KIPP St. Louis High School
Public high school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · KIPP St Louis Public Schools · Grades 9–12
KIPP St. Louis High School serves 354 students in grades 9–12 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 6 schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 231st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 39.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 290059103314 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 354 | 2,069 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 9 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% of Missouri high 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 St. Louis High School in context
Size
KIPP St. Louis High School is the only high school in KIPP St Louis Public Schools. Its 354 students are 17.1% of the district's 2,069. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 416 students, so KIPP St. Louis High School 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 11 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 80, against an average of 89 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 88 in grade 9 and 86 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 95.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across KIPP St Louis Public Schools (94.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across KIPP St Louis Public Schools and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 51.4% 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
KIPP St. Louis High School has 39.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 354 students would have about 29 teachers, so KIPP St. Louis High School has 10.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
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 high school is Confluence Preparatory Academy, 0.7 miles away in Confluence Academies. There are 18 high schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 95.8% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| White | 0.8% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 88 |
| Grade 10 | 80 |
| Grade 11 | 100 |
| Grade 12 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
706 N Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)241-1030
Website: kippstl.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP St. Louis High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confluence Preparatory Academy | Confluence Academies | 0.7 mi | 442 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Vashon High School | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 621 | 15.4 | 100% |
| Hogan St Regional Youth Center | Division of Youth Service | 1.0 mi | 17 | 17 | 82.4% |
| Miller Career Academy | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 430 | 10 | 100% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy High School | Confluence Academies | 1.1 mi | 402 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Griscom Juvenile Detention Center | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 27 | 4.5 | 88.9% |
| Metro High School | St. Louis City | 1.7 mi | 317 | 13.2 | 100% |
| McKinley Class. Leadership Ac. | St. Louis City | 1.8 mi | 610 | 14.5 | 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 Inspire Academy | Middle | 5–8 | 409 |
| 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 |