Enrollment
314
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002013
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH
3125 S KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 63139 · (314) 771-2772 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Missouri public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
314 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 83 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
22.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.3pp since 2021
Math
10.8%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.7pp 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 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.9% | 10.8% |
| 2023-24 | 14.6% | 6.3% |
| 2022-23 | 12.3% | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 13.5% |
% 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
11.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% 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 CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH's state test result (11.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH this school | 314 | 100.0% | 11.9% |
| EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH Kansas City | 402 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 519 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| KIPP KC LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL Kansas City | 382 | 100.0% | 15.7% |
| CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 442 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
| STEAM ACADEMY AT MSB HIGH SCHO FERGUSON | 434 | 100.0% | 60.6% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #425 of 443 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #423 of 453 ▲ 15 | #9 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #354 of 382 ▲ 13 | #7 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #68 of 231 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #249 of 561 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #37 of 343 | #5 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #82 of 343 | #7 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #65 of 455 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #17 of 187 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
314
-66 (-17%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 314 | 28.9 | 10.9:1 | 100% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 99% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 28.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 408 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 77% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 63 | 11.4:1 | 51% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 65 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (400 to 314); teachers up 1% (28.5 to 28.9).
About CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is a high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, and it is part of ST. LOUIS CITY. The latest federal count shows 314 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 501-student average for high schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 37% lower.
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH belongs to ST. LOUIS CITY, a district of 62 schools and 17,933 students.
Roughly 69% of students at CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH are Black. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic and 13% White. Among all residents of St. Louis city, the Black share is about 42%. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH in 2024-25, for a ratio of 10.9:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is D. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is 22.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 11.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis city show that the median household income is $56,160, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. There are 113 public schools in St. Louis city, enrolling about 29,941 students in all.
The closest public school, COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO, is less than a tenth of a mile from CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH's location as City: Large.
Enrollment is down 17% from 2020-21, when CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH had 380 students, to 2024-25, when it had 314. The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH?
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH serve?
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is approximately 10.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH?
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH reports a student body of 13% White, 14% Hispanic, 69% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH?
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.