Carr Lane Vpa Middle School
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades 6–8
Carr Lane Vpa Middle School serves 396 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 213th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12 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 ÷ 33 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292928000792 |
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 | 396 | 17,933 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 11.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Carr Lane Vpa Middle School in context
Size
Of the 8 middle schools in St. Louis City School District, Carr Lane Vpa Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 295; Carr Lane Vpa Middle School is larger 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 134 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 131, against an average of 132 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 131 in grade 6 and 131 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 93.7% here and 74.8% across St. Louis City. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 62.6% 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 396 students, Carr Lane Vpa Middle School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 396 students would have about 30.5 teachers, so Carr Lane Vpa 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
Carr Lane Vpa Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Gateway Middle School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 34 other middle schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 93.7% |
| White | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Hispanic | 0.5% |
60.4% of students are girls and 39.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 131 |
| Grade 7 | 134 |
| Grade 8 | 131 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1004 N Jefferson Ave, St Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314)231-0413
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carr Lane Vpa Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Middle School | St. Louis City | 0.1 mi | 382 | 12.3 | 100% |
| KIPP Inspire Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 0.2 mi | 409 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 1.0 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 1.0 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Lift for Life Academy | Lift for Life Academy | 2.2 mi | 260 | 9.3 | 100% |
| Yeatman-Liddell Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.6 mi | 300 | 13.6 | 100% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 3.3 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.