Bayless Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · Bayless School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Bayless Elementary School serves 858 students in grades Pre-K–5 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Bayless School District. By enrollment it is the 9th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Bayless School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290450000043 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bayless | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 858 | 1,805 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 15.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 56.9% | 59.2% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Bayless Elementary School in context
Size
Bayless Elementary School is the only elementary school in Bayless School District. Its 858 students are 47.5% of the district's 1,805. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 467; Bayless Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 5 with 146 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 63, against an average of 123 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (146 against 118). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 63 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 63.8% here and 63.3% across Bayless. Black students are next, at 10.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
56.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.2% across Bayless and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 31.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 858 students, Bayless Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 858 students would have about 69.8 teachers, so Bayless Elementary School has 10.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Bayless Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Gateway Science Acad-South Ele, 1.6 miles away in Gateway Science Acad/St Louis. Within 10 miles there are 118 other elementary schools, 42 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63.8% |
| Black | 10.8% |
| Asian | 10.7% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 63 |
| Kindergarten | 118 |
| Grade 1 | 123 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 142 |
| Grade 4 | 138 |
| Grade 5 | 146 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4531 Weber Rd, St Louis, MO 63123
Phone: (314)256-8620
Website: baylessk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bayless Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Science Acad-South Ele | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 1.6 mi | 402 | 10.9 | 79.1% |
| Bierbaum Elementary School | Mehlville R-IX | 1.6 mi | 531 | 13.5 | 50.1% |
| Hancock Place Elementary School | Hancock Place | 1.9 mi | 647 | 14.8 | 100% |
| Mesnier Primary School | Affton 101 | 1.9 mi | 741 | 15.1 | 32.4% |
| Woerner Elementary School | St. Louis City | 2.1 mi | 349 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Forder Elementary School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.1 mi | 397 | 12.7 | 45.6% |
| Gotsch Intermediate School | Affton 101 | 2.2 mi | 562 | 13.7 | 38.3% |
| Lyon at Blow Elementary School | St. Louis City | 2.4 mi | 243 | 8.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bayless
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayless Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 385 |
| Bayless Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 562 |