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Enrollment
337
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928000790
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
918 N UNION BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 63108 · (314) 367-9222 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Missouri public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
337 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 98 | 29% |
Student demographics
20%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
19.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.5% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 15.9% | 7.6% |
| 2022-23 | 13.8% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 15.3% | 4.7% |
% 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
10.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% 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 SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES's state test result (10.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES this school | 337 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 318 | 100.0% | 6.0% |
| CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 442 | 100.0% | 6.2% |
| SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 498 | 100.0% | 8.4% |
| EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH Kansas City | 402 | 100.0% | 33.4% |
| DeLaSalle Charter High School Kansas City | 196 | 100.0% | 10.3% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #432 of 443 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #439 of 453 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #360 of 382 ▲ 5 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #236 of 561 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #1 of 343 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #198 of 343 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #60 of 455 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #6 of 187 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
337
-104 (-24%) vs 2020
-66% since 2000-01, when it was 980
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 337 | 39 | 8.6:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 33.8 | 11.7:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 40.8 | 11.9:1 | 99% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 39 | 11.3:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 100% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 100% (593) |
| 2010-11 | 676 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 84% (570) |
| 2000-01 | 980 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 46% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (550 to 337); teachers unchanged (39 to 39).
About SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a public small high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 337 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students, so this school is 33% smaller than average.
Across its 62 schools, ST. LOUIS CITY enrolls 17,933 students. SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one of those schools.
Black students are the large majority at SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 8% Hispanic. That compares with about 42% Black among all St. Louis city residents. By the diversity index, SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES comes in at 20%.
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES's 39 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 8.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%.
The allk12 Grade for SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is D. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Missouri, SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 10.0% actual against a predicted 22.4%.
In St. Louis city (population about 288,512), median household income is about $56,160, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city, which together enroll about 29,941 students.
KIPP VICTORY ACADEMY is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 441 in 2020-21 and 337 in 2024-25, a decrease of 104 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.3:1 to 8.6:1.
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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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- KIPP VICTORY ACADEMY0.5 mi · 433
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- HAMILTON ELEM. COMMUNITY ED.1.0 mi · 243
- THE BIOME1.1 mi · 167
- LACLEDE ELEM.1.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIESHow large is SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES enrolls approximately 337 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serve?
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
How diverse is SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES reports a student body of 1% White, 8% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES public or private?
SOLDAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.