Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · St Louis, Missouri
Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies in St Louis, Missouri enrolled 337 students in 2024-25 with 27.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 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). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%
390 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 337 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 27.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 390 | 31.0 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 26.0 | 14.2 |
| 2024-25 | 337 | 27.0 | 12.5 |
12.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 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.
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 412 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies enrolled 412 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 412 of the 412 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent29.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.9% of students were Black, 6.8% Hispanic, 4.7% White in 2024-25.
- Black86.9%
- Hispanic6.8%
- White4.7%
- Asian1.2%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 17% | 19% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 12% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in St Louis
98 public elementary schools in St Louis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Charter School | 974 | 9.1 | 48.4% |
| Bayless Elementary | 858 | 14.5 | 49.7% |
| South City | 838 | 11.7 | 99.8% |
| Mesnier Primary School | 741 | 15.1 | 27.5% |
| Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex | 636 | 17.5 | 99.5% |
| Gotsch Intermediate School | 562 | 13.7 | 32.0% |
| Marvin Elementary | 561 | 15.6 | 100.0% |
| Long Elementary | 545 | 16.4 | 5.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies
- Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr.The nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 304 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Mrh ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 436 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies with Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr.Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Saint Louis Public School District spends per student$22,979 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,979
- The largest public schools in MissouriDewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies is the number 569 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#569 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- 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 Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies
How many students attend Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies?
337 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 390 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St Louis, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies?
12.5 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.Is Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies a Title I school?
Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies do on state tests?
The students tested at Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dewey Sch.-Internat'l. Studies in?
Saint Louis Public School District, NCES district ID 2929280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292928002641 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.