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Washington Elementary

Public Grades 1-8

842^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 1-8 in the Normandy Schools Collaborative district in Saint Louis, Missouri, with 332 students. However, the district as a whole is ranked 362 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 17.7% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 41.4% statewide and 8.8% for the Normandy district. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 26.6% to 57.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Despite spending significantly more per student ($15,935 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, the school continues to struggle academically.

The challenges faced by Washington Elementary are not unique to the school, as the other schools in the Normandy Schools Collaborative district show similar patterns of low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, the nearby schools in the University City district perform significantly better academically, with higher proficiency rates in Math, English Language Arts, and Science, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar socioeconomic populations.

244

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,392

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 N Hanley Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63114-6310

(314) 493-0810

District: Normandy Schools Collaborative

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Normandy High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.5%

Hispanic:

9.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (12% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 34 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg11%

Missouri avg42%

842^nd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Normandy Schools Collaborative

362^nd of 367Normandy Schools Collaborative 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	842 of 900	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	797 of 906	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	744 of 898	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	828 of 908	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	871 of 901	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	980 of 1052	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	973 of 1045	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	973 of 1032	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	754 of 865	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	972 of 1058	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1076 of 1089	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.5	1003 of 1108	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	989 of 1085	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	28.2	892 of 1088	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.8	917 of 1066	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	1004 of 1053	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	1003 of 1084	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.5	1014 of 1080	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.1	1004 of 1074	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	123 of 190	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	77 of 191	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.7	158 of 163	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	189 of 250	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	179 of 243	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	576 of 638	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	482 of 625	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	367 of 611	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	447 of 532	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	547 of 574	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	841 of 907	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	815 of 887	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	404 of 459	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	422 of 459	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	426 of 454	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	47.8	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	74 of 148	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	309 of 382	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	306 of 365	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	344 of 371	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)35th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)52nd percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%-28 vs state

Mathematics11%-30 vs state

Science8%-34 vs state

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Schools Near Washington 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
Washington Elementary	Public	1-8	1730 N Hanley Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0810	244	19	12.8	100.0%	6 (2.5%)	211 (86.5%)	23 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.8	842^nd of 900 public elementary schools	6.4%		13.4	797^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.0%	45	17.7	9.0	6.3	7.9	20.8	14.2	11.0	$18,392	$3,298	$15,094
The Leadership School	Public, Charter	K-4	1785 Pennsylvania Ave	Saint Louis	63133	St. Louis County	The Leadership School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 492-2301	220	18	12.5	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	206 (93.6%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	12.8	794^th of 900 public elementary schools	11.8%					(n/a)	10.7	16.0			13.2	29.6		$17,745	$4,113	$13,632
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 N 82nd BLVD	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4361	386	30	12.9	100.0%	13 (3.4%)	283 (73.3%)	67 (17.4%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	26.7	685^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.9%		26	688^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.1%	3	39.2	24.5	24.7	21.4	26.6	28.6	30.4	$16,038	$837	$15,201
Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7400 Balson Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4451	304	26	11.8	100.0%	50 (16.4%)	203 (66.8%)	23 (7.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)	39	578^th of 900 public elementary schools	35.8%		40.3	556^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.6%	22	29.1	39.5	31.3	39.5	29.1	39.5	35.4	$18,097	$847	$17,249
Pershing Elementary	Public	K-5	6761 Bartmer Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4152	286	27	10.7	100.0%	18 (6.3%)	241 (84.3%)	20 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	12.9	791^st of 900 public elementary schools	12.1%		11.5	816^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.9%	25	17.5	23.1	16.0	20.5	13.5	19.3	18.2	$18,662	$846	$17,816
Wyland Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Brown Rd	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6460	545	35	15.5	100.0%	114 (20.9%)	208 (38.2%)	160 (29.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	13.4	787^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.6%		20.9	724^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.1%	63	11.7	18.9	16.1	18.2	17.2	23.3	23.8	$12,858	$405	$12,454
Normandy Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	3101 Nordic Drive	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	236	28	8.4	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	214 (90.7%)	18 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)								$23,564	$4,774	$18,790
Bel-Nor	Public	1-5	3101 Nordic Dr.	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0140	205	19	11.0	100.0%	7 (3.4%)	168 (82.0%)	26 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	9.7	824^th of 900 public elementary schools	8.4%		6.5	867^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.3%	43	15.0	13.8	15.6	13.5		11.5	18.2	$22,191	$3,681	$18,510
Flynn Park Elementary	Public	K-5	7220 Waterman Ave	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4421	323	25	12.7	100.0%	98 (30.3%)	164 (50.8%)	20 (6.2%)	10 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	47.4	494^th of 900 public elementary schools	45.1%		52.7	421^st of 906 public elementary schools	53.5%	73	35.4	45.9	28.8		43.6	44.3	29.8	$17,164	$858	$16,306
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-8	4315 Cardwell Dr	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0100	214	13	16.4	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	198 (92.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	4.9	880^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.2%		5	883^rd of 906 public elementary schools	2.5%	3	2.2	16.7	9.0	4.5	8.2		4.5	$18,452	$3,193	$15,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Washington Elementary.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Normandy Schools Collaborative

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 86% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Normandy High

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