KIPP St Louis Public Schools
St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis city · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
KIPP St Louis Public Schools runs 6 schools (3 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high) with 2,069 students. By enrollment it is the 101st 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 | 6 |
| Students | 2,069 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 195.4 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 (state 12.8) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% (state 49.2%) |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 2900591 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Inspire Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 409 | 11.3 | 100% |
| KIPP St. Louis High School | High | 9–12 | 354 | 9 | 100% |
| KIPP Triumph Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 305 | 9.2 | 100% |
| KIPP Victory Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 433 | 13.2 | 100% |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 285 | 9.1 | 100% |
| KIPP Wonder Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 283 | 12.6 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of KIPP St Louis Public Schools schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
KIPP St Louis Public Schools in context
Size
KIPP St Louis Public Schools enrolls 0.2% of Missouri's 885,129 public school students and is larger than the median district (566 students). Its schools average 345 students, against 386 for a Missouri public school. The largest is KIPP Victory Academy (433) and the smallest is KIPP Wonder Academy (283). NCES lists KIPP St Louis 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 2, with 209 students. Grade 12 has 86 students and kindergarten has 156, 45% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. KIPP St Louis Public Schools enrolls 66 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 KIPP St Louis Public Schools at 94.3%, above their 15.4% share of Missouri public school students.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.2% statewide. All 6 of its schools serve 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 195.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 10.6 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 12.8. With 17 counselors it has 122 students per counselor; the median Missouri district has 265, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists and 2 school psychologists.
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
KIPP St Louis 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 City School District, 0.6 miles away with 17,933 students. 46 districts are within 25 miles, and 26 of them enroll more students than KIPP St Louis 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 | 195.4 | 11 |
| School counselors | 17 | 122 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 2 | 1,035 |
| Instructional aides | 28.6 | 72 |
| Other student support staff | 18.3 | 113 |
| School administrators | 15 | 138 |
| District administrators | 2.3 | 900 |
| All staff | 329 |
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 | 94.3% |
| Hispanic | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| White | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 156 |
| Grade 1 | 202 |
| Grade 2 | 209 |
| Grade 3 | 199 |
| Grade 4 | 169 |
| Grade 5 | 183 |
| Grade 6 | 178 |
| Grade 7 | 187 |
| Grade 8 | 166 |
| Grade 9 | 88 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 100 |
| Grade 12 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis City School District | 1 mi | 17,933 | 11.4 | – |
| Confluence Academies | 1 mi | 2,460 | 11.8 | – |
| City Garden Montessori | 1 mi | 589 | 14.2 | – |
| The Biome | 1 mi | 167 | 7.3 | – |
| St. Louis Language Immersion School | 2 mi | 493 | 12 | – |
| Atlas Public Schools | 2 mi | 431 | 15.4 | – |
| North Side Community School | 2 mi | 433 | 10.6 | – |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 2 mi | 414 | 11.8 | – |
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)
- 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)
- Atlas Public Schools (431 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
1310 Papin Street, St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)349-1388
Website: kippstl.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.