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Russell Elementary

Q: Is Russell Elementary a good school?

Russell Elementary ranks 612 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Russell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hazelwood, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 397. 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.

Russell Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a ranking between 612-669 out of around 900 schools in recent years. However, the school performs better in certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 20 Missouri elementary schools for African American students. In contrast, the school struggles with low-socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools for this subgroup. Additionally, Russell Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.1% to 42.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.13% to 51.39% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Within the Hazelwood district, Russell Elementary generally performs worse than other nearby schools, such as Garrett Elementary and Lawson Elementary, which have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Russell Elementary outperforms some other Hazelwood schools, such as McCurdy Elementary and Lusher Elementary, in terms of academic achievement.

373

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,768

Per pupil spending ?

51.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7350 Howdershell Rd
Hazelwood, MO 63042-1306

(314) 953-4750

District: Hazelwood

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Middle
High:	Hazelwood West High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.7%

White:

21.7%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hazelwood

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (33% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 13 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

612^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	35.5	612 of 900	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	661 of 906	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	620 of 898	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	618 of 908	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	669 of 901	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	674 of 1052	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	605 of 1045	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.7	440 of 1032	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	324 of 865	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	325 of 1058	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.9	370 of 1089	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.0	177 of 1108	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	386 of 1085	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.4	205 of 1088	81.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	187 of 1066	82.5%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	243 of 1053	76.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	205 of 1084	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.3	302 of 1080	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.9	336 of 1074	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	13 of 190	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	78.8	20 of 191	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.5	17 of 185	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.3	35 of 184	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.8	105 of 163	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	71 of 250	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	98 of 243	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	51.0	153 of 302	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	142 of 251	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	156 of 638	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	31.8	453 of 625	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	439 of 611	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	276 of 532	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	422 of 574	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	609 of 907	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	574 of 887	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	460 of 691	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	500 of 917	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	449 of 898	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+61 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+44 vs school

Disabled (2019)49th percentile+13 vs school

White (2021)33rd percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science30%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Elementary

Is Russell Elementary a good school?

Russell Elementary ranks 612^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Russell Elementary?

Students at Russell Elementary are 63% African American, 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Russell Elementary in?

Hazelwood

How many students attend Russell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Russell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Russell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Russell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Middle
High : Hazelwood West High

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