1
Enrollment
430
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002767
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY
1000 N GRAND, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 371-0394 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Missouri public high schools
- FTest 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
430 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 108 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 29% |
Student demographics
8%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
15.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.1pp since 2021
Math
5.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 have held steady.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.2% | 5.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 11.2% |
| 2022-23 | 16.9% | 1.7% |
| 2021-22 | 18.3% | 6.1% |
% 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
10.2%
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 MILLER CAREER ACADEMY
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER CAREER ACADEMY this school | 430 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
| KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH St. Louis | 354 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 318 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| SUMNER HIGH ST LOUIS | 407 | 100.0% | 5.7% |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH ST LOUIS | 383 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| JENNINGS HIGH JENNINGS | 666 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 MILLER CAREER ACADEMY ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #430 of 443 | #9 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.9% | #444 of 453 ▼ 18 | #13 of 16 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #371 of 382 ▼ 12 | #10 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.7pp | #82 of 231 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #195 of 561 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #12 of 343 | #4 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #318 of 343 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #66 of 455 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #11 of 187 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
430
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 430 | 43 | 10.0:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 48.1 | 11.2:1 | 100% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 45.6 | 11.7:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 99% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 44.9 | 13.4:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 100% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 50 | 14.1:1 | 80% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 33 | 12.4:1 | 38% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MILLER CAREER ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (602 to 430); teachers down 4% (44.9 to 43).
About MILLER CAREER ACADEMY
This page covers MILLER CAREER ACADEMY, a medium-sized high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 430 students.
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is one of 62 schools in ST. LOUIS CITY, which enrolls 17,933 students in total.
About 96% of the student body at MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is Black. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 42% of St. Louis city residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is 43 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.0:1. That is lower than the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The school counts 430 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%.
The allk12 Grade for MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is D. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (10.2%) and its predicted rate (22.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Louis city show that the median household income is $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is one of 113 public schools in the county.
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, MILLER CAREER ACADEMY ranks 8th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 470 in 2020-21 to 430 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about MILLER CAREER ACADEMY may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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Frequently asked questions
About MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHow many students attend MILLER CAREER ACADEMY?
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MILLER CAREER ACADEMY serve?
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does MILLER CAREER ACADEMY have?
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MILLER CAREER ACADEMY?
Student demographics at MILLER CAREER ACADEMY are roughly 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is MILLER CAREER ACADEMY in?
MILLER CAREER ACADEMY is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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