The top reported proficiency rate is 15% in English language arts. The lowest is 2% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Glasgow Elem.
Glasgow Elementary is a regular public school in St. Louis, Missouri, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Riverview Gardens School District, which operates under a provisional accreditation status granted in 2020 after a period of unaccreditation. That accreditation history matters for families: unaccredited districts in Missouri must pay for students to transfer to accredited neighboring schools, and the provisional status affects local property values and school choice options.
The school has a modest enrollment for an elementary building. Its student body is almost entirely Black, with very small numbers of white and Hispanic students. Every enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with concentrated economic need.
On state assessments, the share of students scoring proficient or above is low across all tested subjects and grade levels. In math, proficiency rates in the grades for which results were reported were very low. In English language arts, the rates were also low, though they varied somewhat by grade. In science, the proficiency rate was even lower. The grade five math result was suppressed, meaning it was not reported for privacy or reliability reasons. Compared with other school districts in St. Louis County, Glasgow Elementary’s overall proficiency index lands in the bottom quartile. A family considering this school would want to ask about the specific academic supports in place and what efforts the school is making to raise achievement.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to consider, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. Information on special education enrollment, English learner populations, discipline, and course access was also missing from the data, so a parent may want to request those details directly from the school.
The community context is the city of St. Louis itself, an independent city with a diversified economy anchored by major employers such as the Federal Reserve Bank, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and several research universities. Cultural and civic anchors include Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Gateway Arch. The housing market in the ZIP code area where the school sits shows modest home values and rents that are lower than the county median, though St. Louis County as a whole has seen some softening in listing prices recently. A family moving into this area would find the housing stock relatively affordable compared with the broader metro.
The Riverview Gardens district’s provisional accreditation is a central factor for any household weighing this school. It influences which school options are available to residents, including potential transfers to accredited districts, and it shapes how the local housing market perceives the area. Glasgow Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a high-poverty student population with significant academic challenges. A family would want to understand what interventions and resources the school offers, how it uses its staffing and funding, and what progress it has made since the district regained provisional status. The data available here does not answer those questions directly, but they are the right ones to ask.
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