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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES·NCES 290057903037
OLD NORTH ACADEMY
3017 NORTH 13TH STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO 63107 · (314) 241-1110 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
12.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
447 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
15.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2021
Math
15.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 3.0% | 12.2% | 25.5% | 59.0% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.5% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.8% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 8.5% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 OLD NORTH ACADEMY
OLD NORTH ACADEMY's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD NORTH ACADEMY this school | 448 | 99.8% | 14.3% |
| GATEWAY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 426 | 100.0% | 11.4% |
| KIPP VICTORY ACADEMY ST. LOUIS | 433 | 100.0% | 9.0% |
| GRANNEMANN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 438 | 100.0% | 11.6% |
| JURY ELEM. FLORISSANT | 480 | 100.0% | 13.1% |
| LEE A. TOLBERT COM. ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 401 | 100.0% | 10.8% |
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 OLD NORTH ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #928 of 1,002 | #22 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #921 of 1,019 ▲ 9 | #23 of 57 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #942 of 1,018 ▲ 16 | #24 of 57 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #299 of 943 | #9 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #250 of 1,294 | #5 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #318 of 950 | #20 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.4% | #939 of 953 | #38 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #229 of 1,165 | #51 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #512 of 684 | #35 of 41 |
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
448
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 929
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 448 | 37.2 | 12.0:1 | 100% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 46 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 46.2 | 11.8:1 | 99% (542) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 42 | 11.1:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 100% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 68 | 11.8:1 | 100% (805) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 67 | 13.9:1 | 72% (672) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLD NORTH ACADEMY.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (483 to 448); teachers down 7% (40 to 37.2).
About OLD NORTH ACADEMY
In ST. LOUIS, Missouri, part of St. Louis city, OLD NORTH ACADEMY is an elementary school. Its 448 students are spread across pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 42% larger than the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES runs OLD NORTH ACADEMY along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,460 students in total.
OLD NORTH ACADEMY's enrollment is 98% Black. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all St. Louis city residents. OLD NORTH ACADEMY's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Missouri average 12.4:1. Eligible students account for 100% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, OLD NORTH ACADEMY receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Missouri, OLD NORTH ACADEMY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 14.3% actual against a predicted 22.5%.
Within St. Louis city, the median household income is $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. In all, St. Louis city has 113 public schools and roughly 29,941 students.
The closest other public school is AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS, about 0.1 miles away. OLD NORTH ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. OLD NORTH ACADEMY ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.3% against a local average of 49.2%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). OLD NORTH ACADEMY is a publicly funded charter school.
OLD NORTH ACADEMY's enrollment declined from 467 in 2020-21 to 448 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for OLD NORTH ACADEMY covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
- SOUTH CITYElementary · 838 students
- CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMYHigh · 442 students
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 402 students
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLEMiddle · 218 students
- ASPIRE ACADEMYElementary · 112 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
- AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS0.1 mi · 131
- HOGAN ST REGIONAL YOUTH CTR.0.6 mi · 17
- JEFFERSON ELEM.1.0 mi · 125
- KIPP INSPIRE ACADEMY1.1 mi · 409
- ELIAS MICHAEL ELEM.1.2 mi · 43
- GATEWAY ELEM.1.2 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About OLD NORTH ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at OLD NORTH ACADEMY?
OLD NORTH ACADEMY enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does OLD NORTH ACADEMY serve?
OLD NORTH ACADEMY serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does OLD NORTH ACADEMY have?
OLD NORTH ACADEMY employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at OLD NORTH ACADEMY?
At OLD NORTH ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees OLD NORTH ACADEMY?
OLD NORTH ACADEMY is overseen by CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.