Blades Elementary Primary School
5140 Patterson Rd
Saint Louis MO, 63129, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-467-7300
Ranking: 
(451 out of 1,698, top 27%)*
(451 out of 1,698, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Mehlville School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 524 | 489 | 512 | 509 | 507 | 507 | 505 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 93 | 17.7% | 85 | 17.4% | 70 | 13.7% | 79 | 15.5% | 82 | 16.2% | 68 | 13.4% | 75 | 14.9% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 16.4% | 70 | 14.3% | 85 | 16.6% | 85 | 16.7% | 75 | 14.8% | 80 | 15.8% | 69 | 13.7% |
| Grade 2: | 79 | 15.1% | 82 | 16.8% | 90 | 17.6% | 78 | 15.3% | 77 | 15.2% | 77 | 15.2% | 86 | 17.0% |
| Grade 3: | 88 | 16.8% | 90 | 18.4% | 82 | 16.0% | 83 | 16.3% | 87 | 17.2% | 95 | 18.7% | 94 | 18.6% |
| Grade 4: | 96 | 18.3% | 74 | 15.1% | 91 | 17.8% | 88 | 17.3% | 89 | 17.6% | 94 | 18.5% | 93 | 18.4% |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 15.6% | 88 | 18.0% | 94 | 18.4% | 96 | 18.9% | 97 | 19.1% | 93 | 18.3% | 88 | 17.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 262 | 50.0% | 246 | 50.3% | 271 | 52.9% | 251 | 49.3% | 258 | 50.9% | 242 | 47.7% | 251 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 262 | 50.0% | 243 | 49.7% | 241 | 47.1% | 258 | 50.7% | 241 | 47.5% | 257 | 50.7% | 250 | 49.5% |
| 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: | 17 | 3.2% | 20 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.1% | 16 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.0% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.1% | 26 | 5.1% | 25 | 4.9% | 14 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.2% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Black: | 47 | 9.0% | 16 | 3.3% | 31 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 36 | 7.1% | 38 | 7.5% | 42 | 8.3% |
| White: | 418 | 79.8% | 411 | 84.0% | 415 | 81.1% | 425 | 83.5% | 441 | 87.0% | 439 | 86.6% | 444 | 87.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 17 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.3% | 21 | 4.1% | 15 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 22.9% | 67 | 13.7% | 61 | 11.9% | 40 | 7.9% | 58 | 11.4% | 49 | 9.7% | 42 | 8.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 4.0% | 13 | 2.7% | 23 | 4.5% | 16 | 3.1% | 27 | 5.3% | 16 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.74 | 16.14 | 16.65 | 16.30 | 16.51 | 16.90 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 48.6% | 43.3% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 47.8% | 43.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 46.7% | 40.9% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 44.5% | 41% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 47.1% | 43.9% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 47.8% | 44.5% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 47.8% | 46% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 52.5% | 48.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 50.8% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 54.3% | 44.3% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 54.8% | 45% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 53.2% | 47.8% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 53.2% | 50.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 49.8% | 52.5% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 49.5% | 51.4% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 49.9% | 44.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 50.7% | 46% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 47.4% | 45.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 53.7% | 47% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 57.3% | 52.7% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 56.1% | 52.8% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 56.5% | 53.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 53.7% | 44.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 55.1% | 45.2% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 55.6% | 44.7% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 54.3% | 44.9% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.5% | 49.1% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 51.8% | 51.2% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 53.9% | 51.2% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 48.2% | 50.7% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58.6% | 46% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 57.6% | 48.6% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 54.8% | 48.6% |
| 2009 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 54.2% | 49.4% |
| 2010 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.4% | 51.8% |
| 2011 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.9% | 52.1% |
| 2012 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 59.8% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | Communication Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 53% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 57.4% | 44% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 57.6% | 47.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58.2% | 46.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 60% | 47.8% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61.9% | 52.4% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 59.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 58.6% | 55% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 53.7% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 46.4% | 45% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 48.2% | 49.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 52% | 50.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 53.2% | 51.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 50.9% | 51.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 14.8% | 42.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 85.2% | 57.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 22.2% | 21.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 77.8% | 78.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $52,442.0 | $49,820.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,461.0 | $32,468.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $57,579.0 | $54,552.0 |
* Blades Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.