Walnut Grove Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Ferguson, Missouri
Walnut Grove Elementary in Ferguson, Missouri enrolled 368 students in 2024-25 with 25.5 full-time teachers, 14.4 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
342 students in 2022-23, 409 students in 2023-24, 368 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 25.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 342 | 26.0 | 13.2 |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 25.0 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 368 | 25.5 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 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 343 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walnut Grove Elementary enrolled 343 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 343 of the 343 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent43.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.2% of students were Black, 4.1% of two or more races, 3.8% White in 2024-25.
- Black90.2%
- Two or more races4.1%
- White3.8%
- Hispanic1.9%
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 Ferguson
4 public elementary schools in Ferguson report 2024-25 enrollment; Walnut Grove Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Elementary | 368 | 14.4 | 100.0% |
| Lee Hamilton Elementary | 310 | 16.3 | 71.3% |
| Griffith Elementary | 292 | 18.8 | 100.0% |
| Central Elementary | 250 | 14.7 | 69.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Walnut Grove Elementary
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 374 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Lee Hamilton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 310 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Walnut Grove Elementary with Berkeley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in MissouriWalnut Grove Elementary is the number 477 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#477 of 1,203
- Missouri schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- 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 Walnut Grove Elementary
How many students attend Walnut Grove Elementary?
368 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ferguson, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Walnut Grove Elementary?
14.4 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 Walnut Grove Elementary a Title I school?
Walnut Grove Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Walnut Grove Elementary in?
Ferguson-Florissant R-II, NCES district ID 2912010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291201000477 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.