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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
8.8%
MO avg 49.5% . -53.8pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
MO avg 48.7% . -23.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 54 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
272
-149 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
5%
was 10%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
88%
was 88%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in ST LOUIS, Missouri, one of the schools within ST. LOUIS CITY, instructing 272 students in grades pre-K through 5.
ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. reports that 88% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school records 5% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. logs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 48.7%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Louis city indicate median household earnings sit near $56,160, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).
CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.3%.
SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR.'s enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 421 (now 272). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 10% to 5%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for SHAW VISUAL/PERF. ARTS CTR. typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 ST. LOUIS CITY
- GATEWAY HIGHHigh · 860 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGHHigh · 734 students
- VASHON HIGHHigh · 621 students
- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL VISUAL/PERF. ARTS HIGH0.6 mi · 314
- COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO0.6 mi · 332
- PREMIER CHARTER SCHOOL0.7 mi · 974
- MASON ELEM.0.7 mi · 393
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH0.7 mi · 461
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE0.7 mi · 426
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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