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Enrollment
396
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928000792
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE
1004 N JEFFERSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 231-0413 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Missouri public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
396 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 131 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 33% |
Student demographics
12%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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
9.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2021
Math
4.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 1.9% | 7.3% | 36.4% | 54.3% |
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 | 9.2% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 8.0% | 6.5% |
| 2022-23 | 7.9% | 2.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.7% | 2.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE's state test result (6.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE this school | 396 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
| GATEWAY MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 382 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 409 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| SOUTHEAST MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 491 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMY St. Louis | 305 | 100.0% | 9.8% |
| YEATMAN-LIDDELL MIDDLE SCHOOL ST LOUIS | 300 | 100.0% | 3.8% |
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 CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #373 of 379 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #376 of 380 ▼ 7 | #13 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #369 of 380 ▲ 4 | #10 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #202 of 364 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #214 of 397 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #65 of 321 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #284 of 321 | #9 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #51 of 379 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #18 of 224 | N/A |
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
396
-51 (-11%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 396 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 99% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 36.7 | 14.8:1 | 100% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 100% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 41 | 13.4:1 | 83% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 71% (458) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (543 to 396); teachers down 10% (36.7 to 33).
About CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE, located in ST LOUIS, Missouri, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Enrollment totals 396 students across grades 6 through 8.
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE is in ST. LOUIS CITY, a district with 17,933 students across 62 schools.
At CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE, 94% of students are Black. Other students are 4% White. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all St. Louis city residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
A staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Missouri public middle schools, CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
In Missouri, CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 6.2% compared with a predicted 22.4%.
The school's county is St. Louis city. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Louis city's 113 public schools enroll about 29,941 students and include CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE.
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE's nearest public school is GATEWAY MIDDLE (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 447 in 2020-21 to 396 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.0:1.
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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
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
- GATEWAY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 382
- GATEWAY ELEM.0.2 mi · 426
- ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM.0.2 mi · 43
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY0.2 mi · 409
- KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH0.2 mi · 354
- JEFFERSON ELEM.0.5 mi · 125
Frequently asked questions
About CARR LANE VPA MIDDLEHow many students attend CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE?
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 06-08.
Is CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE.
How diverse is CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE?
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE reports a student body of 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE public or private?
CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE 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.