Best Public Schools in Zip Code 63104

Summary:

The 63104 zip code area of St. Louis, Missouri is home to 16 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. This diverse educational landscape features a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with stark contrasts in academic achievement and resource allocation.

Among the standout schools in the area are Lafayette Preparatory Academy, a public charter elementary/middle school with strong academic performance, and McKinley Classical Leadership Academy, a public high school with impressive test scores. In contrast, many of the other schools in the 63104 zip code struggle academically, with proficiency rates well below state averages, particularly in math and science.

The data also reveals significant disparities in funding and resources among the schools. Spending per student ranges from $11,219 at Lafayette Preparatory Academy to $25,417 at Peabody Elementary, and student-teacher ratios vary from 8.4 at The Soulard School to 37.2 at Nahed Chapman New American Academy. These disparities likely contribute to the wide range of academic performance observed in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lift For Life Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	270	27	10.1	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	265 (98.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	11.4	419^th of 451 public middle schools	7.1%		8.5	433^rd of 459 public middle schools	5.7%	14			6.5	10.0	17.0	18.3	2.1	10.5			2.3	5.1	5.8	20.9			$16,265	$2,961	$13,304
Lift For Life Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1731 S Broadway	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	345	31	11.0	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	338 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	44.8	184^th of 378 public high schools	51.3%		24.4	264^th of 352 public high schools	25.0%	80															80.4	19.0	$13,714	$1,977	$11,737
Lift For Life Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1920 7th Street	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	201	16	12.8	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	197 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	6.1	870^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.0%		2.8	897^th of 898 public elementary schools	0.1%	27	8.0	7.8							15.9	15.5							$16,017	$2,872	$13,145
KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	395	33	12.0	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	374 (94.7%)	15 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.3	815^th of 898 public elementary schools	9.2%	37	6.8	16.3							10.9	21.0							$11,930	$4,598	$7,333
Momentum Fox Park	Public, Charter	K-8	2617 Shenandoah Ave.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-7651	132	14	9.4	100.0%	1 (0.8%)	121 (91.7%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)								(n/a)						6.0		17.8		21.1							$14,803	$3,171	$11,632
Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	406	31	13.0	28.8%	213 (52.5%)	143 (35.2%)	23 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	85.1	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%		85.4	99^th of 898 public elementary schools	89.0%	4	64.5	61.1		59.5			51.0		47.8	86.0		65.9		74.9			$11,219	$1,543	$9,676
The Soulard School	Public, Charter	K-5	1110 Victor St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	The Soulard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 865-2799	137	17	8.2	2.2%	85 (62.0%)	22 (16.1%)	8 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (16.1%)								(n/a)	20.9								54.1								$11,834	$1,394	$10,440
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	165	14	11.7	100.0%	7 (4.2%)	150 (90.9%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	7.2	859^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.2%		4.4	880^th of 898 public elementary schools	2.0%	21			8.4				12.6		5.9	6.7	16.8						$21,369	$1,657	$19,712
Sigel Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2050 Allen Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-0010	183	20	9.1	100.0%	9 (4.9%)	159 (86.9%)	8 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	5.3	880^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.9%		4.8	875^th of 898 public elementary schools	2.6%	5							4.0		16.7	5.9	8.0	10.0					$18,186	$1,013	$17,173
Hodgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1616 California	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-2539	220	18	12.2	100.0%	14 (6.4%)	195 (88.6%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7.4	854^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.7%					(n/a)	15.0						4.0		15.0		15.5						$22,108	$896	$21,212
Peabody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1224 S 14th St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1533	165	16	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	165 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.3	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%					(n/a)	5.0		11.8				11.9				5.9						$25,417	$732	$24,685
Dewey School-Internat'l. Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 Ann Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 645-4845	369	26	14.1	100.0%	10 (2.7%)	321 (87.0%)	33 (8.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	739^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.4%		21.4	730^th of 898 public elementary schools	18.7%	9	22.9	14.7	40.5				11.2		14.6	24.1	18.8						$16,871	$1,552	$15,319
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.	Public	6-12	2156 Russell Blvd	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 773-0027	580	42	13.8	100.0%	246 (42.4%)	219 (37.8%)	64 (11.0%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)								(n/a)				86.3	73.3	82.3		85.3				82.6		80.8	54.8		$15,462	$644	$14,818
Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning	Public	3-5	2516 S. 9th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-5720	132	13	10.1	100.0%	11 (8.3%)	115 (87.1%)	3 (2.3%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8.1	851^st of 906 public elementary schools	6.1%		15.3	772^nd of 898 public elementary schools	14.0%	79		13.1	9.4				11.7		5.8	24.0	9.4						$19,029	$826	$18,203
Academy Of Entre Stdy@louverture	Public	6-8	3021 Hickey St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1465	271	24	11.2	100.0%	34 (12.5%)	152 (56.1%)	65 (24.0%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3.5	448^th of 451 public middle schools	0.7%		5.1	448^th of 459 public middle schools	2.4%					2.0	1.0	1.9		1.0				3.2		10.1			$18,607	$756	$17,851
Nahed Chapman New American Academy	Public	K-8	1547 So Theresa	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-3285	263	20	13.1	100.0%	46 (17.5%)	28 (10.6%)	161 (61.2%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																	$21,264	$412	$20,851
Educ Therap Support At Madison	Public	K-8	118 South 7th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 932-5711	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Leadership School	Public, Charter	K-3	1785 Pennsylvania Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis County	The Leadership School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 492-2301	151	8	18.8	80.8%	1 (0.7%)	145 (96.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)								(n/a)	9.4								18.7

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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