Walbridge Elementary Community Education
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Walbridge Elementary Community Education serves 122 students in grades Pre-K–6 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 1055th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| 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 | 292928002015 |
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 | 122 | 17,933 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 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. 28% 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.
Walbridge Elementary Community Education in context
Size
Walbridge Elementary Community Education is the 39th largest of St. Louis City School District's 42 elementary schools; its 122 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 234; Walbridge Elementary Community Education 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 grade 5 with 23 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 12, against an average of 17 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (23 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 12 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 98.4% here and 74.8% across St. Louis City.
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. 78.7% 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 11 full-time-equivalent teachers for 122 students, Walbridge Elementary Community Education has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 122 students would have about 9.9 teachers, so Walbridge Elementary Community Education has 1.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Walbridge Elementary Community Education is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Aspire Academy, 0.3 miles away in Confluence Academies. Within 10 miles there are 144 other elementary schools, 48 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 | 98.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| White | 0.8% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 12 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 18 |
| Grade 3 | 18 |
| Grade 4 | 15 |
| Grade 5 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5000 Davison Ave, St Louis, MO 63120
Phone: (314)383-1829
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Walbridge Elementary Community Education. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire Academy | Confluence Academies | 0.3 mi | 112 | 9.2 | 100% |
| Herzog Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.2 mi | 201 | 13.4 | 100% |
| Lexington Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 234 | 13 | 100% |
| Barack Obama Elementary School | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 1.4 mi | 233 | 13.3 | 100% |
| North Side Community School | North Side Community School | 1.5 mi | 299 | 12.5 | 77.6% |
| Fairview Primary School | Jennings | 1.6 mi | 284 | 16.4 | 100% |
| Hickey Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.7 mi | 273 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Ashland Elementary and Br. | St. Louis City | 1.7 mi | 199 | 12.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.