The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Science. The lowest is 90% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Mallinckrodt A.b.i. Elem.
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary sits in the St. Louis city school district and serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public school that is not a charter or magnet. Every student enrolled at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the economic context the school operates in. The student body is predominantly white, with Black students making up the next largest group, followed by smaller shares of students who are Asian, Hispanic, multiracial, or from other racial backgrounds. Enrollment across the grades is fairly even, with a prekindergarten class that is smaller than the kindergarten-through-fifth-grade classes.
On the 2024-25 Missouri Assessment Program, Mallinckrodt posted consistently high proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science at every tested grade level. In third grade math and third grade English language arts, the large majority of students scored at or above the proficient level. Fourth grade math and English language arts results were similarly strong, and fifth grade math, English language arts, and science all showed a very high share of students meeting the proficiency bar. Compared with districts across St. Louis city, Mallinckrodt’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile. A parent considering the school will see a record of academic results that stands well above the typical pattern in the city’s public school landscape.
Because Mallinckrodt serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was not available in the information used here, so a family may want to ask the school directly about attendance patterns. The school’s staffing, discipline records, and course access data were also absent from the available materials. The St. Louis city district itself, in the research consulted, did not show any recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary adjustments or program overhauls, so this narrative cannot speak to that.
St. Louis is an independent city, not part of a county government, with a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors. The city’s economy leans on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation, and aviation, and it hosts a number of large employers including the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, as well as major research universities such as Washington University in St. Louis and Saint Louis University. Cultural and civic anchors include Forest Park, the Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri Botanical Garden, and the Saint Louis Art Museum. The city separated from St. Louis County decades ago and has since operated within fixed political boundaries, a fact that shapes its tax base and governance.
Housing in the area around the school shows a home value typical for the St. Louis region, with an estimated monthly mortgage cost and a rent level that is lower than the mortgage figure. Rents have been rising at a modest annual pace, and home values have seen a small year-over-year increase. The national unemployment rate was steady at the time of this data, and real median household income nationally has been on a gradual upward trend over the past several years.
For a family weighing this school, the standout feature is the academic performance. Mallinckrodt’s results on state assessments are unusually strong for the city, and the school’s proficiency index sits among the top in St. Louis city. The economic composition of the student body is uniform in terms of lunch eligibility, which may be relevant for families thinking about peer environment and school resources. The school is an elementary-only building, so a family would eventually need to consider middle and high school options in the district. Because several data categories were not present in the available information, a parent may want to visit the school, ask about attendance, discipline, and staffing, and confirm that the school’s day-to-day environment matches the picture its test scores paint.
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