For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 134 students in North Side Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in North Side Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 32% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
813 Schools
# Students
433 Students
231,043 Students
# Teachers
41 Teachers
20,729 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
North Side Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#519 out of 555 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
38%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)34.9%
20.5%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.50
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
9%
% Black
96%
15%
% White
1%
68%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,737 is higher than the state median of $15,201. The school district revenue/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,550 is higher than the state median of $14,018. The school district spending/student has grown by 45% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,737
$15,201
Spending / Student
$20,550
$14,018
Best North Side Community School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
North Side Community-grand Center
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
620 North Grand Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 499-2009
Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 499-2009
Gr: 6-8 | 134 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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