Armstrong Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hazelwood, Missouri · Hazelwood School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Armstrong Elementary School serves 361 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Hazelwood (St. Louis County). It is one of 31 schools in Hazelwood School District. By enrollment it is the 502nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hazelwood School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291383000613 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hazelwood | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 361 | 16,321 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 16.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Armstrong Elementary School in context
Size
Armstrong Elementary School is the 12th largest of Hazelwood School District's 19 elementary schools; its 361 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 344 students, so Armstrong Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 34, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (39 against 51). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 34 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 76.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Hazelwood (82.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hazelwood and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 48.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Armstrong Elementary School has 30.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 361 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Armstrong Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Russell Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 26 elementary schools within 5 miles and 90 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 76.5% |
| Two or more races | 9.7% |
| Hispanic | 6.9% |
| White | 5.5% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 34 |
| Kindergarten | 51 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 39 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6255 Howdershell Rd, Hazelwood, MO 63042
Phone: (314)953-4000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Armstrong Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.0 mi | 373 | 13.7 | – |
| Garrett Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.1 mi | 309 | 13.3 | 100% |
| McNair Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.2 mi | 417 | 18.8 | 100% |
| Lawson Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.0 mi | 316 | 16.5 | 100% |
| McCurdy Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.5 mi | 538 | 19.2 | 100% |
| Combs Elementary School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 2.7 mi | 293 | 17.8 | – |
| Lusher Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.8 mi | 371 | 14.2 | 100% |
| Duchesne Elementary School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.1 mi | 269 | 12.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.