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South City

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

South City is an elementary public charter school serving grades PK-8 in the Confluence Academies district in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has 782 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 839 out of 900 schools and a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

South City faces significant challenges in improving student attendance, academic achievement, and equitable outcomes for all learners. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 43.9% to 56.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Oak Hill Elementary (50.1%) and the Momentum Academy schools (31.3%). Additionally, South City students perform poorly on state assessments compared to Missouri averages and nearby schools, with only 12.2% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to the state average of 41.4%.

South City also struggles to serve its subgroups of African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income students, with these students ranking in the bottom 30% of Missouri schools in their respective categories. Despite spending significantly more per student ($16,406 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, the school is not seeing commensurate academic outcomes, suggesting the need to reevaluate how resources are being utilized to support student learning.

838

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,971

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3112 Meramec
Saint Louis, MO 63118-4339

(314) 481-4700

District: Confluence Academies

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

African American:

39.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg17%

Missouri avg41%

Elementary school

839^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

389^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Confluence Academies

343^rd of 367Confluence Academies 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	8.2	839 of 900	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	848 of 906	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	766 of 898	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	791 of 908	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	778 of 901	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	943 of 1052	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	859 of 1045	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	888 of 1032	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	762 of 865	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	922 of 1058	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1010 of 1089	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	1026 of 1108	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	1028 of 1085	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.8	971 of 1088	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	892 of 1066	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	111 of 190	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	108 of 191	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.1	35 of 185	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	61 of 184	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	58 of 163	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.7	159 of 250	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	119 of 243	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.6	264 of 302	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	54 of 65	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	51 of 54	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	22 of 52	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	47 of 105	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	570 of 638	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	560 of 625	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	424 of 611	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	360 of 532	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	391 of 574	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	778 of 907	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	603 of 887	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	389 of 438	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	326 of 451	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	313 of 459	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	297 of 459	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	360 of 454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	324 of 587	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	336 of 552	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.2	456 of 568	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	396 of 435	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	524 of 585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	576 of 633	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	596 of 649	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	585 of 623	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	477 of 625	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	571 of 614	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	101 of 143	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.8	33 of 144	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	31 of 153	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	14 of 148	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	54.9	50 of 135	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	45 of 149	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	36 of 81	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	68 of 90	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	44 of 74	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	30 of 74	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	22 of 78	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	23 of 67	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.4	32 of 130	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	42 of 96	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	296 of 369	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.2	178 of 378	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	145 of 382	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	77 of 365	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.2	188 of 371	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	104 of 482	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	97 of 422	77.0%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2025)42nd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-21 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

English Language Arts11%-31 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
South City	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3112 Meramec	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-4700	838	71	11.7	99.8%	20 (2.4%)	334 (39.9%)	466 (55.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.0%)	8.2	839^th of 900 public elementary schools	6.8%		8.4	848^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.4%	9	12.2	7.1	20.7	14.2	16.1	24.4	15.5	23.2	10.3	7.1	12.2	12.1	11.2	15.2	$19,971	$2,265	$17,705
Meramec Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2745 Meramec St	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-7145	171	19	9.0	100.0%	4 (2.3%)	163 (95.3%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6.4	862^nd of 900 public elementary schools	4.2%		2.8	905^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.1%	43							8.8			5.0	16.7				$23,203	$546	$22,658
Froebel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 Nebraska Ave	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-3533	178	13	13.6	100.0%	3 (1.7%)	170 (95.5%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)										4.8	11.2				$20,944	$546	$20,399
Momentum Academy Gravois Park	Public, Charter	K-5	3630 Ohio Ave.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 236-3300	91	15	5.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	81 (89.0%)	6 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)								(n/a)															$31,947	$3,804	$28,143
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3641 Missouri Ave	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-7315	181	14	12.9	100.0%	6 (3.3%)	169 (93.4%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5.6	870^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.3%					(n/a)	4.0								16.0	8.4					$22,906	$546	$22,361
KIPP Wonder Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3740 Marine Ave.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-9550	283	23	12.5	100.0%	3 (1.1%)	257 (90.8%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	4.5	886^th of 900 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.4	901^st of 906 public elementary schools	0.6%	15	12.0	3.2							4.9	9.5					$18,048	$4,293	$13,755
Woodward Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Bellerive Blvd	Saint Louis	63111	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 353-1346	319	22	14.5	100.0%	22 (6.9%)	183 (57.4%)	86 (27.0%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	4.2	891^st of 900 public elementary schools	1.0%		5.9	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%	19	1.6		7.3						4.8		14.7				$21,700	$547	$21,153
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
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
Momentum Academy Tower Grove East	Public, Charter	K-8	2900 S. Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 376-3477	161	15	10.7	100.0%	3 (1.9%)	132 (82.0%)	11 (6.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.5%)	7.5	847^th of 900 public elementary schools	5.9%		3.5	900^th of 906 public elementary schools	0.7%	53	15.9	10.6	11.8		15.0		11.9	26.7		5.7			10.0		$23,220	$1,522	$21,697

Frequently Asked Questions about South City

How many students attend South City?

In the 2024-25 school year, 838 students attended South City.

Is South City a good school?

South City ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South City?

Students at South City are 56% Hispanic, 40% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is South City in?

Confluence Academies

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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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