Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002570
AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS
2900 HADLEY, ST LOUIS, MO 63107 · (314) 241-7165 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
131 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
64.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -8.0pp since 2023
Math
17.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -41.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 42 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.9% | 17.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 58.6% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS
AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS this school | 131 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 125 | 100.0% | 56.7% |
| St. Louis Voices Academy St. Louis | 135 | 97.8% | N/A |
| WALBRIDGE ELEM. COMMUNITY ED. ST LOUIS | 122 | 100.0% | 56.3% |
| ASPIRE ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 112 | 100.0% | N/A |
| HENRY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 165 | 100.0% | 61.6% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #635 of 968 | #41 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.1% | #917 of 974 ▼ 557 | #54 of 57 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #269 of 974 ▼ 115 | #20 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #1,093 of 1,294 | #57 of 66 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #201 of 1,165 | #38 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -65.0% | #4 of 684 | #2 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-47 (-26%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 192
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 8.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 14 | 9.4:1 | 100% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 154 | 16.5 | 9.3:1 | 100% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 10 | 15.8:1 | 98% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 98% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 29.9 | 12.5:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2015-16 | 402 | 27 | 14.9:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 80% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 38 | 13.3:1 | 72% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 192 | 21 | 9.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS.
Since 2017-18: students down 65% (374 to 131); teachers down 53% (29.9 to 14).
About AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS
Families in ST LOUIS, Missouri, are served by AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS, a small elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 131 students. That is 58% below the average of about 315 students for elementary schools in Missouri.
ST. LOUIS CITY serves 17,933 students across 62 schools.
Roughly 98% of students at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS are Black. Enrollment also includes 2% White. Among people living in St. Louis city, the Black share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS scores 4%.
Based on 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS has a ratio of 9.4:1. Across elementary schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 12.4:1. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 49.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for St. Louis city show that median household income comes to about $56,160, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 113, with about 29,941 students.
OLD NORTH ACADEMY, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS had a net loss of 47 students, or 26%.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
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Frequently asked questions
About AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTSWhat is the total enrollment at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS?
AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS serve?
AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS is approximately 9.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS?
At AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS, the student body is approximately 2% White, 98% Black.
Is AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS public or private?
AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
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