WESTCHESTER ELEM.

WESTCHESTER ELEM. is a heavily attended primary school in KIRKWOOD, Missouri, one of the schools within KIRKWOOD R-VII. The school hosts 572 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% larger than the state mean of about 315.

KIRKWOOD R-VII comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,982 students; WESTCHESTER ELEM. is among them.

Looking at the student body, WESTCHESTER ELEM. lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

On the income-and-resources front, WESTCHESTER ELEM. logs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 5% 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WESTCHESTER ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 33.4%.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis County reports that median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), WESTCHESTER ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WESTCHESTER ELEM. comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. WESTCHESTER ELEM.'s enrollment has expanded 12% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 572). Over the same period, the White share climbed from 82% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

On this page, the feed for WESTCHESTER ELEM. typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.