Woodward Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Woodward Elementary School serves 319 students in grades Pre-K–5 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 635th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 292928002026 |
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 | 319 | 17,933 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 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. 83% 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.
Woodward Elementary School in context
Size
Woodward Elementary School is the 10th largest of St. Louis City School District's 42 elementary schools; its 319 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 250; Woodward Elementary School is larger 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 3 with 63 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 31, against an average of 46 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 46 in kindergarten and 44 in grade 5. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 57.4% here and 74.8% across St. Louis City. Hispanic students are next, at 27%. Students from 5 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. 48.3% 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 22 full-time-equivalent teachers for 319 students, Woodward Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 319 students would have about 25.9 teachers, so Woodward Elementary School has 3.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Woodward Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Lyon at Blow Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 110 other elementary schools, 45 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 | 57.4% |
| Hispanic | 27% |
| White | 6.9% |
| Asian | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
43.6% of students are girls and 56.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 31 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
725 Bellerive Blvd, St Louis, MO 63111
Phone: (314)353-1346
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Woodward Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon at Blow Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.8 mi | 243 | 8.4 | 100% |
| Woerner Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 349 | 12.5 | 100% |
| South City | Confluence Academies | 1.2 mi | 838 | 11.7 | 99.8% |
| Meramec Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 171 | 9 | 100% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.8 mi | 256 | 12.8 | 100% |
| Froebel Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.8 mi | 178 | 13.7 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Acad-South Ele | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 1.9 mi | 402 | 10.9 | 79.1% |
| Momentum Academy Tower Grve South | Momentum Academy | 1.9 mi | 240 | 15.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.