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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SOUTH CITY administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
838
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES·NCES 290057903079
SOUTH CITY
3112 MERAMEC, ST. LOUIS, MO 63118 · (314) 481-4700 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL838 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Missouri public elementary schools
- DTest 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.
- DThree-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
11.7:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
836 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 60 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
12.1%
MO avg 44.9% . -11.4pp since 2021
Math
16.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.9% | 9.2% | 44.0% | 43.8% |
| Math | 4.9% | 11.4% | 32.5% | 51.0% |
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 | 12.1% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.5% | 21.2% |
| 2022-23 | 21.5% | 25.4% |
| 2021-22 | 23.5% | 21.3% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 SOUTH CITY
SOUTH CITY's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH CITY this school | 838 | 99.8% | 17.0% |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACADEMY KANSAS CITY | 594 | 100.0% | 33.5% |
| ROGERS ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 592 | 100.0% | 12.1% |
| PHILLIS WHEATLEY ELEMENTARY KANSAS CITY | 386 | 100.0% | 15.2% |
| MARION ELEM. ST LOUIS | 496 | 100.0% | 26.3% |
| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION Kansas City | 645 | 86.0% | 30.8% |
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 SOUTH CITY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #908 of 1,002 | #17 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #912 of 1,019 ▼ 48 | #20 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #972 of 1,018 ▼ 44 | #36 of 57 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.2pp | #114 of 943 | #3 of 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 838 | #11 of 1,294 | #2 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #265 of 950 | #17 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #285 of 953 | #14 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #230 of 1,165 | #52 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #152 of 251 | #7 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
838
+71 (+9%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 838 | 71.4 | 11.7:1 | 100% (836) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 71.4 | 10.9:1 | 100% (779) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 65.2 | 12.1:1 | 99% (781) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 67 | 11.4:1 | 100% (764) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 63.5 | 12.4:1 | 100% (788) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 66 | 12.7:1 | 100% (839) |
| 2010-11 | 972 | 64 | 15.2:1 | 97% (942) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH CITY.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (788 to 838); teachers up 12% (63.5 to 71.4).
About SOUTH CITY
SOUTH CITY, located in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school has 838 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Missouri average about 315 students, which makes this school 166% above average.
CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES is the local district for SOUTH CITY. It runs 6 schools with 2,460 students.
The share of Hispanic students at SOUTH CITY is 56%, a majority. Other students are 40% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 5% Hispanic share among all St. Louis city residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
SOUTH CITY has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, with 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Missouri is about 12.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 100% at SOUTH CITY.
SOUTH CITY earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Missouri public elementary schools.
SOUTH CITY posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 17.0%, compared with a predicted 22.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for St. Louis city show that the median household earns about $56,160 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. St. Louis city has 113 public schools with about 29,941 students, including SOUTH CITY.
MERAMEC ELEM., about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of SOUTH CITY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, SOUTH CITY places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
SOUTH CITY falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. SOUTH CITY is run as a public charter school.
The school's student count rose 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for SOUTH CITY is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES
- OLD NORTH ACADEMYElementary · 448 students
- CONFLUENCE PREPARATORY ACADEMYHigh · 442 students
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 402 students
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLEMiddle · 218 students
- ASPIRE ACADEMYElementary · 112 students
Other schools in ST. LOUIS
- LINDBERGH SR. HIGHHigh · 2,304 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 816 students
- DRESSEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 598 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHHigh · 461 students
- OLD NORTH ACADEMYElementary · 448 students
Nearby schools
- MERAMEC ELEM.0.3 mi · 171
- Carnahan Middle0.5 mi · 214
- FROEBEL ELEM.0.6 mi · 178
- MOMENTUM ACAD GRAVOIS PARK0.8 mi · 91
- MONROE ELEM.0.9 mi · 181
- KAIROS ACADEMIES1.0 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH CITYWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH CITY?
SOUTH CITY enrolls approximately 838 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does SOUTH CITY serve?
SOUTH CITY serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does SOUTH CITY have?
SOUTH CITY employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH CITY?
At SOUTH CITY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 56% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH CITY?
SOUTH CITY is overseen by CONFLUENCE ACADEMIES in St. Louis city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.