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F. P. Tillman Elementary

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F. P. Tillman Elementary ranks 127 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

F. P. Tillman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kirkwood, Missouri, serving 494 students in grades K-5 and part of the highly-ranked Kirkwood R-VII School District.

F. P. Tillman Elementary consistently performs well on state assessments, with a significant portion of students scoring proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. The school has demonstrated strong performance among specific student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for its Special Education, Disabled, and Gifted and Talented student populations. Additionally, F. P. Tillman Elementary has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a commitment to supporting the diverse learning needs of its students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Kirkwood R-VII district, F. P. Tillman Elementary generally outperforms its peers on state assessments, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in several recent years. This high performance is further highlighted by the school's proximity to other top-performing elementary schools in the Kirkwood area, such as W. W. Keysor Elementary and North Glendale Elementary, indicating the district's dedication to providing quality education to its students.

457

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,415

Per pupil spending ?

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 Quan Ave
Kirkwood, MO 63122-2819

(314) 213-6150

District: Kirkwood R-Vii

Students who attend F. P. Tillman Elementary usually attend:

High:

Kirkwood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Two or more races:

10.9%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Missouri elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Kirkwood R-Vii's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg63%

Missouri avg42%

127^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Kirkwood R-Vii

16^th of 367Kirkwood R-Vii 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	83.5	127 of 900	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	88 of 906	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	118 of 898	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	63 of 908	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	77 of 901	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	109 of 1052	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	62 of 1045	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	84.6	110 of 1032	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	90 of 865	89.6%	★★★★☆
2015	91.4	47 of 1058	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	92.8	32 of 1089	97.1%	★★★★★
2013	94.2	13 of 1108	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	12 of 1085	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	36 of 1088	96.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	26 of 1066	97.6%	★★★★★
2009	94.6	14 of 1053	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	21 of 1084	98.1%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	82 of 1080	92.4%	★★★★★
2006	74.3	187 of 1074	82.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	86.1	18 of 302	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	17 of 251	93.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	71.4	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	12 of 97	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	166 of 666	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	92 of 668	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	108 of 673	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	63 of 675	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	64 of 691	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	98 of 917	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	79 of 898	91.2%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)95th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)94th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)75th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

Science49%+7 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	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
F. P. Tillman Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Quan Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6150	457	32	14.3	6.1%	360 (78.8%)	23 (5.0%)	18 (3.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	83.5	127^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.9%		86.2	88^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.3%	39	58.9	61.5	46.3	48.8	70.4	75.5	64.2			$15,415	$25	$15,390
W. W. Keysor Elementary	Public	K-5	725 N Geyer Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6120	565	37	15.3	4.4%	468 (82.8%)	27 (4.8%)	18 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	93.1	41^st of 900 public elementary schools	95.4%		92.2	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%	1	84.7	73.7	54.0	62.0	82.9	75.6	67.0			$13,503	$30	$13,474
North Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	765 N Sappington Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6130	571	38	15.1	6.5%	466 (81.6%)	58 (10.2%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	85.8	111^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.6	60^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.4%	51	55.0	55.8	71.7	67.9	61.1	62.6				$13,302	$24	$13,278
Westchester Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Woodgate Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6160	572	34	16.6	4.5%	499 (87.2%)	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.8%)	84.4	123^rd of 900 public elementary schools	86.3%		86.3	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%	36	72.0	55.8	50.5	58.9	59.7	67.5				$13,389	$25	$13,363
Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	9825 Hudson Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6466	199	20	10.1	10.6%	150 (75.4%)	10 (5.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.6%)	94.6	29^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.8%		90.9	52^nd of 906 public elementary schools	94.3%	23	72.5		64.2	71.4	75.0	69.6				$17,507	$110	$17,397
Litzsinger	Public	K-8	10094 Litzsinger Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 989-8800	84	32	2.6	100.0%	37 (44.0%)	35 (41.7%)	4 (4.8%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)					7.8		6.3	20.1	6.3	$168,849	$15,227	$153,622
Dr. Henry Givens Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N Rock Hill Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6460	306	25	12.1	36.9%	165 (53.9%)	102 (33.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	64.6	315^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.0%		77.1	172^nd of 906 public elementary schools	81.0%	143	42.1	43.8	62.8		49.2					$14,314	$30	$14,284
George R. Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	803 Couch Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-6140	463	30	15.4	13.8%	324 (70.0%)	72 (15.6%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	71.1	241^st of 900 public elementary schools	73.2%		70.2	256^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.7%	15	46.6	62.4	34.6	44.1	60.9	74.9	51.5			$14,988	$29	$14,959
Bristol Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Gray Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6433	361	27	13.3	6.9%	317 (87.8%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	97	11^th of 900 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.2	17^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.1%	6	67.6	80.6	68.9	83.0	75.3	85.6	83.0			$15,689	$32	$15,657
Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	9130 Big Bend Blvd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6444	283	24	11.8	5.7%	257 (90.8%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	94.8	28^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.9%		94.7	27^th of 906 public elementary schools	97.0%	1	67.8		68.0	68.0	81.0					$15,548	$31	$15,517

Frequently Asked Questions about F. P. Tillman Elementary

What district is F. P. Tillman Elementary in?

Kirkwood R-Vii

What is the racial makeup of F. P. Tillman Elementary?

Students at F. P. Tillman Elementary are 79% White, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of F. P. Tillman Elementary attend?

Students who attend F. P. Tillman Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Kirkwood Senior High

How many students attend F. P. Tillman Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended F. P. Tillman Elementary.

Is F. P. Tillman Elementary a good school?

F. P. Tillman Elementary ranks 127^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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