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Lyon At Blow Elementary

Q: Is Lyon At Blow Elementary a good school?

Lyon At Blow Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lyon At Blow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Lyon At Blow Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lyon At Blow Elementary?

Students at Lyon At Blow Elementary are 78% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lyon At Blow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyon At Blow Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Roosevelt High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Lyon At Blow Elementary is a public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in the St. Louis City school district, with 257 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Lyon At Blow Elementary over the past decade, with a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lyon At Blow Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.1% to 67.4%, far exceeding the nearby schools' rates around 50%. Academically, the school struggles, with only 4.7% of 3rd graders proficient in math, compared to 16.5% in the St. Louis City district and 41.4% statewide. Additionally, 100% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high-poverty student population.

While Lyon At Blow Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.5 to 10.7, the school's persistent low ranking and underperformance compared to nearby schools suggest the need for a comprehensive review of the school's strategies and resource allocation to better support student success.

243

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,764

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

516 Loughborough Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63111-2727

(314) 353-1353

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Lyon At Blow Elementary usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.2%

Hispanic:

10.3%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg17%

Missouri avg41%

Elementary school

861^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

395^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	6.6	861 of 900	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	812 of 906	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	845 of 898	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	818 of 908	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	854 of 901	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	1039 of 1045	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	1012 of 1032	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.0	859 of 865	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.0	1057 of 1058	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.6	1074 of 1089	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	1074 of 1108	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	1048 of 1085	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	1073 of 1088	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.1	1012 of 1066	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	1036 of 1053	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	1072 of 1084	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1019 of 1080	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1006 of 1074	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	130 of 190	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	132 of 191	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	138 of 185	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	109 of 184	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.8	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	600 of 638	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	530 of 625	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	551 of 611	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	418 of 532	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	530 of 574	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	883 of 887	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	395 of 438	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	426 of 451	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	453 of 459	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	441 of 459	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	441 of 454	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	550 of 552	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.6	561 of 568	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.8	429 of 435	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.8	574 of 585	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.4	611 of 633	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	624 of 649	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.0	597 of 623	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.9	604 of 625	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	590 of 614	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	587 of 601	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	106 of 143	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	117 of 144	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	147 of 153	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	133 of 148	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	124 of 135	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	129 of 129	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	10.9	204 of 204	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	348 of 378	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	375 of 382	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	345 of 365	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	358 of 371	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	421 of 422	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)32nd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)26th percentile+16 vs school

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

Disabled (2019)<1st percentile

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-19 vs state

English Language Arts15%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-29 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 7th 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 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
Lyon At Blow Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	516 Loughborough Ave	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 353-1353	243	29	8.3	100.0%	19 (7.8%)	190 (78.2%)	25 (10.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.6	861^st of 900 public elementary schools	4.3%		12.1	812^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.4%	49	4.7			17.4	13.4	12.0		20.0	13.7	6.7	5.4	13.9	19.7	24.0	$25,764	$546	$25,218
Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	319	22	14.5	100.0%	22 (6.9%)	183 (57.4%)	86 (27.0%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	4.2	891^st of 900 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.9	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%	19	1.6		7.3						4.8		14.7				$21,700	$547	$21,153
Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	349	28	12.4	100.0%	90 (25.8%)	157 (45.0%)	46 (13.2%)	38 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	8.7	833^rd of 900 public elementary schools	7.4%		11	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%	9	15.7	4.2	6.5				11.2		24.0	14.6	13.7				$22,490	$546	$21,944
Hancock Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 S Broadway	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 544-1300	647	44	14.7	100.0%	341 (52.7%)	144 (22.3%)	74 (11.4%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (11.6%)	30.2	658^th of 900 public elementary schools	26.9%		20.4	729^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.5%	71	25.4	28.7	26.2				31.5		22.7	29.0	43.1				$15,033	$139	$14,895
Gateway Science Academy-South Ele	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6651 Gravois Ave.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 669-9000	402	37	10.8	79.1%	122 (30.3%)	190 (47.3%)	37 (9.2%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.2%)	21.3	726^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.3%		32.4	637^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.7%	89	30.1	28.0	26.7				26.9		13.3	17.4					$13,910	$408	$13,502
South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	838	71	11.7	99.8%	20 (2.4%)	334 (39.9%)	466 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	8.2	839^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.8%		8.4	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%	9	12.2	7.1	20.7	14.2	16.1	24.4	15.5	23.2	10.3	7.1	12.2	12.1	11.2	15.2	$19,971	$2,265	$17,705
Meramec Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2745 Meramec St	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-7145	171	19	9.0	100.0%	4 (2.3%)	163 (95.3%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6.4	862^nd of 900 public elementary schools	4.2%		2.8	905^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.1%	43							8.8			5.0	16.7				$23,203	$546	$22,658
Bayless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4531 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 256-8620	858	59	14.5	56.9%	547 (63.8%)	93 (10.8%)	54 (6.3%)	92 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.3%)	72.5	226^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.9%		66	291^st of 906 public elementary schools	67.9%	65	63.9	44.5	46.8				57.8		63.8	38.1	53.1				$11,633	$657	$10,976
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-0420	256	20	12.8	100.0%	26 (10.2%)	118 (46.1%)	85 (33.2%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	8.4	836^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.1%		5.8	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%	37	14.4	20.0	5.9						16.7	8.0					$21,014	$546	$20,468
Momentum Academy Tower Grve South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3716 Morganford Rd.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 571-5762	240	16	15.4	100.0%	4 (1.7%)	162 (67.5%)	34 (14.2%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	12.3	803^rd of 900 public elementary schools	10.8%		20.8	726^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.9%	77		30.6		30.5			4.0	7.3	11.6	8.4	16.0		28.0	18.0	$21,513	$1,168	$20,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyon At Blow Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lyon At Blow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lyon At Blow Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Roosevelt High

What district is Lyon At Blow Elementary in?

St. Louis City

What is the racial makeup of Lyon At Blow Elementary?

Students at Lyon At Blow Elementary are 78% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Lyon At Blow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Lyon At Blow Elementary.

Is Lyon At Blow Elementary a good school?

Lyon At Blow Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

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