St. Louis Voices Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in St. Louis, Missouri · St. Louis Voices Academy · Grades Pre-K–2
St. Louis Voices Academy serves 135 students in grades Pre-K–2 in St. Louis (St. Louis city). It is the only school in St. Louis Voices Academy. By enrollment it is the 1032nd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | St. Louis Voices Academy |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293249203448 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis Voices Academy | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 135 | 135 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.7 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.8% | 97.8% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
St. Louis Voices Academy in context
Size
St. Louis Voices Academy is the only school in St. Louis Voices Academy, so its 135 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 228 students, so St. Louis Voices Academy 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 1 with 58 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 3, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 2 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (29 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 3 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 96.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Missouri public schools (15.4%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
97.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 67.4% 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
St. Louis Voices Academy has 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 135 students would have about 11 teachers, so St. Louis Voices Academy has 1.8 fewer.
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 St Louis Language Immersion School, 0.5 miles away in St. Louis Language Immersion School. There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 110 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% |
| Hispanic | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 3 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1220 Olive Street Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63103
Phone: (314)949-6733
Website: stlouisvoicesacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: St. Louis Voices Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Louis Language Immersion School | St. Louis Language Immersion School | 0.5 mi | 493 | 12 | 49.9% |
| Atlas Elementary School | Atlas Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 100% |
| Henry Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.6 mi | 165 | 8.7 | 100% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.8 mi | 125 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Peabody Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 171 | 9 | 100% |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 285 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Elias Michael Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.0 mi | 43 | 5.1 | 100% |
| Gateway Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 426 | 10.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.