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Townsend Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Townsend Elementary is a public elementary school located in Florissant, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 362. 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.

Townsend Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools, with low academic performance on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.7% of 3rd graders, 23.6% of 4th graders, and 11% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%, respectively. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 35.6% to 42.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Townsend Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.47% to 77.63% over the past few years, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The nearby schools in the Hazelwood School District, such as Jury Elementary, Keeven Elementary, and Larimore Elementary, all have similar performance and demographic characteristics to Townsend Elementary, with low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing these systemic issues within the district may be necessary to improve the performance of Townsend Elementary and the other schools in the area.

351

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,873

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6645 Parker Rd
Florissant, MO 63033-5040

(314) 953-4800

District: Hazelwood

Students who attend Townsend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Hazelwood Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.7%

Two or more races:

4.0%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Missouri avg42%

795^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	12.8	795 of 900	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	860 of 906	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	811 of 898	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	781 of 908	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	811 of 901	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	842 of 1052	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	872 of 1045	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	758 of 1032	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	716 of 865	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.6	684 of 1058	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	11.9	1004 of 1089	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	993 of 1108	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.1	995 of 1085	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	1039 of 1088	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.9	1020 of 1066	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	1010 of 1053	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	1027 of 1084	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	1042 of 1080	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	1023 of 1074	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	63 of 190	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	128 of 191	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	81 of 185	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	37 of 184	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	71 of 163	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	83 of 243	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	497 of 638	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	572 of 625	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	525 of 611	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	369 of 532	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	475 of 574	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	439 of 907	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	535 of 887	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+55 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Science14%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Townsend 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
Townsend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6645 Parker Rd	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-4800	351	26	13.3	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	329 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.0%)	12.8	795^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.7%		7.1	860^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.1%	65	24.7	23.6	11.0	14.1	15.1	21.7	17.3	$16,873	$593	$16,279
Arrowpoint Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2017 Arrowpoint Dr	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-5300	371	28	13.3	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	342 (92.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	3.9	893^rd of 900 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.7	865^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.5%	28	9.7	6.3	1.8	1.8	9.7	10.5	3.5	$15,918	$560	$15,357
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
Grannemann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2324 Redman Rd	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4250	438	34	12.8	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	412 (94.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	6.6	860^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.4%		7	862^nd of 906 public elementary schools	4.9%	2	10.2	6.2	11.6	11.6	15.7	9.3	13.3	$14,874	$434	$14,440
Twillman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11831 Bellefontaine Rd	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4850	273	21	12.8	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	241 (88.3%)	15 (5.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	7.5	846^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.0%		6.3	868^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.2%	22	2.6		9.2	9.2	12.3	18.3	18.3	$15,738	$273	$15,465
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
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
Larimore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 Trampe Ln	Saint Louis	63138	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 953-4500	330	26	12.8	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	310 (93.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	4.5	885^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.1	904^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.2%	19	2.5	7.7	6.9	10.2	7.5	9.5	5.2	$16,083	$596	$15,487
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
Lewis And Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	10242 Prince	Saint Louis	63136	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 868-5205	137	11	12.4	67.2%	1 (0.7%)	134 (97.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				4.0		4.4		$16,771	$1,688	$15,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Townsend Elementary

How many students attend Townsend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Townsend Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Townsend Elementary attend?

Students who attend Townsend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Hazelwood Central High

What is the racial makeup of Townsend Elementary?

Students at Townsend Elementary are 94% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Townsend Elementary a good school?

Townsend Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Townsend 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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