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Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001927
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE
5130 OAKLAND AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63110 · (314) 652-9282 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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.
- DBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
419 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 | 140 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 36% |
Student demographics
21%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
8.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
8.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.2pp 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 9 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.0% | 6.5% | 48.9% | 42.3% |
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 | 8.5% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.9% | 10.1% |
| 2022-23 | 10.7% | 7.6% |
| 2021-22 | 11.4% | 6.5% |
% 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
10.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE's state test result (10.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE this school | 419 | 100.0% | 10.1% |
| KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 409 | 100.0% | 12.3% |
| Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle Kansas City | 559 | 100.0% | 39.2% |
| BRITTANY WOODS UNIVERSITY CITY | 557 | 100.0% | 22.5% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing ST LOUIS | 620 | 99.5% | 8.2% |
| GATEWAY MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 382 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
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 COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #362 of 379 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #367 of 380 ▼ 7 | #9 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #372 of 380 ▼ 11 | #11 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #115 of 364 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #201 of 397 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #150 of 321 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #232 of 321 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #53 of 379 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #90 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
419
-79 (-16%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 419 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 39.7 | 10.3:1 | 99% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 35.4 | 13.8:1 | 100% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 100% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 76% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 56% (282) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (487 to 419); teachers down 10% (35.4 to 32).
About COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE
Families in ST LOUIS, Missouri, are served by COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE, a mid-sized middle-grades school. It teaches 419 students in grades 6 through 8.
A total of 62 schools make up ST. LOUIS CITY, with 17,933 students enrolled.
At COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE, 88% of students are Black. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 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 21%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Federal data show 100% of students (419) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Missouri public middle schools.
The model predicts 22.4% for a school in Missouri with COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE posts 10.1%.
The school's county is St. Louis city. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $56,160 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE shares St. Louis city with 112 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, GATEWAY HIGH is about 0.5 miles from COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 10.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 16%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 13.1:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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Nearby schools
- GATEWAY HIGH0.5 mi · 860
- ADAMS ELEM.0.9 mi · 171
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.9 mi · 472
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI ECEC1.1 mi · 180
- CITY GARDEN MONTESSORI EAEC1.1 mi · 409
- SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.1.2 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLEHow many students attend COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE?
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-08.
Is COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE have?
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE?
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE reports a student body of 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 88% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE?
COMPTON-DREW ILC MIDDLE 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.