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Armstrong Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

775^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Armstrong Elementary is a public elementary school in Hazelwood, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Hazelwood School District, which is ranked 319 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Armstrong Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Missouri elementary schools, with low academic performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.5% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.4% statewide. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.5% to 42.3% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 64.94% to 83.05%, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While all the schools in the Hazelwood district struggle academically, some nearby schools, such as Lawson Elementary and Garrett Elementary, perform significantly better than Armstrong Elementary on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting they serve a more advantaged student population. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Armstrong Elementary's academic outcomes are still significantly below state and district averages, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

361

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,469

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6255 Howdershell Rd
Hazelwood, MO 63042-1119

(314) 953-4000

District: Hazelwood

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle
High:	Hazelwood West High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

775^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Hazelwood

319^th of 367Hazelwood 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	14.8	775 of 900	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	721 of 906	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	756 of 898	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	704 of 908	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	765 of 901	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	903 of 1052	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	882 of 1045	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.4	817 of 1032	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.2	614 of 865	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.7	640 of 1058	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.2	780 of 1089	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	847 of 1108	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	932 of 1085	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	894 of 1088	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.2	863 of 1066	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	854 of 1053	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.1	623 of 1084	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.4	674 of 1080	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.9	557 of 1074	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	53 of 190	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	47 of 191	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	37 of 185	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	15 of 184	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	56.9	56 of 163	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	100 of 250	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	115 of 243	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	446 of 638	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	341 of 625	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	487 of 611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	310 of 532	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	424 of 574	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	823 of 907	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	688 of 887	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+58 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+16 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-15 vs state

English Language Arts19%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6255 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4000	361	30	11.9	100.0%	20 (5.5%)	276 (76.5%)	25 (6.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	14.8	775^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.9%		21	721^st of 906 public elementary schools	20.4%	54	20.5	20.6	13.7	27.4	20.2		16.4	$17,469	$47	$17,422
Russell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Howdershell Rd	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4750	373	27	13.7		81 (21.7%)	234 (62.7%)	28 (7.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	35.5	612^th of 900 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.3	661^st of 906 public elementary schools	27.0%	49	31.6	32.7	24.7	29.6	38.3	39.0	34.3	$16,768	$70	$16,698
Garrett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Ville Rosa Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4200	309	23	13.3	100.0%	54 (17.5%)	199 (64.4%)	41 (13.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	52.2	432^nd of 900 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.5	439^th of 906 public elementary schools	51.5%	7	46.6	28.0	44.2	44.1	33.8		48.0	$17,049	$254	$16,795
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	585 Coachway Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4700	417	22	18.7	100.0%	80 (19.2%)	267 (64.0%)	38 (9.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.7%)	38.2	587^th of 900 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.5	583^rd of 906 public elementary schools	35.7%	4	27.1	33.7	21.6	38.3	36.2	42.7	40.0	$16,114	$311	$15,802
Lawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Charbonier Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4550	316	19	16.4	100.0%	59 (18.7%)	211 (66.8%)	15 (4.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	48.5	482^nd of 900 public elementary schools	46.4%		36.9	589^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.0%	107	42.0	34.3	41.5		31.4	44.6	43.6	$17,455	$618	$16,837
McCurdy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Lindsay Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4650	538	28	19.2	100.0%	90 (16.7%)	387 (71.9%)	23 (4.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	12.5	801^st of 900 public elementary schools	11.0%		13.7	792^nd of 906 public elementary schools	12.6%	9	13.1	17.0	10.0	20.1	21.0	21.9	22.1	$13,697	$243	$13,454
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
Lusher Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2015 Mullanphy Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4600	371	26	14.2	100.0%	29 (7.8%)	288 (77.6%)	23 (6.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	23.7	709^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.2%		22.1	713^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.3%	4	22.6	38.1	15.0	21.8	22.6	40.6	17.5	$17,229	$285	$16,943
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
Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Humes Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4900	508	37	13.8	100.0%	65 (12.8%)	374 (73.6%)	17 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	24	707^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.4%		17.5	753^rd of 906 public elementary schools	16.9%	46	21.5	17.0	9.3	29.8	34.3	37.3	27.8	$15,137	$176	$14,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Elementary

Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Armstrong Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Elementary?

Students at Armstrong Elementary are 76% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Armstrong Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Armstrong Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle
High : Hazelwood West High

What district is Armstrong Elementary in?

Hazelwood

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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.

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