East Early Childhood Center
Public school in Florissant, Missouri · Hazelwood School District · Grades Pre-K
East Early Childhood Center serves 86 students in pre-K in Florissant (St. Louis County). It is one of 31 schools in Hazelwood School District. By enrollment it is the 71st largest of 94 public schools in Missouri (median 142 students). With 5.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri school (13.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 94 Missouri schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Pre-K |
| Grades | Pre-K |
| District | Hazelwood 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 | 291383003208 |
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 schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 86 | 16,321 | 142 |
| Students per teacher | 5.9 | 16.6 | 13.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.5% | 100% | 46.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Missouri schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
East Early Childhood Center in context
Size
East Early Childhood Center is the 2nd largest of Hazelwood School District's 3 schools; its 86 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 8.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 137; East Early Childhood Center is smaller 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
East Early Childhood Center serves a single grade, pre-K, with 86 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 96.5% here and 82.1% across Hazelwood.
96.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hazelwood and a median of 46.5% for Missouri schools. 53.5% 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 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 86 students, East Early Childhood Center has 5.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri school ratio of 13.2, a school with 86 students would have about 6.5 teachers, so East Early Childhood Center has 8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri schools (13.2).
Location
East Early Childhood Center is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other school is Central Early Childhood Center, 4.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 96.5% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
31.4% of students are girls and 68.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12555 Partridge Run, Florissant, MO 63033
Phone: (314)953-7600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: East Early Childhood Center. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 4.6 mi | 113 | 7.3 | – |
| Early Child. Education | Riverview Gardens | 4.8 mi | 248 | 19.1 | 58.1% |
| Early Education Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 5.9 mi | 124 | 165.3 | 50% |
| West Early Childhood Center | Hazelwood | 8.7 mi | 68 | 7.6 | 95.6% |
| Ritenour Early Childhood Center | Ritenour | 8.7 mi | 149 | 16.6 | 100% |
| PATTONVILLE Early CHol | Pattonville R-III | 9.6 mi | 205 | 9.5 | 28.3% |
| Julia Goldstein Early Child. | University City | 10.7 mi | 123 | 10.3 | 100% |
| Early Learning Center | Orchard Farm R-V | 13.0 mi | 230 | 14 | 16.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.