📍 300 St Jean Dr, Florissant, St. Louis County, 63031
Combs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Florissant, St. Louis County. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Combs Elementary enrolls 295 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Black or African American, 14% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 203 | 69% |
| White | 41 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 295 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Combs Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-10, state senate district 13, state house district 68.
Combs Elementary is one of 23 schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II, based in Hazelwood, Missouri. The district serves 8,809 students district-wide and employs 714 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Combs Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large