Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 150 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOMENTUM ACADEMY·NCES 290060503224
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH
3716 MORGANFORD RD., ST. LOUIS, MO 63116 · (314) 571-5762 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
240 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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
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MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -32.1pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
MO avg 48.7% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 32 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.4% | 60.7% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH this school | 240 | 100.0% | 50.2% |
| FREDA MARKLEY EARLY CHILDHOOD KANSAS CITY | 190 | 100.0% | N/A |
| DOBBS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 320 | 100.0% | 76.6% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 287 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| WOODWARD ELEM. ST LOUIS | 319 | 100.0% | 39.6% |
| SANTA FE ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 356 | 100.0% | 72.2% |
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 MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #512 of 968 | #33 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #465 of 974 ▼ 150 | #28 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #689 of 974 ▼ 526 | #47 of 57 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #853 of 1,294 | #36 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #863 of 950 | #41 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #313 of 953 | #16 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 1,165 | #6 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #177 of 251 | #8 of 10 |
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
240
-32 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 240 | 15.5 | 15.5:1 | 100% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 14.3 | 16.7:1 | 100% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 99% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 12 | 22.7:1 | 99% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 16.7 | 13.7:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 98% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (229 to 240); teachers down 7% (16.7 to 15.5).
About MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of ST. LOUIS, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 240 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 24% lower.
Within MOMENTUM ACADEMY, MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 599 students.
At MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH, Black students make up 68% of the student body. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all St. Louis city residents. MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
At MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH, 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is higher than the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Roughly 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The model predicts 49.4% for a school in Missouri with MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH's free or reduced-price lunch share. MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH posts 50.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Louis city, the median household income is $56,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is one of 113 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is OAK HILL ELEM., at about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
2024-25 enrollment was 240, a 12% decrease from 272 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 22.7:1 to 15.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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- COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO1.0 mi · 332
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH1.0 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTHHow large is MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH?
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH serve?
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is approximately 15.5:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH?
At MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH, the student body is approximately 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 68% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH public or private?
MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MOMENTUM ACADEMY.
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