Commons Lane Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Florissant, Missouri

Commons Lane Elementary in Florissant, Missouri enrolled 351 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%

291 students in 2022-23, 371 students in 2023-24, 351 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 25.0.

Students enrolled at Commons Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-232912023-243712024-25351
Students enrolled at Commons Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-232912023-243712024-25351
Students enrolled at Commons Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-232912023-243712024-25351
Students enrolled at Commons Lane Elementary by school year2022-23: 291, 2023-24: 371, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-232912023-243712024-25351
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2329129.010.0
2023-2437126.014.3
2024-2535125.014.0

14.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 77 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.0; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.0; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.0; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; This school 14.0; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 14.0state median 12.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 373 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Commons Lane Elementary enrolled 373 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 373 of the 373 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent35.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.7% of students were Black, 5.1% White, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black87.7%
  2. White5.1%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. Hispanic2.6%
  5. Asian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Florissant

17 public elementary schools in Florissant report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mccurdy Elementary53819.2100.0%
Barrington Elementary51516.3100.0%
Walker Elementary50813.9100.0%
Jury Elementary48018.7100.0%
Cold Water Elementary44916.8100.0%
Brown Elementary44115.9100.0%
Parker Road Elementary40117.857.4%
Halls Ferry Elementary39423.257.4%

All public schools in Florissant →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Commons Lane Elementary

  1. Halls Ferry ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 394 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. AckermanThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 137 students, 3.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Commons Lane Elementary with Halls Ferry ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ferguson-Florissant R-II spends per student$15,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,424
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriCommons Lane Elementary is the number 532 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#532 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Commons Lane Elementary

  1. How many students attend Commons Lane Elementary?
    351 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Florissant, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Commons Lane Elementary?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Commons Lane Elementary a Title I school?
    Commons Lane Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Commons Lane Elementary in?
    Ferguson-Florissant R-II, NCES district ID 2912010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291201000456 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22