📍 1830 Charbonier Rd, Florissant, St. Louis County, 63031
Lawson Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Florissant, St. Louis County. The school has 348 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazelwood school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawson Elem. enrolls 348 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 21% White and 8.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 229 | 66% |
| White | 73 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 348 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Lawson 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 13, state house district 69.
Lawson Elem. is one of 33 schools in HAZELWOOD, based in FLORISSANT, Missouri. The district serves 16,321 students district-wide and employs 1,095 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 348 students, Lawson Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 495 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large