North Side Community-Grand Center
Public middle school (charter) in St.louis, Missouri · North Side Community School · Grades 6–8
North Side Community-Grand Center serves 134 students in grades 6–8 in St.louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 2 schools in North Side Community School. By enrollment it is the 366th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 7.9 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 ÷ 17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | North Side Community School |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290058903344 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | North Side Community School | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 134 | 433 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 7.9 | 10.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81.3% | 78.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
North Side Community-Grand Center in context
Size
North Side Community-Grand Center is the only middle school in North Side Community School. Its 134 students are 30.9% of the district's 433. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 341 students, so North Side Community-Grand Center 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 grade 7 with 49 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 38, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 6 (38 against 47). 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 96.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across North Side Community School (96.3%).
81.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.7% across North Side Community School and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 50.7% 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
North Side Community-Grand Center has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 134 students would have about 10.3 teachers, so North Side Community-Grand Center has 6.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School (in Confluence Academies) is listed at the same location. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 34 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 96.3% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 47 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
620 North Grand Blvd., St.louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)499-2009
Website: northsidecommunityschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Side Community-Grand Center. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Center Arts Academy Middle School | Confluence Academies | 0.1 mi | 218 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Carr Lane Vpa Middle School | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 396 | 12 | 100% |
| Gateway Middle School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 382 | 12.3 | 100% |
| Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 289 | 11.1 | 100% |
| KIPP Inspire Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 409 | 11.3 | 100% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Yeatman-Liddell Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.5 mi | 300 | 13.6 | 100% |
| Lift for Life Academy | Lift for Life Academy | 2.7 mi | 260 | 9.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in North Side Community School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Side Community School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 299 |