Enrollment
266
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002572
WASHINGTON MONTESSORI
1130 N EUCLID AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63113 · (314) 361-0432 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
266 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
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
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
51.8%
MO avg 49.5% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
266
-66 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.4:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
96%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WASHINGTON MONTESSORI
WASHINGTON MONTESSORI is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY, caters to 266 students in grades pre-K through 5.
ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. WASHINGTON MONTESSORI is one of those campuses.
On demographics, WASHINGTON MONTESSORI logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.
On the resource side, WASHINGTON MONTESSORI records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting WASHINGTON MONTESSORI tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WASHINGTON MONTESSORI sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 39.8%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) shows that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), WASHINGTON MONTESSORI is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: THE BIOME, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WASHINGTON MONTESSORI comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WASHINGTON MONTESSORI has fell 20%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the WASHINGTON MONTESSORI community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS CITY
- GATEWAY HIGHHigh · 860 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGHHigh · 734 students
- VASHON HIGHHigh · 621 students
- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 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
- THE BIOME0.7 mi · 167
- SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES0.7 mi · 337
- SUMNER HIGH1.1 mi · 407
- KIPP VICTORY ACADEMY1.1 mi · 433
- KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY1.1 mi · 305
- HICKEY ELEM.1.2 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON MONTESSORIHow many students attend WASHINGTON MONTESSORI?
WASHINGTON MONTESSORI enrolls approximately 266 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WASHINGTON MONTESSORI serve?
WASHINGTON MONTESSORI serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON MONTESSORI?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON MONTESSORI is approximately 11.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON MONTESSORI?
At WASHINGTON MONTESSORI, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON MONTESSORI public or private?
WASHINGTON MONTESSORI is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.