📍 1248 N Florissant Rd, Ferguson, St. Louis County, 63135
Walnut Grove Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ferguson, St. Louis County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Grove Elem. enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.1% White and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 311 | 91% |
| White | 14 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 342 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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.
Walnut Grove Elem. 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 14, state house district 74.
Walnut Grove Elem. 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 342 students, Walnut Grove Elem. is close to the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large