Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002404
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
5329 COLUMBIA AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63139 · (314) 776-5091 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- A-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
10.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
272 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
18.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
27.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.1% | 14.3% | 28.7% | 52.7% |
| Math | 10.9% | 16.4% | 29.4% | 43.1% |
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 | 18.4% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 25.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.1% | 21.3% |
| 2021-22 | 16.2% | 12.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.'s state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. this school | 272 | 100.0% | 22.1% |
| GRIFFITH ELEMENTARY FERGUSON | 292 | 100.0% | 7.7% |
| HICKEY ELEM. ST LOUIS | 273 | 100.0% | 4.5% |
| JAMESTOWN ELEM. FLORISSANT | 314 | 100.0% | 14.1% |
| TWILLMAN ELEM. ST LOUIS | 273 | 100.0% | 11.1% |
| FAIRVIEW PRIMARY JENNINGS | 284 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
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 SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #850 of 1,002 | #13 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #792 of 1,019 ▲ 11 | #12 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #922 of 1,018 ▼ 18 | #18 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #140 of 943 | #3 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #777 of 1,294 | #28 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #79 of 950 | #6 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #655 of 953 | #25 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #199 of 1,165 | #36 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #43 of 684 | #11 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
272
-43 (-14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 272 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 100% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 26 | 10.8:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 99% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 99% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 29.5 | 14.3:1 | 100% (421) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 100% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 81% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 27 | 13.1:1 | 73% (259) |
| 1990-91 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR..
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (421 to 272); teachers down 12% (29.5 to 26).
About SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is a medium-sized elementary school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, (ZIP code 63139). Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 272 students.
The ST. LOUIS CITY system has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
Black students are the large majority at SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR., with 88% of enrollment. Next come 5% White and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 42% Black among all St. Louis city residents. By the diversity index, SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. comes in at 22%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.5:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is C. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.1%; the prediction is 22.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis city show that median household income is about $56,160, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 113 public schools operate in St. Louis city, serving about 29,941 students.
The closest public school to SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 58.3%, higher than SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.'s 22.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 315 in 2020-21 and 272 in 2024-25, a decrease of 43 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.6:1 to 10.5:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.How large is SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.?
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. serve?
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. have?
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
How diverse is SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.?
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. reports a student body of 5% White, 1% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.?
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
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