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KIPP Inspire Academy

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

KIPP Inspire Academy is a public charter middle school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 421 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the KIPP St. Louis Public Schools district, which is ranked 357 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP Inspire Academy consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools, with its academic performance significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics ranged from 3.4% to 17.9%, compared to the state average of 32.7% to 45.5%. The school's performance on English Language Arts and Science assessments was similarly low. KIPP Inspire Academy's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 46.7% to 56.4%, are also significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, nearby schools, including other KIPP and charter schools, as well as traditional public schools like Compton-Drew ILC Middle and Gateway Middle, outperform KIPP Inspire Academy on state assessments, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the school's struggles may not be solely due to the socioeconomic challenges faced by its students, but may also be related to the effectiveness of its educational model and practices.

409

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,604

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1212 N 22nd St
Saint Louis, MO 63106-2701

(314) 296-3502

District: KIPP St Louis Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.1%

Hispanic:

3.7%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

Missouri avg41%

402^nd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the KIPP St Louis Public Schools

357^th of 367KIPP St Louis Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	402 of 438	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	422 of 451	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	405 of 459	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	432 of 459	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	434 of 454	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	536 of 587	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	497 of 552	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	404 of 568	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.1	292 of 435	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.8	361 of 585	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.1	351 of 633	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.0	320 of 649	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.1	511 of 623	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	84 of 144	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	71 of 153	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	95 of 148	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	75 of 149	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	59 of 129	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	44.6	110 of 204	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	320 of 369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	336 of 378	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	312 of 382	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	329 of 365	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	354 of 371	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	407 of 482	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	343 of 422	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)46th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-27 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

I wish I never sent my children here. The staff talks down to the children. A teacher was fired for bringing a gun to school. Kids are suspended for have drugs on them and not kicked out. They can't seem to nip the behavior problem kids in the bud. They really push testing so the can keep getting money. The staff is rude. The Mr. Armstead is not an effective leader. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

This school is a jail for kids the teachers hit and throw things at the students and they have a high turn over of teachers. I would not recommend this school to any parents for their child their is also a ver high bulling rate. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
KIPP Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1212 N 22nd St	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 296-3502	409	36	11.2	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	385 (94.1%)	15 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10.9	402^nd of 438 public middle schools	8.2%		10.8	422^nd of 451 public middle schools	6.4%	20	3.4	17.4	12.9	17.9	4.5	15.9	7.8	11.8	12.7	17.0		$15,604	$3,985	$11,618
Gateway Middle	Public	6-8	1200 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-2295	382	31	12.3	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	369 (96.6%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.5	427^th of 438 public middle schools	2.5%		5.3	440^th of 451 public middle schools	2.4%	13		10.8	4.4	4.8		4.9		13.3	8.6	16.2	27.9	$23,035	$554	$22,481
Carr Lane Vpa Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1004 N Jefferson Ave	Saint Louis	63106	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 231-0413	396	33	12.0	100.0%	16 (4.0%)	371 (93.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4.2	433^rd of 438 public middle schools	1.1%		5.5	439^th of 451 public middle schools	2.7%	6		2.5	8.2	3.2		0.9		10.6	12.9	4.8		$21,823	$546	$21,278
Grand Center Arts Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	218	19	11.3	100.0%	36 (16.5%)	171 (78.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	24.6	342^nd of 438 public middle schools	21.9%		31.7	317^th of 451 public middle schools	29.7%	25		13.2	20.1	20.3		24.9		19.8	26.0	37.4		$22,725	$2,119	$20,605
North Side Community-Grand Center	Public, Charter	6-8	620 North Grand Blvd.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	North Side Community School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 499-2009	134	17	7.8	81.3%	3 (2.2%)	129 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	18.5	370^th of 438 public middle schools	15.5%		14	406^th of 451 public middle schools	10.0%	36		19.3	18.9	14.0		16.8		17.1	35.3	16.8		$27,440	$3,234	$24,206
Academy Of Entre Stdy@louverture	Public	6-8	3021 Hickory St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1465	289	26	11.1	100.0%	13 (4.5%)	156 (54.0%)	88 (30.4%)	31 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2.9	437^th of 438 public middle schools	0.2%		3.5	448^th of 451 public middle schools	0.7%	11			3.4	1.0				1.5	6.1	2.6		$23,195	$546	$22,650
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	260	28	9.2	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	250 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	11	401^st of 438 public middle schools	8.4%		11.4	419^th of 451 public middle schools	7.1%	18	8.8	27.5	13.1	20.0	8.6	6.8	2.2	8.7	8.8	13.3		$21,743	$1,689	$20,054
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School	Public	6-8	4265 Athlone Ave	Saint Louis	63115	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-8132	300	22	13.6	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2.7	438^th of 438 public middle schools	0.0%		3.2	450^th of 451 public middle schools	0.2%	12		1.3	1.0	1.2		1.8		6.3	5.0	5.4		$20,795	$547	$20,248
Compton-Drew ILC Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5130 Oakland Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 652-9282	419	32	13.0	100.0%	15 (3.6%)	370 (88.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6	425^th of 438 public middle schools	3.0%		8.2	429^th of 451 public middle schools	4.9%	4		4.6	9.6	11.0		10.3		6.8	5.6	13.1		$21,615	$549	$21,065
Kairos Academies	Public, Charter	5-8	2315 Miami St.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Kairos Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 252-0602	228	17	13.4	73.2%	28 (12.3%)	165 (72.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	13.4	393^rd of 438 public middle schools	10.3%		21.2	367^th of 451 public middle schools	18.6%	26		6.9	13.9	15.8		22.2	11.9	13.7	18.0	21.3		$18,222	$3,311	$14,911

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Inspire Academy

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Inspire Academy?

Students at KIPP Inspire Academy are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend KIPP Inspire Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended KIPP Inspire Academy.

What district is KIPP Inspire Academy in?

KIPP St Louis Public Schools

Is KIPP Inspire Academy a good school?

KIPP Inspire Academy ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Missouri middle schools.

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