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Commons Lane Elementary Primary School
2700 Derhake Rd
Florissant MO, 63033, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-831-0440
Ranking: 
(1,219 out of 1,698, bottom 28%)*
(1,219 out of 1,698, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Ferguson-Florissant School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 457 | 454 | 431 | 464 | 493 | 437 | 438 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 10.3% | 64 | 14.1% | 54 | 12.5% | 48 | 10.3% | 59 | 12.0% | 51 | 11.7% | 52 | 11.9% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 13.6% | 59 | 13.0% | 53 | 12.3% | 57 | 12.3% | 58 | 11.8% | 58 | 13.3% | 56 | 12.8% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 14.2% | 58 | 12.8% | 62 | 14.4% | 58 | 12.5% | 74 | 15.0% | 60 | 13.7% | 61 | 13.9% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 15.5% | 72 | 15.9% | 56 | 13.0% | 72 | 15.5% | 71 | 14.4% | 63 | 14.4% | 83 | 18.9% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 13.3% | 54 | 11.9% | 78 | 18.1% | 74 | 15.9% | 72 | 14.6% | 78 | 17.8% | 58 | 13.2% |
| Grade 5: | 58 | 12.7% | 77 | 17.0% | 63 | 14.6% | 66 | 14.2% | 88 | 17.8% | 65 | 14.9% | 63 | 14.4% |
| Grade 6: | 93 | 20.4% | 70 | 15.4% | 65 | 15.1% | 89 | 19.2% | 71 | 14.4% | 62 | 14.2% | 65 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 218 | 47.7% | 213 | 46.9% | 209 | 48.5% | 222 | 47.8% | 235 | 47.7% | 217 | 49.7% | 221 | 50.5% |
| Female: | 239 | 52.3% | 241 | 53.1% | 222 | 51.5% | 242 | 52.2% | 250 | 50.7% | 212 | 48.5% | 213 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.8% | 15 | 3.3% | 11 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 381 | 83.4% | 369 | 81.3% | 348 | 80.7% | 372 | 80.2% | 431 | 87.4% | 366 | 83.8% | 365 | 83.3% |
| White: | 38 | 8.3% | 37 | 8.1% | 44 | 10.2% | 49 | 10.6% | 54 | 11.0% | 58 | 13.3% | 60 | 13.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 27 | 5.9% | 30 | 6.6% | 26 | 6.0% | 27 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 56.5% | 265 | 58.4% | 253 | 58.7% | 215 | 46.3% | 236 | 47.9% | 188 | 43.0% | 176 | 40.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 6.8% | 21 | 4.6% | 33 | 7.7% | 31 | 6.7% | 40 | 8.1% | 37 | 8.5% | 38 | 8.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.28 | 16.75 | 15.31 | 16.10 | 16.60 | 15.40 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 41.1% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 38.1% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 34.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 33.3% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 29.2% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.1% | 29.7% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 33.8% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 35% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 35.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 32.7% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 30.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 30% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 27.6% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 31.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 33.7% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 35% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 37.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 42.9% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 41.6% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 38.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 38% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 37.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 36% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 38.8% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 33.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 33.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 31.6% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36% | 25.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 27% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 33.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 32% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 31.6% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 37.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 39.3% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 38.7% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 34.5% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 40.8% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 36.5% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 32.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 33.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 28.1% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.3% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.2% | 31.8% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 30.7% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 32% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 29.1% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 26.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21% | 26.8% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 23.7% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 23.7% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 23.5% | 51.9% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | 34.5% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 36.8% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 41.5% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 40.7% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 39.3% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 41.3% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 37% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 36.1% | 51.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 30.3% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 37.2% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 39.6% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 34.8% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 38% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 38.8% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 37.8% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 39.1% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.5% | 32.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.5% | 67.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.3% | 21.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.7% | 78.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $54,788.0 | $52,276.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,134.0 | $37,342.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $56,710.0 | $56,350.0 |
* Commons Lane Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.