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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-243 (-65%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.5:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
0%
was 0%
% Black
98%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS
As a modestly sized K-5 school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS hosts 131 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within ST. LOUIS CITY. That puts it 58% leaner than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 315 students.
ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (98%); the rest is composed of 2% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.
Around the school, St. Louis city reports that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: OLD NORTH ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 49.2%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS has edged down 65%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 131 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS CITY
- GATEWAY HIGHHigh · 860 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGHHigh · 734 students
- VASHON HIGHHigh · 621 students
- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- OLD NORTH ACADEMY0.1 mi · 448
- HOGAN ST REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.0.5 mi · 17
- JEFFERSON ELEM.0.9 mi · 125
- HENRY ELEM.1.1 mi · 165
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 409
- ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM.1.1 mi · 43
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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