THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL

THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, a small K-5 school in Pagedale, Missouri, part of THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, educates 220 students, covering grades K through 4. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL sits 30% below that benchmark.

THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL sits inside THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL shows that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.4%; actual is 90.5%, +41.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Louis County put median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL is one.

WASHINGTON ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 55.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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