Kairos Academies
Public middle school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · Kairos Academies · Grades 5–8
Kairos Academies serves 228 students in grades 5–8 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 2 schools in Kairos Academies. By enrollment it is the 309th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Kairos Academies |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290061603362 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Kairos Academies | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 228 | 515 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 12 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.2% | 65.8% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Kairos Academies in context
Size
Kairos Academies is the only middle school in Kairos Academies. Its 228 students are 44.3% of the district's 515. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 275; Kairos Academies is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 79 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 26, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 8 has 204% more students than grade 5 (79 against 26). 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
The largest group is Black students: 72.4% here and 72.4% across Kairos Academies. White students are next, at 12.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.8% across Kairos Academies and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 43% 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
With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 228 students, Kairos Academies has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 228 students would have about 17.5 teachers, so Kairos Academies has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Kairos Academies is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Carnahan Middle School, 0.6 miles away in St. Louis City School District. Within 10 miles there are 33 other middle schools, 13 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 | 72.4% |
| White | 12.3% |
| Two or more races | 7.9% |
| Hispanic | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 26 |
| Grade 6 | 47 |
| Grade 7 | 76 |
| Grade 8 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2315 Miami St., St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)252-0602
Website: kairosacademies.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kairos Academies. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnahan Middle School | St. Louis City | 0.6 mi | 214 | 11.3 | 98.6% |
| Lift for Life Academy | Lift for Life Academy | 1.9 mi | 260 | 9.3 | 100% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Long Middle Community Education Center | St. Louis City | 2.4 mi | 290 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 2.9 mi | 426 | 12 | 65% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 3.4 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| Carr Lane Vpa Middle School | St. Louis City | 3.5 mi | 396 | 12 | 100% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 3.5 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kairos Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairos High School | High | 9–11 | 287 |