📍 5140 Patterson Rd, St Louis, St. Louis County, 63129
Blades Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis County. The school has 430 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mehlville R-Ix school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blades Elem. enrolls 430 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.4% Black or African American and 5.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 353 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 5.1% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 430 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Blades Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 1, state house district 95.
Blades Elem. is one of 19 schools in MEHLVILLE R-IX, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 10,018 students district-wide and employs 729 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 430 students, Blades Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 527 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large