KIPP Inspire Academy
Public middle school (charter) in St Louis, Missouri · KIPP St Louis Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Inspire Academy serves 409 students in grades 5–8 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 6 schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 205th 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 ÷ 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | KIPP St Louis Public Schools |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290059103122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 409 | 2,069 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 10.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 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.
KIPP Inspire Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools, KIPP Inspire Academy is the largest, with 19.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 295; KIPP Inspire Academy 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 7 with 109 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 96, against an average of 102 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 96 in grade 5 and 102 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 94.1% here and 94.3% across KIPP St Louis Public Schools. Students from 4 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 KIPP St Louis Public Schools and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 63.6% 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 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 409 students, KIPP Inspire Academy has 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 409 students would have about 31.5 teachers, so KIPP Inspire Academy has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
KIPP Inspire Academy 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 St. Louis City School 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 | 94.1% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% |
| White | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 96 |
| Grade 6 | 102 |
| Grade 7 | 109 |
| Grade 8 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1212 N 22nd St, St Louis, MO 63106
Phone: (314)296-3502
Website: kippstl.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Inspire Academy. 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% |
| Carr Lane Vpa Middle School | St. Louis City | 0.2 mi | 396 | 12 | 100% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 1.2 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 1.2 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 1.6 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 | 2.7 mi | 300 | 13.6 | 100% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 3.5 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP St. Louis High School | High | 9–12 | 354 |
| KIPP Triumph Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 305 |
| KIPP Victory Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 433 |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 285 |
| KIPP Wonder Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 283 |