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Cool Valley Elementary Primary School
1351 South Florissant Rd
Saint Louis MO, 63121, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-521-5622
Ranking: 
(1,512 out of 1,698, bottom 11%)*
(1,512 out of 1,698, bottom 11%)*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: | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 244 | 247 | 241 | 246 | 259 | 295 | 274 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 36 | 14.8% | 44 | 17.8% | 39 | 16.2% | 34 | 13.8% | 32 | 12.4% | 38 | 12.9% | 37 | 13.5% |
| Grade 1: | 37 | 15.2% | 38 | 15.4% | 34 | 14.1% | 32 | 13.0% | 36 | 13.9% | 40 | 13.6% | 37 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 32 | 13.1% | 29 | 11.7% | 28 | 11.6% | 33 | 13.4% | 40 | 15.4% | 41 | 13.9% | 53 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 12.3% | 30 | 12.1% | 37 | 15.4% | 37 | 15.0% | 41 | 15.8% | 45 | 15.3% | 36 | 13.1% |
| Grade 4: | 32 | 13.1% | 40 | 16.2% | 31 | 12.9% | 37 | 15.0% | 43 | 16.6% | 35 | 11.9% | 38 | 13.9% |
| Grade 5: | 42 | 17.2% | 30 | 12.1% | 35 | 14.5% | 41 | 16.7% | 32 | 12.4% | 49 | 16.6% | 39 | 14.2% |
| Grade 6: | 35 | 14.3% | 36 | 14.6% | 37 | 15.4% | 32 | 13.0% | 35 | 13.5% | 47 | 15.9% | 34 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 123 | 50.4% | 124 | 50.2% | 113 | 46.9% | 115 | 46.7% | 103 | 39.8% | 128 | 43.4% | 129 | 47.1% |
| Female: | 121 | 49.6% | 123 | 49.8% | 128 | 53.1% | 131 | 53.3% | 148 | 57.1% | 159 | 53.9% | 141 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 228 | 93.4% | 225 | 91.1% | 217 | 90.0% | 218 | 88.6% | 250 | 96.5% | 279 | 94.6% | 255 | 93.1% |
| White: | 3 | 1.2% | 7 | 2.8% | 8 | 3.3% | 9 | 3.7% | 8 | 3.1% | 15 | 5.1% | 18 | 6.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 3.7% | 15 | 6.1% | 14 | 5.8% | 18 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 81.6% | 197 | 79.8% | 209 | 86.7% | 201 | 81.7% | 224 | 86.5% | 236 | 80.0% | 226 | 82.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 4.1% | 12 | 4.9% | 15 | 6.2% | 8 | 3.3% | 24 | 9.3% | 22 | 7.5% | 17 | 6.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.98 | 14.20 | 12.78 | 13.00 | 10.86 | 11.60 | 11.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.1% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35% | 38.1% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 34.6% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 33.3% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 29.2% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 29.7% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 33.8% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 35% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 35.7% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 32.7% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40% | 30.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 30% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 6.7% | 27.6% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.8% | 31.4% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 33.7% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.8% | 35% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 37.4% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 42.9% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 41.6% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 38.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 38% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 37.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 36% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 38.8% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 33.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 25.8% | 33.4% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 31.6% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 25.6% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 27% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 33.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 32% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 31.6% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 37.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 39.3% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 38.7% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 34.5% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40.8% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 36.5% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 32.3% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 33.3% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.1% | 28.1% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 31.3% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 31.8% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 30.4% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 30.7% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 26.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 32% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.6% | 29.1% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.8% | 26.2% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 26.8% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 11.6% | 23.7% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.4% | 23.7% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.3% | 23.5% | 51.9% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 20.8% | 34.5% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 36.8% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 41.5% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 40.7% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 39.3% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 41.3% | 51.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37% | 50.9% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 36.1% | 51.6% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.1% | 30.3% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 37.2% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 39.6% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 34.8% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 38% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 38.8% | 57.5% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 37.8% | 56.3% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 39.1% | 56.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.8% | 30.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.2% | 69.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 95.5% | 91.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $57,416.0 | $55,429.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $58,471.0 | $56,325.0 |
* Cool Valley Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.