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Ashland Elementary And Br.

Q: Is Ashland Elementary And Br. a good school?

Ashland Elementary And Br. ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ashland Elementary And Br.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Ashland Elementary And Br..

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ashland Elementary And Br.?

Students at Ashland Elementary And Br. are 97% African American, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ashland Elementary And Br. attend?

Students who attend Ashland Elementary And Br. usually go on to attend: Middle : Yeatman-Liddell Middle School High : Vashon High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Ashland Elementary And Br. is an elementary school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 205 students. The school is part of the St. Louis City school district, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashland Elementary And Br. has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Missouri, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.1% to 62.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Ashland Elementary And Br. students perform well below state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 7.5% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.8% statewide and 19% in the St. Louis City district. The school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.56% to 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The challenges faced by Ashland Elementary And Br. are not unique, as nearby schools such as Columbia Elementary Community Education Center, Washington Montessori, and Walbridge Elementary Community Education also perform poorly compared to state averages. Despite the school's high spending per student, ranging from $16,785 to $17,835, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Ashland Elementary And Br. has not shown any meaningful improvement in its rankings or academic proficiency levels over the past several years, suggesting that the school may be facing systemic challenges that require a more comprehensive approach to address.

199

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,238

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3921 N Newstead
Saint Louis, MO 63115-2748

(314) 385-4767

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Ashland Elementary And Br. usually attend:

Middle:	Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
High:	Vashon High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

White:

1.5%

Hispanic:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Near the bottom of St. Louis City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg19%

Missouri avg44%

877^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	5.2	877 of 900	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	895 of 906	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	877 of 898	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	889 of 908	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1046 of 1052	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	1038 of 1045	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	853 of 865	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	1035 of 1058	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1084 of 1089	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	1103 of 1108	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	1080 of 1085	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	1087 of 1088	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	1054 of 1066	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.0	1032 of 1053	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.1	1079 of 1084	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.3	1070 of 1080	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.0	1054 of 1074	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	151 of 190	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	179 of 191	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	157 of 185	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	174 of 184	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	242 of 250	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	236 of 243	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	612 of 638	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	614 of 625	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	589 of 611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	517 of 532	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	901 of 907	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	882 of 887	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)21st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ 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 6th 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
Ashland Elementary And Br.	Public	PK, KG-6	3921 N Newstead	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 385-4767	199	16	12.4	100.0%	3 (1.5%)	194 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5.2	877^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.6%		3.8	895^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.2%	18						7.5	16.8	8.8	$21,238	$546	$20,692
Hickey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3111 Cora Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 383-2550	273	19	14.3	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	264 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3	898^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.2%		4	893^rd of 906 public elementary schools	1.4%	5				8.8	2.5		3.3	4.9	$19,511	$546	$18,966
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
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
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
Bryan Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2128 Gano	Saint Louis	63107	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 534-0370	173	14	12.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	169 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	10.7	816^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.9	804^th of 906 public elementary schools	11.3%	12			11.2		3.8		13.2	26.0	$20,249	$546	$19,704
Columbia Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	3120 St Louis Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-2750	216	15	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	211 (97.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)					6.3		6.5		$17,981	$301	$17,680
Washington Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1130 N Euclid Ave	Saint Louis	63113	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 361-0432	266	24	11.0	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	256 (96.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	5.6	871^st of 900 public elementary schools	3.2%		10.1	832^nd of 906 public elementary schools	8.2%	39	12.2	9.6	6.7		10.1	9.2	14.4	3.4	$23,043	$546	$22,497
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashland Elementary And Br.

Is Ashland Elementary And Br. a good school?

Ashland Elementary And Br. ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Ashland Elementary And Br. in?

St. Louis City

What schools do graduates of Ashland Elementary And Br. attend?

Students who attend Ashland Elementary And Br. usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
High : Vashon High

How many students attend Ashland Elementary And Br.?

In the 2024-25 school year, 199 students attended Ashland Elementary And Br..

What is the racial makeup of Ashland Elementary And Br.?

Students at Ashland Elementary And Br. are 97% African American, 2% White.

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