The Soulard School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · St.Louis, Missouri

The Soulard School in St.Louis, Missouri enrolled 138 students in 2024-25 with 14.7 full-time teachers, 9.4 students per teacher against the Missouri elementary-school median of 12.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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 rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

128 students in 2022-23, 137 students in 2023-24, 138 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.1 to 14.7.

Students enrolled at The Soulard School by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 137, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231282023-241372024-25138
Students enrolled at The Soulard School by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 137, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231282023-241372024-25138
Students enrolled at The Soulard School by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 137, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231282023-241372024-25138
Students enrolled at The Soulard School by school year2022-23: 128, 2023-24: 137, 2024-25: 1380501001502022-231282023-241372024-25138
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2312815.18.5
2023-2413716.68.3
2024-2513814.79.4

9.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Missouri elementary schools

Among the 1,199 Missouri elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; The Soulard School 9.4; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Soulard School 9.4state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; The Soulard School 9.4; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Soulard School 9.4state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; The Soulard School 9.4; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Soulard School 9.4state median 12.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 23.2; The Soulard School 9.4; state median 12.3.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThe Soulard School 9.4state median 12.3U.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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Soulard School enrolled 123 students and reported no counselor; it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent10.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

62.3% of students were White, 15.9% Black, 13.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.3%
  2. Black15.9%
  3. Two or more races13.8%
  4. Hispanic8.0%

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 The Soulard School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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, 2021-2240‑49%40‑49%43.2%
Math, 2022-2330‑39%30‑39% (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.

Elementary schools in St.Louis

6 public elementary schools in St.Louis report 2024-25 enrollment; The Soulard School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Atlas Elementary43115.4100.0%
Lift for Life Academy Elementary22216.6100.0%
The Leadership School22012.6100.0%
Bel-Nor20511.1100.0%
Mckelvey Primary20111.215.9%
The Soulard School1389.422.5%

All public schools in St.Louis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Soulard School

  1. Humboldt Acad of Higher LrningThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 108 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Lift for Life Academy ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 222 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare The Soulard School with Humboldt Acad of Higher LrningStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The Soulard School spends per student$13,141 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,141
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriThe Soulard School is the number 1,025 by size of 1,203 Missouri elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,025 of 1,203
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher9.4 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 12.3 for elementary schools.9.4:1
  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 The Soulard School

  1. How many students attend The Soulard School?
    138 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 128 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St.Louis, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Soulard School?
    9.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for elementary schools is 12.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is The Soulard School a Title I school?
    The Soulard School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at The Soulard School do on state tests?
    The students tested at The Soulard School scored proficient or above: 40-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-39% 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 The Soulard School in?
    The Soulard School, NCES district ID 2900617. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290061703360 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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