Is Pershing Elementary a good school?

Pershing Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Pershing Elementary?

In the 2021-22 school year, 254 students attended Pershing Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary?

Students at Pershing Elementary are 90% African American, 4% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Brittany Woods High : University City Senior High

Pershing Elementary School in University City MO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Pershing Elementary ranks worse than 89.5% of elementary schools in Missouri. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the University City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.44. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (90.2%), two or more races (3.5%), White (3.5%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pershing Elementary is 10.4, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the University City School District. (See more...)

Compare Pershing Elementary employs 24.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pershing Elementary is $18,132, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the University City School District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Pershing Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pershing Elementary 813^th of 908 Missouri public elementary schools. (See Pershing Elementary in the ranking list.)

University City:

SchoolDigger ranks University City 316^th of 385 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pershing Elementary

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2006	14.77	1007^th	1074	6.2%
2007	28.88	896^th	1080	17.0%
2008	39.30	762^nd	1084	29.7%
2009	32.71	799^th	1053	24.1%
2010	40.82	716^th	1066	32.8%
2011	40.84	733^rd	1088	32.6%
2012	28.49	892^nd	1085	17.8%
2013	19.03	981^st	1108	11.5%
2014	20.56	944^th	1089	13.3%
2015	27.97	834^th	1058	21.2%
2016	30.50	657^th	865	24.0%
2017	25.41	837^th	1032	18.9%
2018	26.48	817^th	1045	21.8%
2019	6.98	990^th	1052	5.9%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	11.44	813^th	908	10.5%

Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Pershing Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	427	427
1992	0	428	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	429
1993	1	459	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1994	2	447	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1995	2	444	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1996	2	444	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1997	2	494	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1998	2	488	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	490
1999	2	509	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	511
2000	0	501	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	502
2001	4	483	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2002	2	447	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2003	2	447	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
2004	3	405	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2005	4	368	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	372
2006	5	413	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
2007	2	386	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	388
2008	1	365	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	368
2009	2	359	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
2010	3	386	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2011	4	363	0	2	0	0	0	0	369
2012	3	297	1	4	0	0	5	0	310
2013	4	350	0	4	0	0	5	0	363
2014	7	353	0	3	1	0	5	0	369
2015	6	354	0	2	3	0	4	0	369
2016	7	324	0	1	3	0	2	0	337
2017	3	308	0	1	2	0	7	0	321
2018	4	301	0	7	1	0	9	0	322
2019	11	269	0	5	0	0	6	0	291
2020	11	239	0	7	0	0	5	0	262
2021	8	226	0	6	0	0	11	0	251
2022	9	229	0	6	1	0	9	0	254

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pershing Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	427	25.6	16.6	n/a
1992	429	25.4	16.8	56.9
1993	460	24.0	19.2	58.9
1994	449	25.7	17.5	71.5
1995	446	26.7	16.7	64.8
1996	446	26.7	16.7	64.8
1997	496	24.6	20.2	66.5
1998	490	27.0	18.1	68.8
1999	511	28.7	17.8	80.6
2000	502	30.8	16.3	78.5
2001	487	31.3	15.6	77.4
2002	449	30.3	14.8	74.4
2003	449	30.3	14.8	74.4
2004	409	29.3	14.0	77
2005	372	26.6	14.0	83.9
2006	419	29.4	14.3	74.5
2007	388	28.3	13.7	80.2
2008	368	26.0	14.2	71.2
2009	362	26.0	13.9	72.9
2010	391	25.5	15.3	77.2
2011	369	25.9	14.2	70.7
2012	310	22.7	13.6	71.6
2013	363	22.7	15.9	77.4
2014	369	23.6	15.6	87
2015	369	23.0	16.0	84.3
2016	337	23.0	14.6	79.5
2017	321	22.5	14.2	99.7
2018	322	23.7	13.5	100
2019	291	22.5	12.9	99
2020	262	23.6	11.0	98.9
2021	251	23.2	10.8	96
2022	254	24.2	10.4	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Pershing Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	427	25.6	16.6	n/a
1992	429	25.4	16.8	56.9
1993	460	24.0	19.2	58.9
1994	449	25.7	17.5	71.5
1995	446	26.7	16.7	64.8
1996	446	26.7	16.7	64.8
1997	496	24.6	20.2	66.5
1998	490	27.0	18.1	68.8
1999	511	28.7	17.8	80.6
2000	502	30.8	16.3	78.5
2001	487	31.3	15.6	77.4
2002	449	30.3	14.8	74.4
2003	449	30.3	14.8	74.4
2004	409	29.3	14.0	77
2005	372	26.6	14.0	83.9
2006	419	29.4	14.3	74.5
2007	388	28.3	13.7	80.2
2008	368	26.0	14.2	71.2
2009	362	26.0	13.9	72.9
2010	391	25.5	15.3	77.2
2011	369	25.9	14.2	70.7
2012	310	22.7	13.6	71.6
2013	363	22.7	15.9	77.4
2014	369	23.6	15.6	87
2015	369	23.0	16.0	84.3
2016	337	23.0	14.6	79.5
2017	321	22.5	14.2	99.7
2018	322	23.7	13.5	100
2019	291	22.5	12.9	99
2020	262	23.6	11.0	98.9
2021	251	23.2	10.8	96
2022	254	24.2	10.4	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pershing Elementary

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$729 (4.9%)	$14,069 (95.1%)	$14,797
2020	$1,151 (7.2%)	$14,757 (92.8%)	$15,908
2021	$3,124 (18.2%)	$14,031 (81.8%)	$17,156
2022	$2,902 (16.0%)	$15,230 (84.0%)	$18,132

Data source: Missouri Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pershing Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 990^th of 1052 Elementary schools	Ranks 813^th of 908 Elementary schools	4.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary)	28.3	10.3	18%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (University City)	40	27.9	12.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	48.7	41.4	7.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary)	15.2	2.3	12.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (University City)	31	17.9	13.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	46.8	43.4	3.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pershing Elementary)	28.3	4.7	23.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (University City)	39.9	25.3	14.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)	49.3	44.3	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pershing Elementary)	12	26.8	14.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (University City)	22.1	22.1
5th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)	40.3	36.2	4.1%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	291	251	13.7%
African American	269	226	16%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	5	6	20%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	11	8	27.3%
Two or More Races	6	11	83.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	99%	96%	3%

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