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How has PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
974
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 290057602831
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
5279 FYLER AVENUE, ST LOUIS, MO 63139 · (314) 645-9600 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL974 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Missouri public elementary schools
- CTest 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
9.1:1
107 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
544 students
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 | 45 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 13% larger than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
34.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
25.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.4% | 18.0% | 39.6% | 25.8% |
| Math | 9.3% | 16.6% | 34.2% | 39.8% |
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 | 34.4% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 27.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 24.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.6% | 23.3% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 974 | 55.9% | 30.3% |
| ROBERT DRUMMOND ELEM. ST ANN | 667 | 63.7% | 20.1% |
| FREEDOM ELEM. ST ROBERT | 954 | 50.9% | 48.7% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 529 | 55.0% | 51.8% |
| LINDEN WEST ELEMENTARY GLADSTONE | 501 | 62.7% | 42.6% |
| SHEPARD BLVD. ELEM. COLUMBIA | 538 | 64.7% | 22.7% |
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 PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #737 of 1,002 | #9 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #812 of 1,019 ▼ 29 | #13 of 57 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #721 of 1,018 ▼ 27 | #9 of 57 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.7pp | #454 of 943 | #20 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 974 | #3 of 1,294 | #1 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #21 of 950 | #2 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #36 of 953 | #3 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #529 of 1,165 | #57 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #127 of 251 | #6 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
974
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 974 | 107 | 9.1:1 | 56% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 904 | 98 | 9.2:1 | 42% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 918 | 105 | 8.7:1 | 54% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 89 | 10.9:1 | 51% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 81.5 | 11.1:1 | 63% (566) |
| 2015-16 | 925 | 78 | 11.9:1 | 66% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 75 | 12.5:1 | 69% (646) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (903 to 974); teachers up 31% (81.5 to 107).
About PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, reachable at (314) 645-9600. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 974 students. The school's enrollment is 209% larger than the 315 average for elementary schools in Missouri.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Enrollment at PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 39%. The school is also 33% Black, 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.
Teachers at the school number 107 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.1:1. Among elementary schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.4:1. The school's lunch program data list 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 92% average for public schools in St. Louis city, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Missouri public elementary schools, PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL 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.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL, the prediction is 39.0% and the result is 30.3%.
In St. Louis city (population about 288,512), median household income is about $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%. PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city, which together enroll about 29,941 students.
The school nearest to PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 971 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 974. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 10.9:1 to 9.1:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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Nearby schools
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE0.1 mi · 426
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH0.1 mi · 461
- BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC0.3 mi · 260
- CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH0.5 mi · 314
- COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO0.5 mi · 332
- SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.0.7 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL?
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 974 students in grades PK-08.
Is PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL have?
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL?
At PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 39% White, 18% Hispanic, 33% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL?
PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL is overseen by PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.