Lockhart Elementary School

Lockhart Elementary School is a heavily attended primary school in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands, run under Saint Thomas - Saint John School District. The school teaches 904 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 112% larger than the state mean of about 426.

Saint Thomas - Saint John School District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 5,265 students; Lockhart Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lockhart Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Lockhart Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

The closest other public school is Charlotte Amalie High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lockhart Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 95%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 904 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 85% to 76%.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.