Northview Elem., Jennings MO - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Northview Elem.

Northview Elementary serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade as a regular public school within the Jennings School District, located in the inner-ring St. Louis suburb of Jennings, Missouri. The school population is predominantly Black, with a small number of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students. Every student at this school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has no charter or magnet status, and information about a Title I designation was not available.

Jennings itself is a compact, residential community that has seen long-term population decline followed by a slight recent uptick, as publicly reported. The median housing value in the area is well below national levels, and rental costs are modest relative to incomes. Most residents commute outside the city for work. The former River Roads Mall, once a retail anchor, no longer stands, and the commercial corridor activity is limited.

On the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), student proficiency rates across tested subjects are low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above in third, fourth, and fifth grades was in the single digits. Sixth-grade math data was suppressed, meaning a parent may want to follow up with the school for details. In English language arts, rates were modestly higher but still low, ranging from the lowest single digits in the lower grades to around the low twenties in fifth grade. In science, which is tested in fifth grade, proficiency was roughly a fifth of students. When compared against other districts in St. Louis County, this school sits in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency.

No graduation rate data is available because the school does not serve high school grades. Chronic absenteeism data was also not provided. Information on special education and English learner populations, discipline rates, course access, and staffing levels was missing from the available data, so a parent should consider asking the district or school directly about these areas.

The school follows the regular public school model serving a single grade band, meaning it does not offer thematic or magnet program designation that might draw families from outside the immediate attendance area. The data does not describe any specialized offerings such as gifted programs, dual-language tracks, or enrichment pathways. For families whose priority is finding a school with a track record of high academic proficiency, Northview’s state test results will be a concern and merit a direct conversation with school leaders about current improvement efforts and academic support structures. For families who are part of this community and looking for a neighborhood public school serving the full elementary through middle school years within the Jennings district, this is the assigned option.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 33%

School 3% · District 23% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Grade 46%

School 6% · District 12% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

Grade 54%

School 4% · District 10% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 24% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 48%

School 8% · District 13% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 22% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 15% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Science

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.