Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002829
Woerner Elem
6131 LEONA ST, ST LOUIS, MO 63116 · (314) 481-8585 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
349 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
19.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
10.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.2% | 12.4% | 37.2% | 43.0% |
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 | 19.6% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 10.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.7% | 14.2% |
| 2021-22 | 14.7% | 5.6% |
% 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
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% 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 Woerner Elem
Woerner Elem's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woerner Elem this school | 349 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| DOBBS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 320 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| MANN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 261 | 100.0% | 23.9% |
| FREDA MARKLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD KANSAS CITY | 190 | 100.0% | N/A |
| SOUTH ELEM. JEFFERSON CITY | 302 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC ST LOUIS | 260 | 100.0% | 88.1% |
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 Woerner Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #922 of 1,002 | #20 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #963 of 1,019 ▼ 4 | #32 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #910 of 1,018 ▲ 21 | #15 of 57 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #292 of 943 | #8 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #545 of 1,294 | #16 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #396 of 950 | #23 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #37 of 953 | #4 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #209 of 1,165 | #46 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #311 of 684 | #31 of 41 |
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
349
-52 (-13%) vs 2020
+13% since 2000-01, when it was 310
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 99% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 99% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 29.2 | 13.9:1 | 100% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 83% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woerner Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (407 to 349); teachers down 4% (29.2 to 28).
About Woerner Elem
Woerner Elem is an elementary school located in ST LOUIS, Missouri, in St. Louis city. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 349 students.
Woerner Elem sits within ST. LOUIS CITY, which has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
The student body at Woerner Elem has no majority group. Black students lead at 45%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In St. Louis city overall, the Black share is about 42%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Woerner Elem totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. It is about the same as the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Woerner Elem is about 100%.
Among Missouri public elementary schools, Woerner Elem outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 15.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.4%.
For St. Louis city, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $56,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 113 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,941, Woerner Elem among them.
About 0.7 miles separate Woerner Elem from the closest public school, LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 50.8% on proficiency, and Woerner Elem is below that at 15.2%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 401 in 2020-21 to 349 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Woerner Elem lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Woerner ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Woerner Elem?
Woerner Elem enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Woerner Elem serve?
Woerner Elem serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Woerner Elem?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Woerner Elem.
How diverse is Woerner Elem?
Woerner Elem reports a student body of 26% White, 13% Hispanic, 45% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Woerner Elem public or private?
Woerner Elem 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.