Elias Michael Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades Pre-K–8
Elias Michael Elementary School serves 43 students in grades Pre-K–8 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 1177th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 5.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292928001917 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 43 | 17,933 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 5.1 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Elias Michael Elementary School in context
Size
Elias Michael Elementary School is the smallest of St. Louis City School District's 42 elementary schools; its 43 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 191; Elias Michael Elementary School 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
Its largest grade is pre-K with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 2, against an average of 5 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 4 in kindergarten and 4 in grade 7. It also enrolls 8 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 83.7% here and 74.8% across St. Louis City. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 67.4% 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
With 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 43 students, Elias Michael Elementary School has 5.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 43 students would have about 3.5 teachers, so Elias Michael Elementary School has 5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Elias Michael Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Gateway Elementary School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 118 other elementary schools, 53 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 | 83.7% |
| Asian | 7% |
| Hispanic | 4.7% |
| White | 4.7% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 8 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 6 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 8 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 4 |
| Grade 6 | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2 Gateway Dr., St Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314)241-0993
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elias Michael Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.0 mi | 426 | 10.8 | 100% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.4 mi | 125 | 11.4 | 100% |
| St Louis Language Immersion School | St. Louis Language Immersion School | 0.7 mi | 493 | 12 | 49.9% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.9 mi | 103 | 7.4 | 100% |
| Columbia Elementary Comm. Education Center | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 216 | 14.9 | 100% |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | St. Louis Voices Academy | 1.0 mi | 135 | 14.7 | 97.8% |
| Henry Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 165 | 8.7 | 100% |
| Atlas Elementary School | Atlas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.