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Momentum Academy Tower Grve South

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

803^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Momentum Academy Tower Grve South is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Saint Louis, Missouri, with 238 students. The school is part of the Momentum Academy district, which is ranked 353 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Momentum Academy Tower Grve South has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Momentum Academy Tower Grve South faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.9% to 44.3% over the past few years, well above the state average. Student performance on MAP assessments is also well below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.6% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to 43.8% statewide, and only 8.4% were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% statewide. The school serves a student population that is 100% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high levels of poverty.

Compared to nearby public schools in the St. Louis City district, such as Woerner Elementary, Mann Elementary, and Buder Elementary, Momentum Academy Tower Grve South performs significantly worse, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Despite being a public charter school, the school has not shown meaningful improvement in its performance over the past several years, indicating a need for substantial support and intervention to improve educational outcomes for its students.

240

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,513

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3716 Morganford Rd.
Saint Louis, MO 63116-1615

(314) 571-5762

District: Momentum Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.5%

Hispanic:

14.2%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (17% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg16%

Missouri avg43%

Elementary school

803^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

375^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 5 pts since 2018

From bottom 9% (2018) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Momentum Academy

353^rd of 367Momentum Academy 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	12.3	803 of 900	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	726 of 906	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	793 of 898	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	852 of 908	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	835 of 901	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	766 of 1052	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	799 of 1045	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	845 of 1032	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	946 of 1058	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	76 of 190	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	94 of 191	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.8	129 of 185	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	105 of 184	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	104 of 163	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	114 of 250	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	127 of 243	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	521 of 638	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	359 of 625	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	481 of 611	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	472 of 532	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	499 of 574	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	426 of 907	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	509 of 887	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	375 of 438	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	336 of 451	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	431 of 459	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	388 of 459	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	389 of 454	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	521 of 587	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	502 of 552	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	23.5	128 of 153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	268 of 369	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	171 of 378	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	15.2	349 of 382	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	252 of 365	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	268 of 371	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	359 of 482	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	347 of 422	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2023)16th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

English Language Arts16%-26 vs state

Science6%-35 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Woerner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6131 Leona St	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-8585	349	28	12.4	100.0%	90 (25.8%)	157 (45.0%)	46 (13.2%)	38 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	8.7	833^rd of 900 public elementary schools	7.4%		11	824^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.1%	9	15.7	4.2	6.5				11.2		24.0	14.6	13.7				$22,490	$546	$21,944
MO School for the Blind - Elementary	Public	K-8	3815 Magnolia Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	Mo School For The Blind	No	No	No	No	(314) 776-4320	8	4	1.9		3 (37.5%)	4 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Momentum Academy Tower Grve South

What district is Momentum Academy Tower Grve South in?

Momentum Academy

How many students attend Momentum Academy Tower Grve South?

In the 2024-25 school year, 240 students attended Momentum Academy Tower Grve South.

What is the racial makeup of Momentum Academy Tower Grve South?

Students at Momentum Academy Tower Grve South are 68% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 2% White.

Is Momentum Academy Tower Grve South a good school?

Momentum Academy Tower Grve South ranks in the bottom 10.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

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