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Halls Ferry Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

799^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Halls Ferry Elementary is a public elementary school located in Florissant, Missouri, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Ferguson-Florissant R-II school district, which is ranked 309 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Halls Ferry Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 769 and 831 out of over 900 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.8% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 38.2% statewide. Halls Ferry Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.7% to 48.3% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high level of poverty among the student population.

Comparing Halls Ferry Elementary to nearby schools, the other elementary schools in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II district, such as Duchesne Elementary, Combs Elementary, Parker Road Elementary, and Commons Lane Elementary, also have low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students from low-income families, similar to Halls Ferry Elementary. However, the nearby Hazelwood School District schools, such as Jury Elementary, Keeven Elementary, and Jamestown Elementary, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite also serving high-poverty student populations.

394

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,476

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13585 New Halls Ferry Rd
Florissant, MO 63033-3054

(314) 831-1022

District: Ferguson-Florissant R-II

Students who attend Halls Ferry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cross Keys Middle
High:	McCluer North High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg12%

Missouri avg42%

799^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II

309^th of 367Ferguson-Florissant R-II among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	799 of 900	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	785 of 906	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	806 of 898	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	769 of 908	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	818 of 901	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	831 of 1052	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	785 of 1045	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.0	646 of 1032	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	603 of 865	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	850 of 1058	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	838 of 1089	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	909 of 1108	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	954 of 1085	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1007 of 1088	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	957 of 1066	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	924 of 1053	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	845 of 1084	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.4	693 of 1080	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.6	841 of 1074	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	96 of 191	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	112 of 185	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	53 of 184	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	97 of 163	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	79 of 250	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	55 of 243	77.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	487 of 638	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	464 of 625	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	503 of 611	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	318 of 532	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	474 of 574	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	536 of 907	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	456 of 887	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Halls Ferry Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th 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 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halls Ferry Elementary	Public	3-5	13585 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-1022	394	17	23.1	57.4%	13 (3.3%)	350 (88.8%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	12.7	799^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.2%		14.8	785^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.4%	14	19.9	17.9	9.8	20.1	16.6	21.6	20.9		$13,476	$90	$13,385
Parker Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2800 Parker Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-2644	401	23	17.8	57.4%	33 (8.2%)	323 (80.5%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.7%)								(n/a)									$14,756	$109	$14,646
Commons Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	2700 Derhake Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-0440	351	25	14.0	100.0%	18 (5.1%)	308 (87.7%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)									$14,881	$162	$14,719
Robinwood Elementary	Public	3-5	955 Derhake Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-4633	321	18	17.8	99.7%	22 (6.9%)	262 (81.6%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	14.1	785^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.8%		11.3	819^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.6%	34	21.6	20.9	19.3	21.5	18.0	13.0	22.1		$14,617	$99	$14,518
Ackerman	Public	K-8	1550 Derhake Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 989-7200	137	38	3.5	100.0%	22 (16.1%)	113 (82.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)				5.0			5.0	3.3	$141,623	$11,934	$129,688
Jury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11950 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4400	480	26	18.7	100.0%	7 (1.5%)	446 (92.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.3%)	7.7	844^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.8	835^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.8%	9	7.3	10.4	9.7	13.8	10.2	13.3	20.6		$13,452	$425	$13,027
Duchesne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	100 S Florissant Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-1911	269	22	12.2	100.0%	34 (12.6%)	190 (70.6%)	30 (11.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)								(n/a)									$17,140	$125	$17,015
Combs Elementary	Public	3-5	300 St Jean Dr	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 831-0411	293	17	17.7		44 (15.0%)	204 (69.6%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.5%)	10	822^nd of 900 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.1	842^nd of 906 public elementary schools	7.1%	20	13.6	6.0	10.6	16.8	14.0	14.0	26.8		$14,627	$178	$14,449
Keeven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11230 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4450	331	23	14.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	301 (90.9%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	15.3	771^st of 900 public elementary schools	14.3%		19.1	741^st of 906 public elementary schools	18.2%	30	15.6	21.6	23.2	21.3	22.5	16.7			$16,549	$290	$16,260
Jamestown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13750 Old Jamestown Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4300	314	21	14.7	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	289 (92.0%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	8.8	831^st of 900 public elementary schools	7.7%		13	803^rd of 906 public elementary schools	11.4%	28		8.0	1.7	21.1	6.2	17.8	19.5		$15,563	$393	$15,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Halls Ferry Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Halls Ferry Elementary?

Students at Halls Ferry Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Halls Ferry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Halls Ferry Elementary.

Is Halls Ferry Elementary a good school?

Halls Ferry Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.2% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Halls Ferry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Halls Ferry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cross Keys Middle
High : McCluer North High

What district is Halls Ferry Elementary in?

Ferguson-Florissant R-II

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