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Premier Charter School

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

692^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Premier Charter School is a public charter school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 904 students. While the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Missouri elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, it faces several challenges that are worth understanding.

Premier Charter School has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.7% to 35.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. However, these rates are still lower than some nearby schools like Mullanphy Botanical Gardens, Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Center, and Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary, which had chronic absenteeism rates around 50.1%. Additionally, Premier Charter School's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts are consistently below the state averages across all grade levels, with the exception of Momentum Academy Tower Grve South, which had even lower proficiency rates.

While Premier Charter School has increased its spending per student from $11,273 in 2018-2019 to $14,730 in 2021-2022, this increased investment has not yet translated into significant improvements in the school's academic performance. Interestingly, the nearby magnet schools, such as Mullanphy Botanical Gardens, Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Center, and Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary, generally have higher test scores and rankings compared to Premier Charter School, suggesting that the magnet school model may be more effective in improving student outcomes in this particular area.

974

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,701

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5279 Fyler Avenue
Saint Louis, MO 63139-1361

(314) 645-9600

District: Premier Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

African American:

33.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Missouri avg41%

Elementary school

692^nd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

285^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

272^nd of 367Premier Charter School among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	692 of 900	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	670 of 906	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	714 of 898	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	677 of 908	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	724 of 901	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	793 of 1052	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	820 of 1045	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	875 of 1032	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	714 of 865	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	862 of 1058	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.2	851 of 1089	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	944 of 1108	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	903 of 1085	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	939 of 1088	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	962 of 1066	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	117 of 190	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	170 of 191	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	100 of 185	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	90 of 184	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	96 of 163	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	134 of 250	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	162 of 243	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	62.0	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	173 of 302	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.9	208 of 251	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	42 of 65	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	49 of 50	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	41 of 52	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	66 of 120	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	64 of 105	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	490 of 638	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	473 of 625	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	493 of 611	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	240 of 532	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	470 of 574	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	675 of 907	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	747 of 887	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	80 of 97	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	64 of 101	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	418 of 666	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	351 of 668	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	469 of 673	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	444 of 675	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.5	577 of 691	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	665 of 917	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	708 of 898	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	285 of 438	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	219 of 451	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	227 of 459	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	296 of 459	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	276 of 454	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	267 of 587	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	356 of 552	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.3	496 of 568	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	384 of 435	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	472 of 585	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	483 of 633	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.7	425 of 649	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.2	535 of 623	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.5	546 of 625	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.3	535 of 614	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	80 of 143	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	62 of 144	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	32 of 153	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	78 of 148	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	84 of 135	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	63 of 149	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	72 of 129	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	73.0	29 of 187	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	17.2	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	63 of 81	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.1	23 of 68	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	60 of 74	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	75 of 78	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	48 of 130	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	40 of 96	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	221 of 369	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	139 of 378	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	172 of 382	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	185 of 365	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	266 of 371	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.1	166 of 482	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	286 of 422	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	68 of 196	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.2	91 of 194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	80 of 192	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	152 of 358	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	85 of 379	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	114 of 385	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	173 of 381	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	174 of 376	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	176 of 527	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	236 of 479	50.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2022)84th percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-8 vs state

Science28%-13 vs state

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Premier Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5279 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Premier Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-9600	974	107	9.1	55.9%	377 (38.7%)	325 (33.4%)	174 (17.9%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	25.6	692^nd of 900 public elementary schools	23.1%		28.4	670^th of 906 public elementary schools	26.0%	22	21.8	22.1	30.8	22.5	28.7	31.2	25.6	30.0	31.3	33.3	34.9	22.5	43.2	44.5	$16,701	$1,022	$15,679
Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Ac	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5031 Potomac	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 353-8875	260	23	11.4	100.0%	129 (49.6%)	75 (28.8%)	10 (3.8%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.0%)	99.3	2^nd of 900 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.4	2^nd of 906 public elementary schools	99.8%		84.3	88.8	88.0				92.0		82.3	90.7	94.0				$21,330	$239	$21,091
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5329 Columbia Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 776-5091	272	26	10.4	100.0%	14 (5.1%)	240 (88.2%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	21.1	729^th of 900 public elementary schools	19.0%		16.7	763^rd of 906 public elementary schools	15.8%	34	33.3	19.1	27.0				22.1			12.0	23.6				$23,947	$547	$23,400
Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6031 Southwest Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 645-1201	393	35	11.2	100.0%	168 (42.7%)	141 (35.9%)	55 (14.0%)	12 (3.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	39.8	568^th of 900 public elementary schools	36.9%		41.2	550^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.3%	18	31.0	31.0	35.2	55.5			33.4		42.5	22.8	36.0	33.2			$22,115	$546	$21,570
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6020 Pernod Ave	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	No	(314) 352-9212	313	22	14.0	100.0%	210 (67.1%)	50 (16.0%)	14 (4.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	99.5	1^st of 900 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 906 public elementary schools	99.9%		94.0	85.1	91.7				93.7		88.0	98.0	89.7				$18,555	$239	$18,316
Buder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5319 Lansdowne Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 352-4343	359	34	10.5	100.0%	132 (36.8%)	126 (35.1%)	60 (16.7%)	19 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	29.3	668^th of 900 public elementary schools	25.8%		23.8	702^nd of 906 public elementary schools	22.5%	34	13.6	16.8	38.0				46.2		24.9	14.3	40.4				$23,363	$546	$22,817
Momentum Academy Tower Grve South	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3716 Morganford Rd.	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 571-5762	240	16	15.4	100.0%	4 (1.7%)	162 (67.5%)	34 (14.2%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	12.3	803^rd of 900 public elementary schools	10.8%		20.8	726^th of 906 public elementary schools	19.9%	77		30.6		30.5			4.0	7.3	11.6	8.4	16.0		28.0	18.0	$21,513	$1,168	$20,345
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-0420	256	20	12.8	100.0%	26 (10.2%)	118 (46.1%)	85 (33.2%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	8.4	836^th of 900 public elementary schools	7.1%		5.8	873^rd of 906 public elementary schools	3.6%	37	14.4	20.0	5.9						16.7	8.0					$21,014	$546	$20,468
Mann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4047 Juniata St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-4545	261	19	13.7	100.0%	65 (24.9%)	108 (41.4%)	53 (20.3%)	23 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	20.5	733^rd of 900 public elementary schools	18.6%		16.2	766^th of 906 public elementary schools	15.5%	33		21.5	17.3				28.6		25.8	21.5	28.7				$21,543	$547	$20,996
Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6576 Smiley Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-7513	377	30	12.5	48.8%	216 (57.3%)	88 (23.3%)	25 (6.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.3%)	72.2	228^th of 900 public elementary schools	74.7%		75.4	192^nd of 906 public elementary schools	78.8%	36	47.0	55.1	44.3				57.0		47.0		56.3				$22,250	$545	$21,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Premier Charter School

How many students attend Premier Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 974 students attended Premier Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Premier Charter School?

Students at Premier Charter School are 39% White, 33% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Premier Charter School a good school?

Premier Charter School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Missouri elementary schools.

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