Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex, St Louis MO

Original Research by School Decision on Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex

Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex is closed. It was a regular public school in St. Louis, part of the Normandy Schools Collaborative, and served a range of elementary and middle grades. Because it is no longer operating, any parent or resident researching this school today is encountering a past entity rather than an active choice.

The only academic data available comes from Missouri’s state assessments for the 2022-23 school year, covering grades three through eight in math, English language arts, and science. Across all tested grades and subjects, the share of students scoring at the proficient level was very low. In math, proficiency rates in every grade stood at a small single-digit percentage, with the highest still well under one in ten students. English language arts results were similarly low, with the top rate reaching roughly one in five students in eighth grade, while grades three through seven ranged from a very small share to just over one in ten. Science results for fifth and eighth grades also showed only a tiny fraction of students meeting the proficiency bar. These numbers indicate that the vast majority of students tested were performing below the state’s target for grade-level mastery.

No other measures of school performance or environment are available. Enrollment, student demographics, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, and special population counts are all absent from the record. There is no data on discipline, attendance, staffing, course access, or programs. Because the school did not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate. The lack of demographic and contextual data makes it impossible to describe the student body or the resources available at the time.

The school was located in St. Louis, an independent city with a mixed residential and commercial character, a diverse economy with strengths in services, manufacturing, and transportation, and major employers including the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and several research universities. The city is home to cultural anchors such as Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo, and the Gateway Arch. The Normandy Schools Collaborative, which oversaw Lucas Crossing, has been pursuing facility upgrades and curriculum changes. In 2021, voters approved a bond issue for renovations at Normandy High School, and the district has described a realignment of curriculum toward workforce and college readiness. Because Lucas Crossing is closed, these district-level developments do not directly apply to it, but they indicate the direction of the broader system for families considering other schools in the collaborative.

For anyone looking into this school, the core takeaway is that Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex is no longer operating. The performance data from its final years shows very low academic attainment across all subjects and grades. Families seeking a school in this area would need to look at other active schools within the Normandy Schools Collaborative or consider nearby districts.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 37%

School 7% · District 9% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median

Grade 46%

School 6% · District 11% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median

Grade 52%

School 2% · District 10% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median

Grade 61%

School 1% · District 9% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median

Grade 71%

School 1% · District 3% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 5% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 19 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 36%

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

▼ 35 pts below state median

Grade 413%

School 13% · District 17% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median

Grade 53%

School 3% · District 12% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median

Grade 69%

School 9% · District 13% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median

Grade 79%

School 9% · District 7% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 26 pts below state median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 15% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 20 pts below state median

Science

Grade 55%

School 5% · District 9% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 6% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 24 pts below state median

This schoolNORMANDY SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE, same grade

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.