BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC

As a compact primary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC works with 260 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ST. LOUIS CITY.

Across the 62 schools in ST. LOUIS CITY (17,933 students total), BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC logs that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Black, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. 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, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 82.8%, a residual of +33.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, St. Louis city reports that median household income runs about $56,160, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).

GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC. On composite proficiency, BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 260). The White share of enrollment shrank from 64% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.