Atlas Public Schools
St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis city · Grades Pre-K–4 · Charter
Atlas Public Schools runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 431 students. By enrollment it is the 318th largest of 556 districts in Missouri, where the median district has 566 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 556 Missouri districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 431 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 28 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900618 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Atlas Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 431 | 15.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Atlas Public Schools schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Atlas Public Schools in context
Size
Atlas Public Schools enrolls less than 0.1% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is smaller than the median district (566 students). All of its students attend one school, Atlas Elementary School, against an average of 386 students per Missouri public school. NCES lists Atlas Public Schools as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Missouri schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 1, with 101 students. Grade 4 has 54 students and kindergarten has 97, 44% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Atlas Public Schools enrolls 21 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Black students are the largest group in Atlas Public Schools at 80%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students. White students make up 10.4%.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 28 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 15.4 students per teacher, more than the state's 12.8. Atlas Public Schools reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Atlas Public Schools is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is St. Louis Language Immersion School, 0.4 miles away with 493 students. 46 districts are within 25 miles, and 40 of them enroll more students than Atlas Public Schools. St. Louis city has 17 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 28 | 15 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 18 | 24 |
| Other student support staff | 8 | 54 |
| School administrators | 7 | 62 |
| District administrators | 3 | 144 |
| All staff | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Missouri district has 265 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 80% |
| White | 10.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 21 |
| Kindergarten | 97 |
| Grade 1 | 101 |
| Grade 2 | 80 |
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Language Immersion School | 0 mi | 493 | 12 | – |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | 1 mi | 135 | 14.7 | – |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 1 mi | 414 | 11.8 | – |
| Lift for Life Academy | 1 mi | 865 | 12.3 | – |
| Confluence Academies | 1 mi | 2,460 | 11.8 | – |
| KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 2 mi | 2,069 | 10.6 | – |
| The Soulard School | 2 mi | 138 | 9.4 | – |
| St. Louis City School District | 2 mi | 17,933 | 11.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in St. Louis city
- St. Louis City School District (17,933 students)
- Confluence Academies (2,460 students)
- KIPP St Louis Public Schools (2,069 students)
- Gateway Science Acad/St Louis (1,666 students)
- Premier Charter School (974 students)
- Lift for Life Academy (865 students)
- Momentum Academy (599 students)
- City Garden Montessori (589 students)
- Kairos Academies (515 students)
- St. Louis Language Immersion School (493 students)
- North Side Community School (433 students)
- Lafayette Preparatory Academy (414 students)
- The Biome (167 students)
- The Soulard School (138 students)
- St. Louis Voices Academy (135 students)
- MO School for the Blind (43 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
400 S. 18th Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)437-4898
Website: atlaspublic.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.