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Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

814^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens is a public magnet elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the St. Louis City school district, with 417 students. Despite its unique focus on botanical education, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Mullanphy Botanical Gardens over the past several years, earning 0 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger and performing well below the state average.

The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.8% to 53.7% over the past few years, far exceeding state and district averages. Academically, Mullanphy students perform poorly on state assessments, with only 8.6% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 41.4% statewide. This low performance is likely exacerbated by the school's extremely high percentage of students (99%+) qualifying for free/reduced lunch, indicating a very low-income student population.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Mullanphy, such as Adams, Nahed Chapman, Stix, Mann, and Shenandoah, all have similar low performance and high poverty characteristics, suggesting the challenges facing Mullanphy are systemic across this part of the St. Louis City district.

413

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,793

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4221 Shaw Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63110-3526

(314) 772-0994

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.7%

Hispanic:

6.8%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 27 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

814^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 31Elementary Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City 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	10.9	814 of 900	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	850 of 906	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	827 of 898	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	851 of 908	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	875 of 901	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	964 of 1052	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	966 of 1045	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	979 of 1032	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.6	830 of 865	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.8	987 of 1058	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.4	1008 of 1089	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	1044 of 1108	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	936 of 1085	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	925 of 1088	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	980 of 1066	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	892 of 1053	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.4	963 of 1084	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	975 of 1080	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	42.4	680 of 1074	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	72 of 190	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	149 of 191	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	131 of 185	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	117 of 184	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	125 of 163	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	158 of 243	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	28 of 52	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	526 of 638	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	554 of 625	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	517 of 611	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	457 of 532	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	552 of 574	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	817 of 907	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	797 of 887	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+53 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)46th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-26 vs state

Science16%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-27 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

My son is supposed to be going to school there, because they have special autism classrooms. Everyone raved what a great school it was, but I have found myself unimpressed. On the first day of school they had the incorrect address for his bus, after trying to change it, I was told by transportation that they will not be making anymore changes until Sept 6th, which is another 3 weeks away. I have no way of getting my son there for three weeks. They had him placed in a regular kindergarten class, even after I informed them he needed to be in an autism classroom. They switched him, but it has yet to show in the school system. They had to search high and low to locate his IEP, and not a soul can tell me when he will be starting his speech and occupational therapy or what days he would have it. All in all I have been lied to and given incorrect information. And noone knows anything there, noone has answers to my questions, and I am basically left in the dark. I am a very involved parent in my child's education and refuse to be ignored. I am calling the board of education and I will be transfering my son to a different school. Close Quote

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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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th 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 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4221 Shaw Blvd	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 772-0994	413	41	10.0	100.0%	27 (6.5%)	350 (84.7%)	28 (6.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10.9	814^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.6%		8.2	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%	36	8.6	26.9	8.9			15.9		13.6	19.3	19.4			$24,793	$546	$24,247
City Garden Montessori Ecec	Public, Charter	PK-K	1618 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 664-7646	180	13	14.4	53.3%	65 (36.1%)	73 (40.6%)	13 (7.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.4%)								(n/a)													$14,395	$1,361	$13,034
City Garden Montessori Eaec	Public, Charter	1-8	4209 Folsom	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	City Garden Montessori	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 664-7646	409	29	14.1	45.5%	143 (35.0%)	180 (44.0%)	31 (7.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.5%)	33.4	637^th of 900 public elementary schools	29.2%		40.2	558^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.4%	79	26.6			18.5		27.9	32.2	32.4			49.9		$17,243	$1,958	$15,285
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 535-3910	171	14	12.2	100.0%	8 (4.7%)	157 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	5.6	869^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.4%		5.5	876^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.3%	7		16.8				4.3			5.7	12.6			$22,005	$546	$21,459
MO School for the Blind - Elementary	Public	K-8	3815 Magnolia Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	Mo School For The Blind	No	No	No	No	(314) 776-4320	8	4	1.9		3 (37.5%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Nahed Chapman New American Academy	Public	K-8	1547 S. Theresa	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-3285	332	31	10.7	100.0%	14 (4.2%)	83 (25.0%)	199 (59.9%)	36 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$20,819	$302	$20,517
Stix Early Childhood Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	647 Tower Grove Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 533-0874	472	35	13.4	100.0%	71 (15.0%)	356 (75.4%)	12 (2.5%)	19 (4.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)								(n/a)													$21,445	$301	$21,144
Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4047 Juniata St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-4545	261	19	13.7	100.0%	65 (24.9%)	108 (41.4%)	53 (20.3%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20.5	733^rd of 900 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.2	766^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.5%	33		21.5	17.3			28.6		25.8	21.5	28.7			$21,543	$547	$20,996
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	145	15	9.6	100.0%	5 (3.4%)	129 (89.0%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									10.7				$23,765	$548	$23,217
Momentum Academy Tower Grove East	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 S. Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 376-3477	161	15	10.7	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	132 (82.0%)	11 (6.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	7.5	847^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.5	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%	53	15.9	10.6	11.8		15.0	11.9	26.7		5.7			10.0	$23,220	$1,522	$21,697

Frequently Asked Questions about Mullanphy Botanical Gardens

Is Mullanphy Botanical Gardens a good school?

Mullanphy Botanical Gardens ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mullanphy Botanical Gardens?

Students at Mullanphy Botanical Gardens are 85% African American, 7% Hispanic, 7% White.

How many students attend Mullanphy Botanical Gardens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Mullanphy Botanical Gardens.

What district is Mullanphy Botanical Gardens in?

St. Louis City

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