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Griffith Elementary School

Serves grades 3 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
200 Day Dr
Ferguson, MO 63135
Phone
(314) 521-5971
District
FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II
County
ST. LOUIS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
282
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.9% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Griffith Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
15%
41%
12%
42%
17%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
44%
17%
44%
17%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
11%
40%
17%
44%
5%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 93 33.0%
Grade 4 85 30.1%
Grade 5 104 36.9%
Total 282 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.5% 7.0% 72.4%
Black 92.8% 88.8% 16.0%
Hispanic 2.3% 3.8% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.1% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 98.9% 99.2% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 98.9% 99.2% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 66,194 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,615.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.6% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.2% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 26,939 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 16.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.9% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.2% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.8% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.2% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 8.6% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,251 $72,267,000 54.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $550 $4,817,000 3.6%
Staff $864 $7,565,000 5.7%
General Administration $665 $5,829,000 4.4%
School Administration $1,086 $9,516,000 7.2%
Operation $1,681 $14,726,000 11.1%
Transportation $485 $4,247,000 3.2%
Other $338 $2,963,000 2.2%
Total Support $5,670 $49,663,000 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,185 $10,381,000 7.8%
Total Expenditures $15,106 $132,311,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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