Carnahan Middle School
Public middle school in St.louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades 6–8
Carnahan Middle School serves 214 students in grades 6–8 in St.louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 315th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292928003420 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 214 | 17,933 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 11.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.6% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Carnahan Middle School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in St. Louis City School District, Carnahan Middle School is the smallest, with 1.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 290 students, so Carnahan Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 7 with 90 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 44, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 8 has 45% fewer students than grade 6 (44 against 80). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 91.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across St. Louis City (74.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 61.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Carnahan Middle School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 214 students would have about 16.5 teachers, so Carnahan Middle School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
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 middle school is Kairos Academies, 0.6 miles away in Kairos Academies. There are 15 middle schools within 5 miles and 32 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 91.6% |
| White | 6.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
43.9% of students are girls and 56.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 80 |
| Grade 7 | 90 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4041 S. Broadway, St.louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)457-0582
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carnahan Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kairos Academies | Kairos Academies | 0.6 mi | 228 | 13.4 | 73.2% |
| Long Middle Community Education Center | St. Louis City | 2.1 mi | 290 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Lift for Life Academy | Lift for Life Academy | 2.4 mi | 260 | 9.3 | 100% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 2.8 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 2.9 mi | 426 | 12 | 65% |
| Busch Ms Character Athletics | St. Louis City | 3.7 mi | 361 | 13.9 | 100% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 4.0 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 4.0 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.