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Barretts Elementary

Public Grades K-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Barretts Elementary is a public elementary school located in Manchester, Missouri, serving 364 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Parkway C-2 School District, which is ranked 39th out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Barretts Elementary consistently outperforms the Parkway C-2 district and the state of Missouri in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.8% of 4th-grade students at Barretts Elementary were proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics, compared to 61.8% for the Parkway C-2 district and 43.8% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 10% of elementary schools in Missouri, placing 36th out of 900 in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Barretts Elementary has also demonstrated exceptional performance in serving specific student subgroups, ranking 10th out of 666 Missouri elementary schools for White students and 15th out of 302 schools for Disabled students.

Compared to nearby schools within the Parkway C-2 district, Barretts Elementary outperforms most of them in academic measures, such as test scores and statewide rankings. The school's low chronic absenteeism rates and low free and reduced lunch rates may contribute to its academic success. While Barretts Elementary is a high-performing school, it is essential to continue monitoring its performance and identifying areas for improvement to maintain its excellence and address any emerging needs.

378

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,862

Per pupil spending ?

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1780 Carman Rd
Manchester, MO 63021-7169

(314) 415-6000

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend Barretts Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	South Middle
High:	South High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Two or more races:

6.6%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (73% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Missouri elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Parkway C-2

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg58%

Missouri avg42%

36^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 18Elementary Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 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	93.7	36 of 900	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	34 of 906	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	30 of 898	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	74 of 908	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	45 of 901	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	83 of 1052	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	85 of 1045	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	59 of 1032	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	81.0	141 of 865	83.7%	★★★★☆
2015	91.5	45 of 1058	95.7%	★★★★★
2014	82.0	136 of 1089	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	148 of 1108	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	88.5	61 of 1085	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.5	79 of 1088	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	46 of 1066	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	27 of 1053	97.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	57 of 1084	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	87.7	55 of 1080	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	80.2	126 of 1074	88.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	90.3	15 of 302	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	3 of 251	98.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	16 of 70	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	748 of 907	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	10 of 666	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	23 of 668	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	40 of 673	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	68 of 675	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	25 of 691	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	35 of 917	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	31 of 898	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)95th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)78th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)18th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+39 vs state

English Language Arts73%+30 vs state

Science60%+17 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
Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	378	27	14.0	3.7%	312 (82.5%)	15 (4.0%)	13 (3.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	93.7	36^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.4	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%	2		86.8	74.1	59.6	62.0	81.9		$14,862	$163	$14,699
Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	355	32	11.0	30.7%	207 (58.3%)	40 (11.3%)	41 (11.5%)	44 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	56.2	395^th of 900 public elementary schools	56.1%		55.7	389^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.1%	6	51.5	49.9	34.6	28.7	49.9	45.2	36.9	$16,360	$275	$16,085
Hanna Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Hanna Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6300	360	31	11.7	30.3%	207 (57.5%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.1%)	44 (12.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.2%)	67.1	284^th of 900 public elementary schools	68.4%		63.7	309^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.9%	25	45.8	62.6	65.0	44.9	39.1	43.1	53.3	$16,559	$164	$16,395
Valley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 923-3500	343	29	11.8	28.6%	244 (71.1%)	30 (8.7%)	31 (9.0%)	13 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	44.1	523^rd of 900 public elementary schools	41.9%		71.4	238^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.7%	285	23.8	56.6	27.7	22.1	39.4	49.0	38.1	$18,811	$124	$18,688
Pierremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Dauphine Ln	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6600	474	37	12.9	12.7%	300 (63.3%)	26 (5.5%)	23 (4.9%)	93 (19.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	95.5	23^rd of 900 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.6	21^st of 906 public elementary schools	97.7%	2	85.6	66.9	61.6	72.7	79.1	81.2	82.6	$15,641	$163	$15,478
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
Wren Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	655 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6850	409	30	13.4	14.7%	308 (75.3%)	28 (6.8%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	74.3	207^th of 900 public elementary schools	77.0%		79	158^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.6%	49	48.7	66.1	56.0	43.8	49.9		56.0	$14,966	$162	$14,803
Uthoff Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1600 Uthoff Dr	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6725	423	31	13.7	17.3%	351 (83.0%)	19 (4.5%)	15 (3.5%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	81	152^nd of 900 public elementary schools	83.1%		74.2	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%	51	75.3	59.2	54.8	52.0	56.8	54.5		$14,497	$204	$14,293
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
Sorrento Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	390 Tumulty Dr	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6800	288	23	12.3	18.4%	217 (75.3%)	24 (8.3%)	16 (5.6%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	46	507^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.7%		49.3	458^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.4%	49	34.8	38.2	34.2	33.9	46.4		40.3	$15,629	$165	$15,464

Frequently Asked Questions about Barretts Elementary

What schools do graduates of Barretts Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barretts Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Middle
High : South High

What district is Barretts Elementary in?

Parkway C-2

What is the racial makeup of Barretts Elementary?

Students at Barretts Elementary are 83% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is Barretts Elementary a good school?

Yes! Barretts Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Barretts Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Barretts Elementary.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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