📍 7350 Howdershell Rd, Hazelwood, St. Louis County, 63042
Russell Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hazelwood, St. Louis County. The school has 409 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hazelwood school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Russell Elem. enrolls 409 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 22% White and 9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 251 | 61% |
| White | 89 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 409 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 46 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.
Russell 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.
Russell 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 409 students, Russell 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