KIPP Triumph Academy
Public middle school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · KIPP St Louis Public Schools · Grades 5–8
KIPP Triumph Academy serves 305 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 261st largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 9.2 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 ÷ 33.1 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 | 290059103270 |
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 | 305 | 2,069 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 10.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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 Triumph Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in KIPP St Louis Public Schools, KIPP Triumph Academy is the smallest, with 14.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 360; KIPP Triumph Academy 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 5 with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 64, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 8 has 26% fewer students than grade 5 (64 against 87). 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: 96.4% here and 94.3% across KIPP St Louis Public Schools.
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. 63.3% 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 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 305 students, KIPP Triumph Academy has 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 305 students would have about 23.5 teachers, so KIPP Triumph Academy has 9.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
KIPP Triumph Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Wydown Middle School, 2.1 miles away in Clayton School District. Within 10 miles there are 42 other middle schools, 18 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 | 96.4% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 87 |
| Grade 6 | 76 |
| Grade 7 | 78 |
| Grade 8 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
955 Arcade Ave, St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)454-9167
Website: kippstl.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: KIPP Triumph Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wydown Middle School | Clayton | 2.1 mi | 604 | 9.4 | 11.6% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.2 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 3.0 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Yeatman-Liddell Middle School | St. Louis City | 3.0 mi | 300 | 13.6 | 100% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 3.0 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
| NMS @ Lucas Crossing | Normandy Schools Collaborative | 3.6 mi | 620 | 12.7 | 99.5% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 3.6 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Fairview Intermediate School | Jennings | 3.7 mi | 134 | 14.9 | 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 St. Louis High School | High | 9–12 | 354 |
| KIPP Victory Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 433 |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | Elementary | K–4 | 285 |
| KIPP Wonder Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 283 |