Steam Academy Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Hazelwood, Missouri

Steam Academy Middle School in Hazelwood, Missouri enrolled 245 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 13.6 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, 74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 78% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

248 students in 2022-23, 253 students in 2023-24, 245 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.5 to 18.0.

Students enrolled at Steam Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232482023-242532024-25245
Students enrolled at Steam Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232482023-242532024-25245
Students enrolled at Steam Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232482023-242532024-25245
Students enrolled at Steam Academy Middle School by school year2022-23: 248, 2023-24: 253, 2024-25: 24501002003002022-232482023-242532024-25245
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324818.513.4
2023-2425317.014.9
2024-2524518.013.6

13.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 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 13.6; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.6; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.6; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 13.6; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.6state 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 241 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Steam Academy Middle School enrolled 241 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 241 of the 241 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent9.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.5% of students were Black, 16.7% White, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Black66.5%
  2. White16.7%
  3. Two or more races9.4%
  4. Hispanic6.9%
  5. Asian0.4%

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 Steam Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% 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, 2021-2274%20%43.2%
Math, 2022-2378%16% (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 Hazelwood

2 public middle schools in Hazelwood report 2024-25 enrollment; Steam Academy Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West Middle72417.3100.0%
Steam Academy Middle School24513.6100.0%

All public schools in Hazelwood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Steam Academy Middle School

  1. Northwest MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 770 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  2. Cross Keys MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 608 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Steam Academy Middle School with Northwest MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ferguson-Florissant R-II spends per student$15,424 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,424
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriSteam Academy Middle School is the number 299 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#299 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.6 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.6:1
  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 Steam Academy Middle School

  1. How many students attend Steam Academy Middle School?
    245 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 248 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hazelwood, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Steam Academy Middle School?
    13.6 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 Steam Academy Middle School a Title I school?
    Steam Academy Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Steam Academy Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Steam Academy Middle School scored proficient or above: 74% in reading in 2021-22 and 78% 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 Steam Academy Middle School in?
    Ferguson-Florissant R-II, NCES district ID 2912010. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291201003372 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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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