Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 290059103363
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY
3740 MARINE AVE., ST. LOUIS, MO 63118 · (314) 450-9550 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Missouri public elementary 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.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
283 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 66 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 50% larger than its 4th grade class (32).
Student demographics
17%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
7.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.3pp since 2021
Math
8.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 7 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 up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.1% | 8.5% |
| 2023-24 | 9.6% | 3.7% |
| 2022-23 | 6.8% | 1.6% |
| 2021-22 | 4.8% | 9.0% |
% 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
7.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% 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 KIPP WONDER ACADEMY
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY's state test result (7.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP WONDER ACADEMY this school | 283 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| FAIRVIEW PRIMARY JENNINGS | 284 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| KIPP WISDOM ACADEMY St. Louis | 285 | 100.0% | 16.5% |
| TWILLMAN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 273 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 292 | 100.0% | 7.7% |
| KEEVEN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 331 | 100.0% | 21.8% |
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 WONDER ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #987 of 1,002 | #50 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #974 of 1,019 ▲ 30 | #35 of 57 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #1,006 of 1,018 ▼ 20 | #50 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #494 of 943 | #22 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #744 of 1,294 | #25 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #418 of 950 | #26 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #729 of 953 | #27 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #18 of 1,165 | #5 of 63 |
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
283
+137 (+94%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 283 | 22.5 | 12.6:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 20.8 | 15.0:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 27.1 | 12.2:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 10 | 14.6:1 | 98% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP WONDER ACADEMY.
About KIPP WONDER ACADEMY
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is a mid-sized elementary school in Missouri, located in ST. LOUIS. Federal data show 283 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is run by KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, whose 6 schools enroll 2,069 students.
By race and ethnicity, KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is 91% Black. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 42% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Missouri public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 7.0% is 15.4 points below the 22.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In the surrounding county, St. Louis city, the median household earns about $56,160 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. St. Louis city has 113 public schools with about 29,941 students, including KIPP WONDER ACADEMY.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, MONROE ELEM., is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment records show 146 in 2020-21 and 283 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.6:1 to 12.6:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at KIPP WONDER ACADEMY. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP VICTORY ACADEMYElementary · 433 students
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMYMiddle · 409 students
- KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGHHigh · 354 students
- KIPP TRIUMPH ACADEMYMiddle · 305 students
- KIPP WISDOM ACADEMYElementary · 285 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
Nearby schools
- MONROE ELEM.0.3 mi · 181
- KAIROS ACADEMIES0.4 mi · 228
- Kairos High0.4 mi · 287
- MOMENTUM ACAD GRAVOIS PARK0.5 mi · 91
- Carnahan Middle0.5 mi · 214
- FROEBEL ELEM.0.8 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP WONDER ACADEMYHow many students attend KIPP WONDER ACADEMY?
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does KIPP WONDER ACADEMY serve?
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP WONDER ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is approximately 12.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is KIPP WONDER ACADEMY?
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 91% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP WONDER ACADEMY?
KIPP WONDER ACADEMY is overseen by KIPP ST LOUIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in St. Louis city.
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