WOHLWEND ELEM.

Located at 5966 TELEGRAPH RD, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, WOHLWEND ELEM. is an average-sized primary school that hosts 409 students (grades K through 5), operated by MEHLVILLE R-IX. That puts it 30% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.

Across the 19 schools in MEHLVILLE R-IX (10,095 students total), WOHLWEND ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, WOHLWEND ELEM. shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WOHLWEND ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which WOHLWEND ELEM. is one.

Nearest neighbor: OAKVILLE MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WOHLWEND ELEM.. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WOHLWEND ELEM. ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 469 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the WOHLWEND ELEM. community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.