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Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 290059103266
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY
1224 Grattan St., St. Louis, MO 63104 · (314) 384-9561 · St. Louis city
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
285 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 50% smaller than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
17.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2021
Math
19.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.9% | 12.3% | 33.0% | 49.5% |
| Math | 10.6% | 9.0% | 27.0% | 53.2% |
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 | 17.2% | 19.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 11.9% |
| 2022-23 | 21.3% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.3% | 8.4% |
% 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
16.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% 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 KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY's state test result (16.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY this school | 285 | 100.0% | 16.5% |
| FAIRVIEW PRIMARY JENNINGS | 284 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 292 | 100.0% | 7.7% |
| KIPP WONDER ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 283 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| JAMESTOWN ELEM. FLORISSANT | 314 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| WASHINGTON MONTESSORI ST LOUIS | 266 | 100.0% | 11.5% |
Matched among Missouri elementary 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 KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #915 of 1,002 | #19 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.6% | #878 of 1,019 ▲ 75 | #16 of 57 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #929 of 1,018 ▲ 5 | #21 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #182 of 943 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #737 of 1,294 | #24 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #22 of 950 | #3 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #759 of 953 | #28 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 1,165 | #4 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.3% | #61 of 684 | #15 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
285
-267 (-48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 285 | 31.2 | 9.1:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 32.9 | 12.0:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 40.9 | 10.5:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 99% (549) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 100% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (421 to 285); teachers up 56% (20 to 31.2).
About KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in St. Louis, Missouri. Students in kindergarten through 4 attend, and enrollment is 285 students.
The district, KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, has 2,069 students enrolled across 6 schools.
The large majority of students at KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY, 92%, are Black. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's Black share is 49 points above the 42% share among St. Louis city residents. By the diversity index, KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY comes in at 16%.
With 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY was 9.1:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is C-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.5%, compared with a predicted 22.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, St. Louis city, median household income is about $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. A total of 113 public schools operate in St. Louis city, serving about 29,941 students.
PEABODY ELEM. is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is one of the charter schools in Missouri.
Federal data put enrollment at 552 in 2020-21 and 285 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Students per teacher fell from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 9.1 in 2024-25.
The KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMYMiddle · 305 students
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Nearby schools
- PEABODY ELEM.0.2 mi · 171
- LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.4 mi · 414
- ATLAS ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 431
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH0.7 mi · 383
- LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 260
- SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.0.8 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP WISDOM ACADEMYHow large is KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY?
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY enrolls approximately 285 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY serve?
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is approximately 9.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY?
At KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 4% Hispanic, 92% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY public or private?
KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.