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Pershing Elementary Primary School
6761 Bartmer Ave
Saint Louis MO, 63130, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-290-4152
Ranking: 
(1,384 out of 1,698, bottom 18%)*
(1,384 out of 1,698, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: University City 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: | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 369 | 363 | 310 | 369 | 391 | 362 | 368 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 13.0% | 65 | 17.9% | 50 | 16.1% | 44 | 11.9% | 67 | 17.1% | 61 | 16.9% | 49 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 63 | 17.1% | 63 | 17.4% | 45 | 14.5% | 64 | 17.3% | 53 | 13.6% | 43 | 11.9% | 50 | 13.6% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 17.6% | 59 | 16.3% | 67 | 21.6% | 67 | 18.2% | 56 | 14.3% | 45 | 12.4% | 45 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 60 | 16.3% | 63 | 17.4% | 57 | 18.4% | 49 | 13.3% | 54 | 13.8% | 39 | 10.8% | 63 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 71 | 19.2% | 61 | 16.8% | 50 | 16.1% | 49 | 13.3% | 46 | 11.8% | 65 | 18.0% | 60 | 16.3% |
| Grade 5: | 62 | 16.8% | 52 | 14.3% | 41 | 13.2% | 43 | 11.7% | 57 | 14.6% | 56 | 15.5% | 60 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 179 | 48.5% | 179 | 49.3% | 151 | 48.7% | 180 | 48.8% | 192 | 49.1% | 171 | 47.2% | 171 | 46.5% |
| Female: | 190 | 51.5% | 184 | 50.7% | 159 | 51.3% | 189 | 51.2% | 191 | 48.8% | 183 | 50.6% | 193 | 52.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 353 | 95.7% | 350 | 96.4% | 297 | 95.8% | 363 | 98.4% | 386 | 98.7% | 359 | 99.2% | 365 | 99.2% |
| White: | 7 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 305 | 82.7% | 269 | 74.1% | 211 | 68.1% | 252 | 68.3% | 288 | 73.7% | 254 | 70.2% | 245 | 66.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.3% | 11 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.4% | 14 | 3.6% | 10 | 2.8% | 17 | 4.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 15.99 | 13.61 | 14.21 | 15.33 | 13.90 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 39.5% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 35.3% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.1% | 36.4% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 39.1% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32% | 41% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 43% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 40% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.8% | 34.5% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.3% | 35.6% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 39.6% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 39.1% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 44.9% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 39.1% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 34.9% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 31.6% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 39.6% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 38.3% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 49.6% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 48.6% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 43.5% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 42.3% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 32.4% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 37.6% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 38.1% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 36.1% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 42.7% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 39.9% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 46.3% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 37.7% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 39.5% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 45.8% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.6% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 43.8% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 41.7% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 49.5% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 50.5% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 45% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 35.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 40% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 44.5% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 42.8% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 42.2% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 40.1% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 44.9% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 38.8% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 29.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 22.2% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 28.7% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 35.9% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 24.8% | 51.9% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 27.6% | 43% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | 39.6% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 40% | 47.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 46.1% | 48.1% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 49.1% | 50.2% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 50% | 51.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 33.8% | 44.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 37% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 44.4% | 51.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 45.6% | 50.7% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 55.3% | 56% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 57.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 53.8% | 55.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 46.2% | 44.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.4% | 14.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.6% | 85.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,981.0 | $47,476.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,806.0 | $29,151.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,376.0 | $50,663.0 |
* Pershing 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.