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George R. Robinson Elementary School

Public elementary school in Kirkwood, Missouri · Kirkwood R-VII School District · Grades K–5

George R. Robinson Elementary School serves 463 students in grades K–5 in Kirkwood (St. Louis County). It is one of 9 schools in Kirkwood R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 220th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 15.4 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.

463
students
15.4
students per teacher
13.8%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictKirkwood R-VII School District
CountySt. Louis County
Area typeSuburb, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID291677000921

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Missouri

This schoolKirkwood R-VIIMissouri elementary schools (median)
Students4635,982327
Students per teacher15.415.512.3
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible13.8%8.2%53.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% 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.

George R. Robinson Elementary School in context

Size

George R. Robinson Elementary School is the 4th largest of Kirkwood R-VII School District's 5 elementary schools; its 463 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 501; George R. Robinson 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 5 with 92 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 65, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 42% more students than kindergarten (92 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is White students: 70% here and 78.6% across Kirkwood R-VII. Black students are next, at 15.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

13.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 8.2% across Kirkwood R-VII and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 8.2% 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 30 full-time-equivalent teachers for 463 students, George R. Robinson Elementary School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 463 students would have about 37.6 teachers, so George R. Robinson Elementary School has 7.6 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).

Location

George R. Robinson 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 W. W. Keysor Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 110 other elementary schools, 27 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
White
70%
Black
15.6%
Two or more races
7.3%
Hispanic
5.6%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.6%

49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
65
Grade 1
73
Grade 2
88
Grade 3
77
Grade 4
68
Grade 5
92

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

803 Couch Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122
Phone: (314)213-6140
Website: kirkwoodschools.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: George R. Robinson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
W. W. Keysor Elementary SchoolKirkwood R-VII1.6 mi56515.34.4%
F. P. Tillman Elementary SchoolKirkwood R-VII2.2 mi45714.46.1%
Crestwood Elementary SchoolLindbergh Schools2.3 mi45714.212.5%
Westchester Elementary SchoolKirkwood R-VII2.4 mi57216.64.5%
Barretts Elementary SchoolParkway C-22.5 mi378143.7%
North Glendale Elementary SchoolKirkwood R-VII2.7 mi57115.26.5%
Long Elementary SchoolLindbergh Schools2.9 mi54516.47.2%
SouthviewSpecl. School Dst. St. Louis County3.0 mi713.136.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in Kirkwood R-VII

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
F. P. Tillman Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5457
Kirkwood Early Child. CenterPre-KPre-K304
Kirkwood Senior High SchoolHigh9–121,693
Nipher Middle SchoolMiddle6–8660
North Glendale Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5571
North Kirkwood Middle SchoolMiddle6–8697
W. W. Keysor Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5565
Westchester Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5572