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MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.
MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC., a moderately sized 9-12 campus in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY, teaches 610 students, covering grades 6 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 501.
MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. is one of 62 schools operated by ST. LOUIS CITY, a district that instructs 17,933 students overall.
In terms of who attends, MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. lists that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 39% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with St. Louis city as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 37.3%, a residual of -12.1 points.
In the surrounding community, census data for St. Louis city shows the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. is one.
The closest other public school is SIGEL ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR., roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC. at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.2%.
The campus sits in an inner-city setting.
Five-year trend. MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.'s enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 610). Black enrollment moved from 48% to 39% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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