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Other schools in NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE
- NORMANDY HIGHHigh · 688 students
- NMS @ Lucas CrossingMiddle · 620 students
- NORMANDY EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 236 students
- BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 233 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 214 students
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Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
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- 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
- THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.8 mi · 220
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.1.1 mi · 386
- UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH1.3 mi · 874
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.1.4 mi · 304
- BRITTANY WOODS1.5 mi · 557
- PERSHING ELEM.1.6 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEM.What is the total enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEM.?
WASHINGTON ELEM. enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 01-08.
Is WASHINGTON ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
WASHINGTON ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades 01-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEM. is approximately 12.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is WASHINGTON ELEM.?
WASHINGTON ELEM. reports a student body of 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees WASHINGTON ELEM.?
WASHINGTON ELEM. is overseen by NORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE in St. Louis County.
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