Worst 10 Missouri Elementary Schools

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 898)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
292928001906	898	Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3935 Enright Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0894	326	24	13.5	99.1%	0 (0.0%)	320 (98.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,831			$678			$16,153	2.8	2.9	907	9
290057403356	897	Lift For Life Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1920 7th Street	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	215	16	13.6	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	215 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,017			$2,872			$13,145	2.8	3.2	904	7
292667001577	896	Danforth Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 St Cyr Rd	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-9524	271	16	16.9	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	263 (97.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,241			$2,947			$8,293	2.9	3	906	10
292928001937	895	Hamilton Elementary Community Education	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 N Kingshighway	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 367-0552	253	19	13.3	98.8%	5 (2.0%)	244 (96.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,453			$750			$16,704	3			(n/a)
290059103363	894	KIPP Wonder Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3740 Marine Ave.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-9550	331	27	12.2	99.1%	1 (0.3%)	318 (96.1%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,652			$4,747			$9,905	3.1			(n/a)
292667001579	893	Glasgow Elementary	Public	K-5	10560 Renfrew Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-4680	269	14	19.5	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	264 (98.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,670			$2,338			$7,332	3.4	3.9	896	3
292667001581	892	Koch Elementary	Public	K-5	1910 Exuma	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-3029	303	15	20.5	99.0%	1 (0.3%)	293 (96.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,552			$2,382			$8,170	3.4	3.7	897	5
292928001942	891	Henry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1220 N Tenth St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-7284	204	15	13.6	98.5%	5 (2.5%)	197 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$19,315			$1,075			$18,240	3.5	3.1	905	14
292667000726	890	Gibson Elementary	Public	K-5	9926 Fonda Dr	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 869-4845	429	23	18.8	99.3%	6 (1.4%)	415 (96.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,116			$2,048			$7,068	3.7	5.7	885	5
292265003189	889	Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-8	3883 Jennings Station Road	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0850	397	23	17.2	99.2%	0 (0.0%)	380 (95.7%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,845			$4,109			$11,736	3.7	4.4	894	5

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAP Mathematics, MAP English Language Arts, MAP Science test scores released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on January 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.