North Side Community School

North Side Community School, a mid-tier elementary campus in Saint Louis, Missouri, one of the schools within NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, teaches 299 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOL runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 433 students. North Side Community School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, North Side Community School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). By comparison, St. Louis city as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than St. Louis city's rate of about 92%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Side Community School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) shows that median household income runs about $56,160, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across St. Louis city's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students), North Side Community School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LEXINGTON ELEM., around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Side Community School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. As a public charter, North Side Community School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. North Side Community School's enrollment has fell 25% since 2018, when it stood at 398 (now 299).

On the community side, the feed for North Side Community School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.