Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002569
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS
5910 CLIFTON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63109 · (314) 352-1043 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Missouri public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
361 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 127 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 124 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 30% |
Student demographics
65%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
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MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
21.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 13.2% | 41.1% | 36.0% |
| Math | 6.0% | 15.3% | 31.5% | 47.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.8% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 18.7% |
| 2022-23 | 22.8% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 21.8% | 11.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS this school | 361 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. ST LOUIS | 290 | 100.0% | 5.3% |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE ACADEMY MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 583 | 100.0% | 57.1% |
| ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE ST. LOUIS | 289 | 100.0% | 3.7% |
| HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 590 | 100.0% | 16.3% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE CAPE GIRARDEAU | 623 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #338 of 379 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #332 of 380 ▲ 3 | #2 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #336 of 380 ▲ 6 | #4 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #115 of 364 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #234 of 397 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #206 of 321 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #27 of 321 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #55 of 379 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #58 of 91 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
361
-58 (-14%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 100% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 82% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 73% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (341 to 361); teachers up 8% (24 to 26).
About BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is one of the public schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It is a small middle school. It enrolled 361 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students each.
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is one school in ST. LOUIS CITY, a system of 62 schools with 17,933 students.
Black students are the majority at BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Black. BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS total 26 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. The school counts 361 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%.
The allk12 Grade for BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is C. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is 1.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 20.9%. Predicted: 22.4%.
St. Louis city has about 288,512 residents, and the median household income is $56,160, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. In all, St. Louis city has 113 public schools and roughly 29,941 students.
The next-closest public school is COMMUNITY ACCESS JOB TRAINING, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment at BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 419 to 361 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.5:1).
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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 BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICSHow large is BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS?
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 06-08.
Is BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS an elementary, middle, or high school?
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS have?
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS?
Student demographics at BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS are roughly 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 52% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS public or private?
BUSCH MS CHARACTER ATHLETICS is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.