NMS @ Lucas Crossing
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · Normandy Schools Collaborative · Grades 6–8
NMS @ Lucas Crossing serves 620 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 7 schools in Normandy Schools Collaborative. By enrollment it is the 108th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Normandy Schools Collaborative |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292265003444 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Normandy Schools Collaborative | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 620 | 2,440 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 11.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.5% | 99.9% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 43% 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.
NMS @ Lucas Crossing in context
Size
NMS @ Lucas Crossing is the only middle school in Normandy Schools Collaborative. Its 620 students are 25.4% of the district's 2,440. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 417; NMS @ Lucas Crossing is larger than most of them.
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 226 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 180, against an average of 207 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 214 in grade 6 and 226 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 87.7% here and 89.1% across Normandy Schools Collaborative. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 99.9% across Normandy Schools Collaborative and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 58.7% 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 49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 620 students, NMS @ Lucas Crossing has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 620 students would have about 47.7 teachers, so NMS @ Lucas Crossing has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NMS @ Lucas Crossing is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Fairview Intermediate School, 2 miles away in Jennings School District. Within 10 miles there are 45 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 | 87.7% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 214 |
| Grade 7 | 180 |
| Grade 8 | 226 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7837 Natural Bridge Rd, St Louis, MO 63121
Phone: (314)493-0200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: NMS @ Lucas Crossing. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Intermediate School | Jennings | 2.0 mi | 134 | 14.9 | 100% |
| Ritenour Middle School | Ritenour | 2.3 mi | 737 | 15.2 | 100% |
| Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary School | Jennings | 2.3 mi | 138 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High School | Jennings | 2.9 mi | 310 | 18 | 100% |
| Ferguson Middle School | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.2 mi | 582 | 16.2 | 65.1% |
| Westview Middle School | Riverview Gardens | 3.3 mi | 524 | 12.5 | 58.8% |
| Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center | Ferguson-Florissant R-II | 3.3 mi | 278 | 12.9 | 64.7% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 3.4 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Normandy Schools Collaborative
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Elementary School | Elementary | 1–8 | 233 |
| Bel-Nor | Elementary | 1–5 | 205 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | 1–8 | 214 |
| Normandy Early Learning Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 236 |
| Normandy High School | High | 9–12 | 688 |
| Washington Elementary School | Elementary | 1–8 | 244 |