Summary:
Jury Elementary is a public elementary school located in Florissant, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Hazelwood School District, which is ranked 343 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Jury Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments (MAP tests) across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 3-11% of Jury Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 15.5-18.5% for the Hazelwood district and 38.4-44.4% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 97.82-99.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Additionally, Jury Elementary has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.6% to 42.3% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages.
The nearby schools in the Hazelwood district, such as Grannemann Elementary, Jamestown Elementary, Townsend Elementary, and Keeven Elementary, also struggle academically, with similar low performance on state assessments and high rates of chronic absenteeism. However, Keeven Elementary, the closest school to Jury Elementary, performs slightly better on some metrics. The schools in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II district, such as Halls Ferry Elementary, Robinwood Elementary, and Lemasters Elementary, generally perform better than Jury Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism, despite also serving high-poverty student populations.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Hazelwood
SchoolDigger Rank:
835th of 906 Missouri Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,073
Students who attend Jury Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.2
Number of students: 420
Racial breakdown:
African American:
93.1%
Two or more races:
4.0%
Hispanic:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99%
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