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D−

Danforth Elem.

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1111 St Cyr Rd, St Louis, MO 63137 · (314) 868-9524 · Part of Riverview Gardens School District

Bellefontaine Neighbors’ School Grade D better than 6% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Danforth Elem.

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 43 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Bellefontaine Neighbors kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

Where Bellefontaine Neighbors kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Danforth Elem.You are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1111 St Cyr Rd, St Louis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 141
Grade 247
Grade 348
Grade 443
Grade 543
Enrollment over time
268’20
258’21
271’22
255’23
274’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%White 2%Hispanic 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Danforth Elem. from Bellefontaine Neighbors families.

Other schools in Riverview Gardens School District

The district →
Early Child. Education
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St Louis
248 students19:1
Gibson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D−
387 students16:1
Meadows Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D−
321 students16:1
Lemasters Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D−
301 students17:1
Koch Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D−
299 students15:1
Moline Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
D−
295 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Bellefontaine Neighbors’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.