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Larimore Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
885th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools
Better than 2% of Missouri elementary schools
Summary

Larimore Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 345 students. The school is part of the Hazelwood School District, which is ranked 319 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Larimore Elementary consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades at Larimore Elementary was 2.5%, 7.7%, and 6.9%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38.2% to 55.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Larimore Elementary has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.32% to 99.12% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

The nearby schools in the Hazelwood School District, such as Jamestown Elementary, Arrowpoint Elementary, Townsend Elementary, and Grannemann Elementary, also perform significantly below the state averages in academic achievement, but generally outperform Larimore Elementary across various metrics. The challenges faced by Larimore Elementary appear to be multifaceted, involving factors such as socioeconomic status, resource allocation, and student engagement, which will require a comprehensive and targeted approach from the school, district, and community stakeholders to address.

330
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,083
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1025 Trampe Ln
       Saint Louis, MO  63138-3013

(314) 953-4500

District: Hazelwood


Students who attend Larimore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Southeast Middle
High:    Hazelwood East High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
93.9%
Two or more races:
3.0%
Hispanic:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Missouri average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school7%
District avg21%
Missouri avg42%
885th of 900
Missouri public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
18th of 19Elementary Schools in the Hazelwood
319th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
20254.5885 of 9001.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.1904 of 9060.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.6876 of 8982.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.1888 of 9082.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.0859 of 9014.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.1965 of 10528.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.0938 of 104510.2%★☆☆☆☆
201715.6915 of 103211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201618.7742 of 86514.2%★☆☆☆☆
201512.1966 of 10588.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20143.71063 of 10892.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20138.51056 of 11084.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.9984 of 10859.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201114.61001 of 10888.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201013.0993 of 10666.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200910.0997 of 10535.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200819.1983 of 10849.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200721.0971 of 108010.1%★☆☆☆☆
200618.0983 of 10748.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
202516.3185 of 1902.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.3189 of 1911.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.1160 of 18513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2150 of 18418.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.9130 of 16320.2%★☆☆☆☆
201939.5147 of 25041.2%★★☆☆☆
201847.1121 of 24350.2%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
20199.5293 of 3023.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.8237 of 2515.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMissouri percentileRating
202510.2621 of 6382.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.2623 of 6250.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.9590 of 6113.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.1510 of 5324.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.4531 of 5747.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.9815 of 90710.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.8752 of 88715.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2019)3rd percentile-5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?
Science10%-32 vs state
English Language Arts7%-36 vs state
Mathematics6%-35 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Larimore Elementary.

Larimore Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

Students who attend Larimore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : Hazelwood East High

Students at Larimore Elementary are 94% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.


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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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