Momentum Academy Gravois Park
Public elementary school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · Momentum Academy · Grades K–5
Momentum Academy Gravois Park serves 91 students in grades K–5 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 4 schools in Momentum Academy. By enrollment it is the 1117th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 15.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Momentum Academy |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290060503304 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Momentum Academy | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 91 | 599 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 10.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 3% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Momentum Academy Gravois Park in context
Size
Momentum Academy Gravois Park is the smallest of Momentum Academy's 4 elementary schools; its 91 students are 15.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.8 miles away and have a median of 175 students, so Momentum Academy Gravois Park is smaller 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 kindergarten with 21 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 10, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (16 against 21). 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
Black students are the largest group, at 89% of enrollment, a higher share than across Momentum Academy (79.5%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Momentum Academy and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 53.8% 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
Momentum Academy Gravois Park has 15.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 91 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so Momentum Academy Gravois Park has 7.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
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 elementary school is Monroe Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 54 elementary schools within 5 miles and 113 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 89% |
| Hispanic | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 10 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3630 Ohio Ave., St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)236-3300
Website: momentumacademystl.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Momentum Academy Gravois Park. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.2 mi | 181 | 12.9 | 100% |
| Froebel Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.3 mi | 178 | 13.7 | 100% |
| KIPP Wonder Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 283 | 12.6 | 100% |
| Meramec Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.7 mi | 171 | 9 | 100% |
| South City | Confluence Academies | 0.8 mi | 838 | 11.7 | 99.8% |
| Momentum Academy Tower Grove East | Momentum Academy | 1.3 mi | 161 | 10.7 | 100% |
| The Soulard School | The Soulard School | 1.3 mi | 138 | 9.4 | 23.2% |
| Momentum Fox Park | Momentum Academy | 1.3 mi | 107 | 8.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Momentum Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Momentum Academy Tower Grove East | Elementary | K–8 | 161 |
| Momentum Academy Tower Grve South | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 240 |
| Momentum Fox Park | Elementary | K–8 | 107 |