North Side Community School
Public elementary school (charter) in Saint Louis, Missouri · North Side Community School · Grades Pre-K–5
North Side Community School serves 299 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Saint Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 2 schools in North Side Community School. By enrollment it is the 688th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 290058903142 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 299 | 433 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.6% | 78.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
North Side Community School in context
Size
North Side Community School is the only elementary school in North Side Community School. Its 299 students are 69.1% of the district's 433. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 217 students, so North Side Community School is larger 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 2 with 50 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 27, against an average of 43 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 42 in kindergarten and 45 in grade 5. It also enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
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%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.7% across North Side Community School and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 50.8% 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
North Side Community School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 299 students would have about 24.3 teachers, so North Side Community School has about as many as that.
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 Lexington Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in St. Louis City School District. There are 62 elementary schools within 5 miles and 141 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% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
| White | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 49 |
| Grade 4 | 41 |
| Grade 5 | 45 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3033 N Euclid Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63115
Phone: (314)385-9502
Website: northsidecommunityschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Side Community School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.2 mi | 234 | 13 | 100% |
| Hickey Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.5 mi | 273 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Ashland Elementary and Br. | St. Louis City | 0.9 mi | 199 | 12.4 | 100% |
| Washington Montessori | St. Louis City | 1.2 mi | 266 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Laclede Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.4 mi | 264 | 14.7 | 100% |
| Walbridge Elementary Community Education | St. Louis City | 1.5 mi | 122 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Aspire Academy | Confluence Academies | 1.6 mi | 112 | 9.2 | 100% |
| The Biome | The Biome | 1.7 mi | 167 | 7.3 | 82.6% |
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-Grand Center | Middle | 6–8 | 134 |