Busch Ms Character Athletics

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · St Louis, Missouri

Busch Ms Character Athletics in St Louis, Missouri enrolled 361 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 53%

372 students in 2022-23, 351 students in 2023-24, 361 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Busch Ms Character Athletics by school year2022-23: 372, 2023-24: 351, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233722023-243512024-25361
Students enrolled at Busch Ms Character Athletics by school year2022-23: 372, 2023-24: 351, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233722023-243512024-25361
Students enrolled at Busch Ms Character Athletics by school year2022-23: 372, 2023-24: 351, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233722023-243512024-25361
Students enrolled at Busch Ms Character Athletics by school year2022-23: 372, 2023-24: 351, 2024-25: 36101002003004002022-233722023-243512024-25361
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337217.021.9
2023-2435126.013.5
2024-2536126.013.9

13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.9; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.9; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.9; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.9; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 383 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Busch Ms Character Athletics enrolled 383 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 383 of the 383 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent42.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.1% of students were Black, 22.2% White, 13.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black52.1%
  2. White22.2%
  3. Hispanic13.9%
  4. Asian8.0%
  5. Two or more races3.3%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Busch Ms Character Athletics scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222%19%43.2%
Math, 2022-2313%12% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in St Louis

21 public middle schools in St Louis report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ladue Middle1,05313.68.3%
Hixson Middle98214.111.5%
Robert H. Sperreng Middle94115.414.8%
Ritenour Middle73715.2100.0%
Oakville Middle62914.513.4%
R. G. Central Middle57813.963.8%
Bernard Middle57713.319.6%
Rogers Middle55513.636.4%

All public schools in St Louis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Busch Ms Character Athletics

  1. Rogers MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 555 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Long Middle Community Ed. Ctr.The next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 290 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Busch Ms Character Athletics with Rogers MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Saint Louis Public School District spends per student$22,979 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,979
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriBusch Ms Character Athletics is the number 231 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#231 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Busch Ms Character Athletics

  1. How many students attend Busch Ms Character Athletics?
    361 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 372 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in St Louis, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Busch Ms Character Athletics?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Busch Ms Character Athletics a Title I school?
    Busch Ms Character Athletics ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Busch Ms Character Athletics do on state tests?
    The students tested at Busch Ms Character Athletics scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Busch Ms Character Athletics in?
    Saint Louis Public School District, NCES district ID 2929280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292928002569 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22