OLD NORTH ACADEMY

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, OLD NORTH ACADEMY caters to 448 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Within CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES, which oversees 6 schools and 2,460 students, OLD NORTH ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, OLD NORTH ACADEMY lists that 98% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at school resources, OLD NORTH ACADEMY reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, OLD NORTH ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 44.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Louis city) records that the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), OLD NORTH ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is AMES VISUAL/PERF. ARTS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OLD NORTH ACADEMY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OLD NORTH ACADEMY ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. OLD NORTH ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 483 students in 2018 compared to 448 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.