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Brown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

739^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Brown Elementary is a public elementary school located in Florissant, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 421 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.

Brown Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with low academic performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 9.7% of 3rd graders at Brown Elementary were proficient or better in Math, compared to 18.9% in the Hazelwood district and 41.4% statewide. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.2% to 42.3% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Brown Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.64% to 65.56% in recent years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

While Brown Elementary's overall performance is low, the school does have some bright spots in its performance for specific student subgroups. For instance, the school ranks in the top 55 out of 190 Missouri elementary schools for its African American students in 2024-2025, and in the top 228 out of 625 for its low-SES students in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance for its special education and disabled student subgroups is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Missouri elementary schools. The nearby schools in the Hazelwood district and the Ferguson-Florissant R-II district also have similar low-performing profiles to Brown Elementary, with the exception of Lawson Elementary, which performs slightly better than the other Hazelwood schools on some academic measures.

441

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,905

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3325 Chicory Creek Ln
Florissant, MO 63031-1309

(314) 953-4100

District: Hazelwood

Students who attend Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Middle
High:	Hazelwood Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.8%

White:

6.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (22% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

739^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	19.5	739 of 900	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	666 of 906	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	654 of 898	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	761 of 908	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	801 of 901	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	640 of 1052	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	631 of 1045	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	628 of 1032	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.0	605 of 865	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.2	543 of 1058	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.6	602 of 1089	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.3	905 of 1108	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	848 of 1085	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	51.4	585 of 1088	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.0	760 of 1066	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.6	604 of 1053	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	705 of 1084	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	801 of 1080	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	921 of 1074	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	55 of 190	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	11 of 191	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	3 of 185	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	67.4	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	43 of 163	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	45 of 250	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	29 of 243	88.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	18.7	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.5	99 of 302	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	380 of 638	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	228 of 625	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	416 of 611	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	462 of 532	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	526 of 574	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	384 of 907	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	401 of 887	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	25.7	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	62.3	304 of 917	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)71st percentile+53 vs school

White (2019)67th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2023)11th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2021)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science34%-8 vs state

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Brown 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Chicory Creek Ln	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4100	441	28	15.9	100.0%	29 (6.6%)	387 (87.8%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	19.5	739^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.9%		28.9	666^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.5%	73	9.7	19.0	14.4	34.0	18.0	31.8	33.9	$15,905	$420	$15,484
Elementary Special Programs Dept.	Public	K-6	15875 New Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4950	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cold Water Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 Wiethaupt Rd	Florissant	63031	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4150	449	27	16.8	100.0%	27 (6.0%)	377 (84.0%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	21.9	720^th of 900 public elementary schools	20.0%		18.7	744^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.9%	24	28.0	35.8	9.0	19.1	23.4	35.9	23.9	$14,839	$25	$14,814
Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15600 Old Halls Ferry Rd	Florissant	63034	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4050	515	32	16.2	100.0%	38 (7.4%)	452 (87.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	18.7	746^th of 900 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.8	742^nd of 906 public elementary schools	18.1%	4	15.1	33.9	15.7	22.6	19.9	24.7	22.6	$14,453	$44	$14,409
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brown Elementary?

Students at Brown Elementary are 88% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Brown Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Brown Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brown Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Middle
High : Hazelwood Central High

What district is Brown Elementary in?

Hazelwood

Is Brown Elementary a good school?

Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Missouri elementary schools.

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