Top Rankings
North Side Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 11 students in North Side Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in North Side Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
827 Schools
# Students
69 Students
233,366 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
20,289 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
North Side Community School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#519 out of 555 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
38%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.49
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
n/a
8%
% Black
94%
15%
% White
2%
69%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $130,130 is higher than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has grown by 601% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $128,957 is higher than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has grown by 601% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$130,130
$15,081
Spending / Student
$128,957
$13,908
Best North Side Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
North Side Community-grand Center
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
620 North Grand Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 499-2009
Saint Louis, MO 63103
(314) 499-2009
Gr: 6-8 | 11 students Student-teacher ratio: 1:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
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