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Bierbaum Elementary

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Bierbaum Elementary ranks 528 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

528^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Bierbaum Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 524 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Mehlville R-IX School District, which is ranked 62 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Bierbaum Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, it stands out in its exceptional performance for English Language Learner (ELL) students, who consistently perform in the top 10-15% of the state. However, the school's overall academic achievement, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly for its White student population. Bierbaum Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Despite these challenges, Bierbaum Elementary serves a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, and its performance for this population is in the middle third of Missouri elementary schools, suggesting that the school may be implementing effective strategies and interventions to support these students. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending, which is above the state average, indicates that it may have access to additional resources and funding to address the specific needs of its diverse student population.

531

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,897

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2050 Union Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63125-3053

(314) 467-5500

District: Mehlville R-Ix

Students who attend Bierbaum Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Margaret Buerkle Middle
High:	Mehlville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

African American:

12.2%

Asian:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (37% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 11 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg52%

Missouri avg42%

528^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Mehlville R-Ix

62^nd of 367Mehlville R-Ix 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	43.9	528 of 900	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	478 of 906	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	550 of 898	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	509 of 908	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	602 of 901	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	626 of 1052	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	764 of 1045	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.0	826 of 1032	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	672 of 865	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.0	591 of 1058	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	785 of 1089	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	806 of 1108	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	890 of 1085	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	868 of 1088	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	817 of 1066	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.7	587 of 1053	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	771 of 1084	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.3	643 of 1080	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.0	721 of 1074	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	207 of 302	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	9 of 65	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	6 of 54	88.9%	★★★★★
2023	62.2	9 of 50	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	5 of 52	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	297 of 638	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	221 of 625	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	278 of 611	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	282 of 532	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	246 of 574	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	575 of 907	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	626 of 887	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	504 of 666	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	486 of 668	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	523 of 673	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	434 of 675	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	538 of 691	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	687 of 917	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	816 of 898	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2019)31st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-5 vs state

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

Science31%-11 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
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
Forder Elementary	Public	K-5	623 W Ripa Ave	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5600	397	31	12.7	45.6%	301 (75.8%)	21 (5.3%)	18 (4.5%)	32 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	45.1	511^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.2%		46.7	488^th of 906 public elementary schools	46.1%	23	23.5	47.9	35.8	42.4	23.9	38.3	47.6	$13,971	$156	$13,815
Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 256-8620	858	59	14.5	56.9%	547 (63.8%)	93 (10.8%)	54 (6.3%)	92 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	72.5	226^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.9%		66	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%	65	63.9	44.5	46.8	57.8	63.8	38.1	53.1	$11,633	$657	$10,976
Hancock Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 S Broadway	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 544-1300	647	44	14.7	100.0%	341 (52.7%)	144 (22.3%)	74 (11.4%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (11.6%)	30.2	658^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.9%		20.4	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%	71	25.4	28.7	26.2	31.5	22.7	29.0	43.1	$15,033	$139	$14,895
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
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
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
Beasley Elementary	Public	K-5	3131 Koch Rd	Saint Louis	63125	St. Louis County	Mehlville R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 467-5400	250	28	9.0	50.8%	164 (65.6%)	45 (18.0%)	19 (7.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.8%)	72.8	221^st of 900 public elementary schools	75.4%		57.1	377^th of 906 public elementary schools	58.4%	156	53.6	46.6	52.1	47.7	56.0		54.3	$18,789	$210	$18,579
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bierbaum Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bierbaum Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bierbaum Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Margaret Buerkle Middle
High : Mehlville High School

What district is Bierbaum Elementary in?

Mehlville R-Ix

What is the racial makeup of Bierbaum Elementary?

Students at Bierbaum Elementary are 69% White, 12% African American, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Bierbaum Elementary a good school?

Bierbaum Elementary ranks 528^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bierbaum Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Bierbaum Elementary.

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