The top reported proficiency rate is 21% in Science. The lowest is 5% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Jamestown Elem.
Jamestown Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Hazelwood School District, located in the north St. Louis County suburb of Florissant. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The school’s enrollment is small for a K-5 building, and the student body is overwhelmingly Black, with very small shares of students who are white, Asian, Hispanic, or of two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a measure of household economic need.
The academic picture from state testing is the central fact about this school for any parent evaluating it. On the Missouri Assessment Program, the share of students scoring proficient or advanced in math was very low across the tested grades. In English language arts, the share scoring proficient was also low, though it rose somewhat from grade 3 to grade 5. In grade 5 science, about a fifth of students met the proficiency bar. When compared with other districts in St. Louis County, Jamestown’s overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile. These are soft spots that a parent would want to look into further with the school. The data does not include a multi-year trend, so it is not possible to say from this evidence whether scores have been moving up or down over time.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the civil rights data on discipline, attendance, and special populations was not available. A parent may want to ask the school directly about chronic absenteeism, special education services, and English learner support, since those fields were missing from this profile.
The Hazelwood district, of which Jamestown is a part, has adopted a strategic plan for 2023-2028 that sets goals around student achievement, differentiated resources, professional growth, fiscal responsibility, and family involvement. The district publicly reports that it now offers pre-kindergarten programs in all 19 elementary schools, so families with a preschool-age child can enroll at their neighborhood school. The district also launched a virtual elementary program, giving a permanent online option for families who prefer that setting. These district-level developments mean that a parent at Jamestown may have more choices within the district than in prior years, though the data does not describe how those programs are operating at this specific school.
Florissant itself is a developed inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, and the housing in this part of the county is priced below the national median home value. In St. Louis County as a whole, the median listing price for homes has declined year over year, and the market shows more supply than demand at current prices. The typical mortgage payment on a median-priced home is estimated to be below the average rent, which makes homeownership relatively more attainable in this area compared to renting, but both figures are moderate by national standards.
For a family considering Jamestown, the important takeaway is direct and limited by the available evidence. The school is a neighborhood elementary in a district that has expanded early childhood and virtual options. Its state test results are well below the county median, and the data offers no explanation for those numbers or any indication of whether recent reforms are changing them. A parent would want to visit, talk to the principal about academic supports and curriculum, and ask what the school is doing in response to its proficiency levels before making a decision.
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