Is Mullanphy Botanical Gardens a good school?

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Mullanphy Botanical Gardens?

In the 2023-24 school year, 417 students attended Mullanphy Botanical Gardens.

What is the racial makeup of Mullanphy Botanical Gardens?

Students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Summary:

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens is an elementary school in St. Louis City, Missouri that serves grades PK-5. With 451 students enrolled, the school faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates and poor academic performance on state assessments.

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens has struggled to provide a quality education for its students, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years. The school's 0-star rating from SchoolDigger reflects its poor performance, with only 7.1% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 15.8% in the district and 40.8% statewide. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are also low, ranging from 14.1% to 16.5% for grades 3-5. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,734 to $19,793, the school's resources do not appear to be effectively utilized to improve student outcomes.

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.25% to 99.37%. This is much higher than the rates at nearby schools like Mann Elementary (97.79%) and City Garden Montessori Eaec (97.91%), which are performing better academically. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.0 to 13.2, suggests that staffing resources are not the primary issue, and that addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and effective resource allocation may be key to improving outcomes at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

4221 Shaw Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63110-3526

(314) 772-0994

District: St. Louis City

SchoolDigger Rank:
850^th of 906 Missouri Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,793

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 417

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.4%

Hispanic:

7.0%

White:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mullanphy Botanical Gardens ranks worse than 93.8% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks 13^th among 33 ranked elementary schools in the St. Louis City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.25. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (85.4%), Hispanic (7%), White (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens is 10.1, which is the 6^th best among 33 elementary schools in the St. Louis City School District. (See more...)

Compare Mullanphy Botanical Gardens employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens is $19,793, which is the 7^th highest among 33 elementary schools in the St. Louis City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens:

SchoolDigger ranks Mullanphy Botanical Gardens 850^th of 906 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Mullanphy Botanical Gardens in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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St. Louis City:

SchoolDigger ranks St. Louis City 353^rd of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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Rank History for all students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2006	42.42	680^th	1074	36.7%
2007	20.39	975^th	1080	9.7%
2008	22.39	963^rd	1084	11.2%
2009	24.82	892^nd	1053	15.3%
2010	15.15	980^th	1066	8.1%
2011	24.51	925^th	1088	15.0%
2012	22.54	936^th	1085	13.7%
2013	10.03	1044^th	1108	5.8%
2014	11.44	1008^th	1089	7.4%
2015	8.76	987^th	1058	6.7%
2016	5.65	830^th	865	4.0%
2017	6.98	979^th	1032	5.1%
2018	9.14	966^th	1045	7.6%
2019	10.22	964^th	1052	8.4%
2021	4.70	875^th	901	2.9%
2022	8.04	851^st	908	6.3%
2023	9.53	827^th	898	7.9%
2024	8.25	850^th	906	6.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	42.54	28^th	52	46.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	18.07	797^th	887	10.1%
2019	19.83	817^th	907	9.9%
2021	12.26	552^nd	574	3.8%
2022	21.28	457^th	532	14.1%
2023	23.22	517^th	611	15.4%
2024	19.64	554^th	625	11.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile
2018	38.69	158^th	243	35.0%
2019	38.33	155^th	250	38.0%
2021	28.85	125^th	163	23.3%
2022	37.67	117^th	184	36.4%
2023	33.65	131^st	185	29.2%
2024	29.92	149^th	191	22.0%

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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

My son is supposed to be going to school there, because they have special autism classrooms. Everyone raved what a great school it was, but I have found myself unimpressed. On the first day of school they had the incorrect address for his bus, after trying to change it, I was told by transportation that they will not be making anymore changes until Sept 6th, which is another 3 weeks away. I have no way of getting my son there for three weeks. They had him placed in a regular kindergarten class, even after I informed them he needed to be in an autism classroom. They switched him, but it has yet to show in the school system. They had to search high and low to locate his IEP, and not a soul can tell me when he will be starting his speech and occupational therapy or what days he would have it. All in all I have been lied to and given incorrect information. And noone knows anything there, noone has answers to my questions, and I am basically left in the dark. I am a very involved parent in my child's education and refuse to be ignored. I am calling the board of education and I will be transfering my son to a different school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1994	147	207	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	358
1995	193	312	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	516
1996	193	312	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	516
1997	199	351	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	562
1998	203	350	5	5	0	n/a	n/a	563
1999	185	335	13	6	0	n/a	n/a	539
2000	206	328	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	551
2001	161	303	6	2	0	n/a	n/a	472
2002	138	317	6	10	1	n/a	n/a	472
2003	138	317	6	10	1	n/a	n/a	472
2004	124	284	9	6	1	n/a	n/a	424
2005	124	227	13	13	3	n/a	n/a	380
2006	113	252	16	21	5	n/a	n/a	407
2007	128	284	19	27	3	n/a	n/a	461
2008	104	257	14	19	2	n/a	n/a	396
2009	113	300	11	27	3	n/a	n/a	454
2010	86	338	14	28	2	n/a	n/a	468
2011	70	326	11	26	2	0	0	435
2012	55	323	11	32	2	0	0	423
2013	49	444	4	39	0	0	0	536
2014	52	371	11	41	0	0	0	475
2015	52	327	14	48	0	0	0	441
2016	54	312	21	44	1	0	0	432
2017	51	300	21	45	0	0	0	417
2018	42	359	23	49	1	0	0	474
2019	38	356	18	46	0	0	0	458
2020	39	367	18	44	3	0	0	471
2021	29	325	11	34	1	0	0	400
2022	30	396	8	43	0	0	1	478
2023	29	385	4	31	0	1	1	451
2024	25	356	2	29	0	0	5	417

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	358	30.7	11.7	48.9
1995	516	41.5	12.4	61
1996	516	41.5	12.4	61
1997	562	39.3	14.3	52.1
1998	563	39.5	14.3	46.7
1999	539	41.3	13.1	63.1
2000	551	42.8	12.9	61
2001	472	38.2	12.4	63.3
2002	472	38.9	12.1	59.1
2003	472	38.9	12.1	59.1
2004	424	41.1	10.3	73.3
2005	380	40.8	9.3	78.4
2006	407	33.5	12.1	64.6
2007	461	31.5	14.6	66.2
2008	396	39.5	10.0	71.2
2009	454	36.0	12.6	0
2010	468	39.7	11.7	72
2011	435	36.4	11.9	71
2012	423	36.6	11.5	75.2
2013	536	36.4	14.7	67.2
2014	475	41.2	11.5	90.5
2015	441	39.0	11.3	100
2016	432	39.0	11.0	100
2017	417	38.2	10.9	100
2018	474	44.7	10.6	100
2019	458	42.2	10.8	99.3
2020	471	37.4	12.5	99.4
2021	400	44.2	9.0	99.3
2022	478	41.0	11.6	99.4
2023	451	34.0	13.2	99.3
2024	417	41.0	10.1	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1994	358	30.7	11.7	48.9
1995	516	41.5	12.4	61
1996	516	41.5	12.4	61
1997	562	39.3	14.3	52.1
1998	563	39.5	14.3	46.7
1999	539	41.3	13.1	63.1
2000	551	42.8	12.9	61
2001	472	38.2	12.4	63.3
2002	472	38.9	12.1	59.1
2003	472	38.9	12.1	59.1
2004	424	41.1	10.3	73.3
2005	380	40.8	9.3	78.4
2006	407	33.5	12.1	64.6
2007	461	31.5	14.6	66.2
2008	396	39.5	10.0	71.2
2009	454	36.0	12.6	0
2010	468	39.7	11.7	72
2011	435	36.4	11.9	71
2012	423	36.6	11.5	75.2
2013	536	36.4	14.7	67.2
2014	475	41.2	11.5	90.5
2015	441	39.0	11.3	100
2016	432	39.0	11.0	100
2017	417	38.2	10.9	100
2018	474	44.7	10.6	100
2019	458	42.2	10.8	99.3
2020	471	37.4	12.5	99.4
2021	400	44.2	9.0	99.3
2022	478	41.0	11.6	99.4
2023	451	34.0	13.2	99.3
2024	417	41.0	10.1	100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$342 (1.8%)	$18,385 (98.2%)	$18,728
2020	$591 (3.3%)	$17,503 (96.7%)	$18,094
2021	$1,014 (5.7%)	$16,720 (94.3%)	$17,734
2022	$893 (4.5%)	$18,900 (95.5%)	$19,793

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 964^th of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 827^th of 898 Elementary schools	0.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	9.8	4.4	5.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (St. Louis City)	16.5	15.9	0.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46	41.1	4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	9.8	8.8	1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (St. Louis City)	17.8	20.4	2.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	42.4	6.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	27.5	22.9	4.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (St. Louis City)	16.6	13.4	3.2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.8	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	24.1	21.3	2.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (St. Louis City)	18.8	18.5	0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	45.9	3.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	11.1	9.7	1.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (St. Louis City)	17.2	17.3	0.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	39.1	1.2%
5th Grade Science (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	31.9	20.9	11%
5th Grade Science (St. Louis City)	16.1	19.2	3.1%
5th Grade Science (Missouri)	42.5	40.9	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mullanphy Botanical Gardens)	23.7	8.1	15.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (St. Louis City)	18	20.7	2.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	47.1	44.1	3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	458	451	1.5%
African American	356	385	8.1%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	18	4	77.8%
Hispanic	46	31	32.6%
Pacific Islander	0	1
White	38	29	23.7%
Two or More Races	0	1
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99.3%	99.3%	0%

Schools Near Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)				MAP Science (2024)	MAP English Language Arts (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4221 Shaw Blvd	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 772-0994	417	41	10.1	100.0%	25 (6.0%)	356 (85.4%)	29 (7.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	8.2	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.5	827^th of 898 public elementary schools	7.9%	23	7.1	16.5	7.1		17.6	14.1	16.5	14.2			$19,793	$893	$18,900
City Garden Montessori Ecec	Public, Charter	PK-K	1618 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 664-7646	199	11	18.0	48.7%	84 (42.2%)	85 (42.7%)	8 (4.0%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.0%)								(n/a)											$25,299	$1,833	$23,465
City Garden Montessori Eaec	Public, Charter	1-8	4209 Folsom	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 664-7646	374	24	15.7	49.5%	133 (35.6%)	183 (48.9%)	21 (5.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	40.2	558^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.4%		49.9	460^th of 898 public elementary schools	48.8%	98	32.1	28.5	26.4		39.4	32.1	35.6	39.4	48.1		$19,133	$3,818	$15,316
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 535-3910	155	14	11.0	100.0%	7 (4.5%)	139 (89.7%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	5.5	876^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.3%		8.4	842^nd of 898 public elementary schools	6.2%	34	18.8	4.6				6.3	4.9	13.4			$17,819	$763	$17,057
MO School for the Blind - Elementary	Public	K-8	3815 Magnolia Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	Mo School For The Blind	No	No	No	No	(314) 776-4320	10	5	1.9	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)
Nahed Chapman New American Academy	Public	K-8	1547 So Theresa	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-3285	263	20	13.1	100.0%	46 (17.5%)	28 (10.6%)	161 (61.2%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)											$21,264	$412	$20,851
Stix Early Childhood Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	647 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 533-0874	482	34	14.3	100.0%	79 (16.4%)	360 (74.7%)	15 (3.1%)	15 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)								(n/a)											$19,281	$537	$18,743
Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4047 Juniata St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-4545	273	18	15.1	100.0%	63 (23.1%)	116 (42.5%)	46 (16.8%)	36 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	16.2	766^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.5%		10.3	817^th of 898 public elementary schools	9.0%	51	28.7	26.0	14.0		16.8			17.2			$18,210	$747	$17,464
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	165	14	11.7	100.0%	7 (4.2%)	150 (90.9%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7.2	859^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.2%		4.4	880^th of 898 public elementary schools	2.0%	21			8.4		12.6	5.9	6.7	16.8			$21,369	$1,657	$19,712
Momentum Academy Tower Grove East	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 S. Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 376-3480	154	11	13.6	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	137 (89.0%)	7 (4.5%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	3.5	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.9	873^rd of 898 public elementary schools	2.8%	27				5.9	6.0	5.0			6.0	11.9	$15,599	$2,920	$12,679

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