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Lexington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

858^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lexington Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 227 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.1% to 55.6% over the past few years, well above the state average. Academically, the school's performance on MAP tests is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 3% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43.8%. The school also serves a student population that is entirely from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Lexington Elementary's struggles are not unique, as nearby schools such as Hamilton Elementary Community Education, Hickey Elementary, and Ashland Elementary And Br. also have similar demographic profiles and academic performance. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Lexington Elementary, ranging from $14,920 to $17,990 per student, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its performance over the past decade, suggesting that the challenges facing the school may be deeply rooted and require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to address.

234

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,900

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5030 Lexington Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63115-1594

(314) 385-2522

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually attend:

High:

Sumner High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.1%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (8% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg18%

Missouri avg43%

858^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	6.7	858 of 900	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	906 of 906	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	899 of 908	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	975 of 1052	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	965 of 1045	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	950 of 1032	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	799 of 865	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	877 of 1058	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	968 of 1089	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	964 of 1108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.1	938 of 1085	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	765 of 1088	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.8	750 of 1066	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	820 of 1053	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	1014 of 1084	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	1055 of 1080	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.5	1000 of 1074	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	161 of 190	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	188 of 191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	184 of 184	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	143 of 243	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	596 of 638	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	625 of 625	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	531 of 532	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	831 of 907	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	794 of 887	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

English Language Arts6%-37 vs state

Science4%-39 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 Mathematics 6th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
KIPP Victory Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	955 Arcade Avenue	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 454-9255	433	33	13.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	416 (96.1%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5.6	872^nd of 900 public elementary schools	3.1%		4.4	890^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.8%	18	11.9	13.8						9.8	4.2				$15,914	$4,150	$11,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lexington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Sumner High

Is Lexington Elementary a good school?

Lexington Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Lexington Elementary in?

St. Louis City

How many students attend Lexington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Lexington Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Elementary?

Students at Lexington Elementary are 99% African American.

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