South City

3112 Meramec, St. Louis MO, 63118 | St. Louis City School District | 314-481-4700
  • grades PK-8
  • students 788
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 29% 35% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 166 in St. Louis
  • Ranked #0 of 2997 in Missouri
Proficiency Averages
25%St. Louis
44%Missouri

South City is a school servicing grades PK to 8 and is located in the district of "St. Louis City School District" in St. Louis, MO. There are a total of 788 students and 64 teachers at South City, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

South City has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 28.5%, which is 35% lower than the Missouri average.

South City location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students788
Teachers64
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At South City, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
310-14%
415-19%
530-34%
635-39%
730-34%
840-44%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
315-19%
420-24%
520-24%
630-34%
735-39%
855-59%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

South City race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMissouriNational
White 2.3% 23.3% 75.4% 51.1%
Black 56.3% 64.0% 14.1% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 1.6% 1.9% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 38.2% 7.3% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 0.2% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.2% 3.6% 2.6% 3.1%

St. Louis demographics profile

StatisticSt. LouisMissouriNational
Population304,7096,137,428328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,9369091
Median age36.038.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)38%57%55%
Speak English90%94%79%
Speak Spanish3%3%13%

Education level achieved in St. Louis

IndexSt. LouisMissouriNational
Completed 8th grade82.3%86.0%84.3%
Completed high school80.4%84.2%83.0%
Completed some college61.7%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.5%35.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors33.0%27.6%30.3%
Completed masters14.4%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.9%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate2.1%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The South City data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.