CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC

As an intimate primary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC caters to 180 students from grades pre-K through K, one of the schools within CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 589 students; CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC is among them.

In terms of who attends, CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC records that the largest single group is Black at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 36% White, 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. Compared to St. Louis city overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of St. Louis city's rate of about 92%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) reports that median household income runs about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Louis city runs 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), of which CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC is one.

Nearest neighbor: CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC.

CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC operates from an inner-city location. CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC's enrollment has decreased 33% since 2018, when it stood at 270 (now 180). The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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