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Cole Elementary

Q: Is Cole Elementary a good school?

Cole Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Cole Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Cole Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Cole Elementary?

Students at Cole Elementary are 99% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Cole Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cole Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Sumner High

Public Grades PK, KG-8

884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Cole Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 345 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.

Cole Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Missouri, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) tests, is consistently well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.7% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.8%. Additionally, Cole Elementary has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 50.1% to 55.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby schools in the St. Louis City School District, such as Elias Michael Elementary, Hickey Elementary, and Adams Elementary, also struggle with low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. The nearby magnet schools, such as Gateway Elementary and Washington Montessori, show slightly better academic performance compared to Cole Elementary, but still face similar challenges.

283

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,106

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3935 Enright Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63108-3559

(314) 533-0894

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Cole Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sumner High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

Hispanic:

0.7%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (9% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

Elementary school

884^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

426^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	884 of 900	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	898 of 898	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	907 of 908	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	1021 of 1052	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1003 of 1045	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	932 of 1032	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	844 of 865	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	1028 of 1058	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.0	1070 of 1089	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.5	1104 of 1108	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.9	1058 of 1085	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.1	1047 of 1088	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.0	959 of 1066	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	1030 of 1053	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	1067 of 1084	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.0	1058 of 1080	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.3	1040 of 1074	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	167 of 190	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	184 of 185	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	226 of 250	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	193 of 243	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	627 of 638	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	611 of 611	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	529 of 532	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	882 of 907	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	849 of 887	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	426 of 438	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	443 of 451	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	439 of 459	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	451 of 454	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	574 of 587	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.5	418 of 435	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	562 of 585	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.2	619 of 633	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.5	633 of 649	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	602 of 623	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.5	618 of 624	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	119 of 143	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	132 of 144	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	115 of 153	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	118 of 135	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	142 of 149	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	353 of 369	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	370 of 378	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	355 of 382	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	364 of 371	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	472 of 482	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)17th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics9%-33 vs state

English Language Arts9%-33 vs state

Science9%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Cole 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 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	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3935 Enright Ave	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0894	283	25	11.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	279 (98.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.5	884^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	10.4				8.4	5.0	11.7		4.7	5.0	9.6	12.6	11.6	$22,106	$714	$21,393
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Bell	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1464	103	14	7.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	102 (99.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										14.4				$24,291	$301	$23,990
The Biome	Public, Charter	K-5	4471 Olive Street	Saint Louis	63108	St. Louis city	The Biome	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 531-0982	167	23	7.2	82.6%	5 (3.0%)	148 (88.6%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	7	854^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.1%		13	802^nd of 906 public elementary schools	11.5%	52	5.5	15.5	3.9			15.4		16.3	11.6					$21,769	$1,856	$19,913
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
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
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
Gateway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 241-8255	426	40	10.7	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	406 (95.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	6.8	857^th of 900 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.7	866^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.4%	9	13.4	15.4	5.4			11.8		10.1	12.4	12.7				$22,107	$546	$21,562
Elias Michael Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2 Gateway Dr	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-0993	43	9	5.0	100.0%	2 (4.7%)	36 (83.7%)	2 (4.7%)	3 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$54,742	$1,557	$53,184
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cole Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cole Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cole Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sumner High

How many students attend Cole Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Cole Elementary.

Is Cole Elementary a good school?

Cole Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Cole Elementary in?

St. Louis City

What is the racial makeup of Cole Elementary?

Students at Cole Elementary are 99% African American.

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