Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928003420
Carnahan Middle
4041 S. BROADWAY, ST.LOUIS, MO 63118 · (314) 457-0582 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
211 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 | 80 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 21% |
Student demographics
16%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
89.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +21.3pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.8% | 54.0% |
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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 →
Where Carnahan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #24 of 369 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #36 of 321 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #6 of 370 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #316 of 397 | #14 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #31 of 321 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #264 of 321 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #62 of 379 | #12 of 15 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 214 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 12 | 6.0:1 | 96% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 1.4 | 40.7:1 | 95% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carnahan Middle.
About Carnahan Middle
Carnahan Middle is a middle-grades school in ST.LOUIS, Missouri, and it is part of ST. LOUIS CITY. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 214 students. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
ST. LOUIS CITY includes 62 schools. Together they enroll 17,933 students.
About 92% of the student body at Carnahan Middle is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White. In St. Louis city overall, about 42% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 19 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Carnahan Middle reports 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Carnahan Middle scores 68.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.4%.
Census estimates describe St. Louis city this way: the median household income is $56,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Carnahan Middle, St. Louis city has 112 other public schools.
MERAMEC ELEM. is the public school closest to Carnahan Middle, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Carnahan Middle ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.9% against a local average of 55.1%.
Federal data place Carnahan Middle in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Carnahan Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Carnahan MiddleHow many students attend Carnahan Middle?
Carnahan Middle enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Carnahan Middle serve?
Carnahan Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carnahan Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carnahan Middle is approximately 11.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carnahan Middle?
At Carnahan Middle, the student body is approximately 6% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Carnahan Middle in?
Carnahan Middle is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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