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Carr Lane Vpa Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

433^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Carr Lane Vpa Middle is a public magnet middle school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 404 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carr Lane Vpa Middle consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 2.5% to 8.2% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 11.9% to 32.7% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.1% to 56.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, over 99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While St. Louis City School District schools, such as Yeatman-Liddell Middle School and Compton-Drew ILC Middle, perform similarly to Carr Lane Vpa Middle, the nearby Kairos Academies, KIPP St Louis Public Schools, and Confluence Academies charter schools generally outperform the district schools on academic measures and have lower chronic absenteeism rates, despite serving similar student populations.

396

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,823

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1004 N Jefferson Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63106-2203

(314) 231-0413

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.7%

White:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg16%

Missouri avg40%

433^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8Middle Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City 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	4.2	433 of 438	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	439 of 451	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	454 of 459	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	455 of 459	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	445 of 454	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	576 of 587	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	542 of 552	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.8	558 of 568	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.9	424 of 435	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.9	567 of 585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.5	613 of 633	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	632 of 649	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.8	603 of 623	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	605 of 625	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.4	594 of 614	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	568 of 601	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.0	609 of 624	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.0	605 of 624	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	601 of 619	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	135 of 143	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	137 of 144	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	144 of 148	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	137 of 149	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	121 of 129	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	14.5	182 of 204	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	152 of 162	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	363 of 369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	367 of 378	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	378 of 382	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	361 of 365	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	363 of 371	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	473 of 482	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	417 of 422	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)11th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+51 vs state

English Language Arts9%-31 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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 Carr Lane Vpa Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carr Lane Vpa Middle?

Students at Carr Lane Vpa Middle are 94% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Carr Lane Vpa Middle a good school?

Carr Lane Vpa Middle ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Missouri middle schools.

How many students attend Carr Lane Vpa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Carr Lane Vpa Middle.

What district is Carr Lane Vpa Middle in?

St. Louis City

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