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Dressel Elementary School

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Dressel Elementary School ranks 131 st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Dressel Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 628 students. The school is part of the Lindbergh Schools district, which is ranked 20th out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Dressel Elementary School has consistently performed well on state assessments, with a significant number of students scoring proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, Dressel's 3rd-grade students outperformed the Lindbergh Schools and Missouri state averages in both Mathematics (69.4% vs. 64.4% and 41.4%) and English Language Arts (65.2% vs. 58.1% and 41.8%). The school has also shown exceptional performance in serving its special education and gifted student populations, ranking 4th out of 101 Missouri elementary schools for its special education students and 3rd out of 11 Missouri elementary schools for its gifted and talented students in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Dressel Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (16.88% in 2023-2024), the school has demonstrated strong performance in this subgroup, ranking 23rd out of 638 Missouri elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year. Dressel Elementary School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools within the Lindbergh Schools district, such as Long Elementary, Kennerly Elementary, and Sappington Elementary.

598

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,074

Per pupil spending ?

21.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10911 Tesson Ferry Road
Saint Louis, MO 63123-6116

(314) 729-2485

District: Lindbergh Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Two or more races:

6.4%

Asian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2019 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (60% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

Missouri avg42%

131^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lindbergh Schools

20^th of 367Lindbergh Schools 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	83.4	131 of 900	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	176 of 906	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	331 of 898	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	344 of 908	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	386 of 901	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.9	254 of 1052	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	68.5	20 of 103	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	89 of 302	70.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2019	42.9	74 of 91	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	23 of 638	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	33.7	430 of 611	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	630 of 907	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	4 of 101	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	58.0	34 of 107	68.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	157 of 666	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	196 of 668	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	319 of 673	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	318 of 675	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	347 of 691	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	314 of 917	65.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2024)96th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+19 vs state

Mathematics60%+19 vs state

Science50%+8 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
Dressel Elementary School	Public	K-5	10911 Tesson Ferry Road	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2485	598	40	14.8	21.1%	480 (80.3%)	20 (3.3%)	24 (4.0%)	34 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.4%)	83.4	131^st of 900 public elementary schools	85.4%		77	176^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.6%	45	69.4	55.6	54.6	50.3	65.2	62.8	59.0	$12,074	$96	$11,978
Sappington Elementary	Public	K-5	11011 Gravois Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 729-2460	504	33	15.1	17.9%	401 (79.6%)	16 (3.2%)	29 (5.8%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	79.2	163^rd of 900 public elementary schools	81.9%		77	174^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.8%	11	54.2	46.6	56.8	58.6	50.5	57.3	65.3	$12,072	$27	$12,045
Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	10305 Concord School Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2470	555	33	16.6	12.6%	488 (87.9%)	11 (2.0%)	16 (2.9%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	90.9	63^rd of 900 public elementary schools	93.0%		91	51^st of 906 public elementary schools	94.4%	12	74.4	74.7	60.3	60.3	61.6	70.7	63.3	$11,774	$26	$11,748
Mesnier Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6930 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 849-5566	741	49	15.1	32.4%	512 (69.1%)	47 (6.3%)	63 (8.5%)	46 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.7%)								(n/a)								$16,510	$105	$16,404
Southview	Public	K-8	11660 Eddie And Park Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 989-8900	71	23	3.1	36.6%	50 (70.4%)	17 (23.9%)	2 (2.8%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$144,581	$12,550	$132,032
Long Elementary	Public	K-5	9021 Sappington Rd	Saint Louis	63126	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2450	545	33	16.3	7.2%	477 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	16 (2.9%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	94.9	26^th of 900 public elementary schools	97.1%		92.9	37^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.9%	11	74.1	69.3	70.2	71.3	66.2	78.3	76.8	$11,382	$14	$11,367
Bierbaum Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Union Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5500	531	39	13.5	50.1%	365 (68.7%)	65 (12.2%)	20 (3.8%)	59 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.0%)	43.9	528^th of 900 public elementary schools	41.3%		47.1	478^th of 906 public elementary schools	47.2%	50	33.0	43.6	36.7	31.2	39.7	41.8	34.7	$12,897	$137	$12,760
Mosaic Elementary	Public	K-5	3701 Will Ave.	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(314) 467-7900	258	18	14.4	9.7%	218 (84.5%)	17 (6.6%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	89.9	75^th of 900 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.7	59^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.5%	16	65.8	97.4	44.6	63.1	65.8	87.8		$13,188	$186	$13,003
Kennerly Elementary	Public	K-5	10025 Kennerly Rd	Saint Louis	63128	St. Louis County	Lindbergh Schools	No	No	No	No	(314) 729-2440	496	42	11.8	6.7%	428 (86.3%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	85.1	116^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.4	97^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.3%	19	49.2	74.6	63.4	64.6	49.2	67.7		$13,492	$21	$13,470
Gotsch Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8348 S Laclede Station Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 842-1238	562	41	13.7	38.3%	411 (73.1%)	30 (5.3%)	45 (8.0%)	27 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.7%)	50.2	462^nd of 900 public elementary schools	48.7%		44.2	518^th of 906 public elementary schools	42.8%	56	38.0	41.8	29.0	36.6	47.2	51.5	39.1	$13,835	$40	$13,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Dressel Elementary School

What district is Dressel Elementary School in?

Lindbergh Schools

Is Dressel Elementary School a good school?

Dressel Elementary School ranks 131^st of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dressel Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Dressel Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dressel Elementary School?

Students at Dressel Elementary School are 80% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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