Glasgow Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · Riverview Gardens School District · Grades K–5
Glasgow Elementary School serves 264 students in grades K–5 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 13 schools in Riverview Gardens School District. By enrollment it is the 774th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 17.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Riverview Gardens School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292667001579 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Riverview Gardens | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 264 | 5,116 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.3 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 59.4% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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.
Glasgow Elementary School in context
Size
Glasgow Elementary School is the 7th largest of Riverview Gardens School District's 9 elementary schools; its 264 students are 5.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 298; Glasgow 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 2 with 53 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 34, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (42 against 34). 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 Black students: 97.7% here and 96.6% across Riverview Gardens.
58.3% 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 17.75 full-time-equivalent teachers for 264 students, Glasgow Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 264 students would have about 21.5 teachers, so Glasgow Elementary School has 3.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Glasgow 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 Highland Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 92 other elementary schools, 24 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 | 97.7% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Hispanic | 0.4% |
43.2% of students are girls and 56.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 46 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10560 Renfrew Dr., St Louis, MO 63137
Phone: (314)868-4680
Website: glasgowelem.mo.rge.schoolinsites.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Glasgow Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School | Riverview Gardens | 0.5 mi | 242 | 14.2 | 61.6% |
| Gibson Elementary School | Riverview Gardens | 1.6 mi | 387 | 15.6 | 61.2% |
| Twillman Elementary School | Hazelwood | 1.9 mi | 273 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Riverview Gardens | 2.0 mi | 137 | 12.5 | 67.2% |
| Larimore Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.1 mi | 330 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Danforth Elementary School | Riverview Gardens | 2.3 mi | 274 | 17.7 | – |
| Grannemann Elementary School | Hazelwood | 2.5 mi | 438 | 12.9 | 100% |
| Meadows Elementary School | Riverview Gardens | 2.6 mi | 321 | 16.5 | 67% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Riverview Gardens
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danforth Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 274 |
| Early Child. Education | Pre-K | Pre-K | 248 |
| Gibson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 387 |
| Highland Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 242 |
| Koch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 299 |
| Lemasters Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 301 |
| Lewis and Clark Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 137 |
| Meadows Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 321 |
| Moline Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 295 |
| R. G. Central Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 578 |
| Riverview Gardens Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 1,246 |
| Westview Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 524 |