Atlas Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in St.louis, Missouri · Atlas Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–4
Atlas Elementary School serves 431 students in grades Pre-K–4 in St.louis (St. Louis city). It is the only school in Atlas Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 292nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Atlas Public Schools |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290061803400 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Atlas Public Schools | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 431 | 431 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Atlas Elementary School in context
Size
Atlas Elementary School is the only school in Atlas Public Schools, so its 431 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.8 miles away and have a median of 228 students, so Atlas Elementary School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 21, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 4 has 44% fewer students than kindergarten (54 against 97). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 21 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 80% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (15.4%). White students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 50.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Atlas Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 431 students would have about 35 teachers, so Atlas Elementary School has 7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is St Louis Language Immersion School, 0.4 miles away in St. Louis Language Immersion School. There are 52 elementary schools within 5 miles and 113 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
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% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
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.
Location and contact
400 S. 18th Street, St.louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)226-8896
Website: atlaspublic.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Atlas Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis Language Immersion School | St. Louis Language Immersion School | 0.4 mi | 493 | 12 | 49.9% |
| St. Louis Voices Academy | St. Louis Voices Academy | 0.5 mi | 135 | 14.7 | 97.8% |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 0.6 mi | 285 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Peabody Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.7 mi | 171 | 9 | 100% |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 0.9 mi | 414 | 11.8 | 24.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 125 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Elias Michael Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 43 | 5.1 | 100% |
| Gateway Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 426 | 10.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.