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Barack Obama Elementary School

Public Grades 1-8

866^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Barack Obama Elementary School is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 316 students in grades 1-8. The school is part of the Normandy Schools Collaborative district, which is ranked 362 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $11,648 to $15,845 per student, Barack Obama Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years, with rankings as low as 1034 out of 1052 schools. The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students and low socioeconomic status students, is also very low, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Missouri elementary schools in these categories. Additionally, the school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.4% to 57.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

The nearby schools in the Normandy Schools Collaborative district, such as Jefferson Elementary, have similar low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. While the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 17.2 and 26.3 over the past few years, which is not significantly different from the nearby schools, the school serves a population with high economic disadvantage, with 100% of the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a known factor that can contribute to academic challenges.

233

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,961

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3883 Jennings Station Road
Saint Louis, MO 63121-3883

(314) 493-0850

District: Normandy Schools Collaborative

Students who attend Barack Obama Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Normandy High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.4%

Hispanic:

6.0%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (9% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg12%

Missouri avg43%

866^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	6.0	866 of 900	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	871 of 906	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	889 of 898	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	894 of 908	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	881 of 901	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1034 of 1052	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	826 of 1045	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	855 of 1032	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	777 of 865	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	968 of 1058	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	1023 of 1089	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	145 of 190	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	176 of 185	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	175 of 184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	219 of 250	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	124 of 243	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	297 of 302	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	599 of 638	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	588 of 625	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	605 of 611	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	518 of 532	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	556 of 574	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	891 of 907	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	669 of 887	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	5.1	449 of 459	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	445 of 459	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	437 of 454	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	18.8	138 of 153	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	132 of 148	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	372 of 382	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	350 of 365	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	357 of 371	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)24th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2023)10th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts13%-32 vs state

Science9%-33 vs state

Mathematics6%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Barack Obama Elementary School

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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 Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public	1-8	3883 Jennings Station Road	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-0850	233	18	13.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	213 (91.4%)	14 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6	866^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.8%		6	871^st of 906 public elementary schools	3.9%	5		4.2	8.8		8.8			10.3	15.3			$20,961	$3,123	$17,838
Laclede Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5821 Kennerly Ave	Saint Louis	63112	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-0546	264	18	14.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	261 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)				7.2		14.4			11.6	11.2	7.2	$18,244	$301	$17,943
Fairview Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	7047 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	284	17	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	260 (91.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)								(n/a)							50.9					$9,189	$183	$9,006
Walbridge Elementary Community Education	Public	PK, KG-6	5000 Davison Ave	Saint Louis	63120	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-1829	122	11	11.0	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	120 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			4.7						4.5			$22,518	$546	$21,973
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
Aspire Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	5421 Thekla Avenue	Saint Louis	63120	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-8900	112	12	9.1	100.0%	1 (0.9%)	108 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)												$32,328	$2,515	$29,813
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5030 Lexington Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2522	234	18	13.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	232 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	6.7	858^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.7%		2.6	906^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.0%	48		3.0	25.1		3.7		5.5	6.0	7.2			$22,900	$546	$22,354
Hamilton Elementary Community Education	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 N Kingshighway	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 367-0552	243	23	10.5	100.0%	3 (1.2%)	233 (95.9%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3.2	897^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.3%		3.2	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%	5					3.1		6.6	6.7	6.2			$22,921	$546	$22,375
Herzog Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5831 Pamplin Pl	Saint Louis	63147	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-2212	201	15	13.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	5.5	873^rd of 900 public elementary schools	3.0%		4.5	889^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.9%	16					10.8			7.2	10.8			$20,461	$301	$20,160
north side community school	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3033 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-9502	299	24	12.4	77.6%	2 (0.7%)	288 (96.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	11.3	807^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.3%		11.9	814^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.2%	7	19.2	15.5	11.8		14.1				21.1			$24,195	$2,318	$21,877

Frequently Asked Questions about Barack Obama Elementary School

What district is Barack Obama Elementary School in?

Normandy Schools Collaborative

What is the racial makeup of Barack Obama Elementary School?

Students at Barack Obama Elementary School are 91% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Barack Obama Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Barack Obama Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Barack Obama Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Barack Obama Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Normandy High

Is Barack Obama Elementary School a good school?

Barack Obama Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

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