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Busch Middle School Character Athletics

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Busch Middle School Character Athletics is a public magnet middle school located in St. Louis City, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 351. The school is part of the St. Louis City school district, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Busch Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and St. Louis City averages on MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) tests, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts ranging from 20.2% to 27%, significantly lower than the state averages. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 38% to 53.7% over the past few years, and has a very high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The student-teacher ratio at Busch Middle School has varied significantly, ranging from 13.5 to 21.8 students per teacher.

When comparing Busch Middle School to nearby schools, such as Hancock Place Middle, it becomes clear that Busch is one of the lowest-performing schools in the region, with proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points lower. However, Busch Middle School's performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, is relatively stronger compared to the school's overall performance, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support or interventions for these subgroups. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Busch Middle School, ranging from $12,465 to $14,735 per year, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, indicating potential inefficiencies or challenges in how the resources are being utilized.

361

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,703

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5910 Clifton Ave
Saint Louis, MO 63109-3407

(314) 352-1043

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.1%

White:

22.2%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in St. Louis City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg16%

Missouri avg40%

358^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	20.4	358 of 438	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	386 of 451	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	387 of 459	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	415 of 459	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	430 of 454	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	558 of 587	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	516 of 552	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	522 of 568	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	387 of 435	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	512 of 585	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.0	551 of 633	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	586 of 649	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	580 of 623	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	489 of 625	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	532 of 614	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	551 of 601	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.2	542 of 624	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.1	458 of 624	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.2	502 of 619	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	110 of 143	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	101 of 144	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	75 of 153	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	114 of 148	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	127 of 135	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	123 of 149	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	87 of 129	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	16.2	173 of 204	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	79 of 162	51.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	37 of 68	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.1	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	71 of 78	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	96 of 96	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	233 of 369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	277 of 378	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	292 of 365	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	347 of 371	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	444 of 482	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	371 of 422	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	211 of 358	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	315 of 379	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	377 of 385	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	351 of 381	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	374 of 376	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	470 of 527	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	440 of 479	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+43 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-14 vs state

English Language Arts22%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-20 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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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
Busch Middle School Character Athletics	Public, Magnet	6-8	5910 Clifton Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 352-1043	361	26	13.8	100.0%	80 (22.2%)	188 (52.1%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	20.4	358^th of 438 public middle schools	18.3%		18.1	386^th of 451 public middle schools	14.4%	28	20.2	21.3	21.4	25.4	14.6	26.7	27.0		$21,703	$546	$21,157
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	555	41	13.6	44.3%	381 (68.6%)	57 (10.3%)	43 (7.7%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	57.8	176^th of 438 public middle schools	59.8%		56.6	190^th of 451 public middle schools	57.9%	14	38.2	44.5	13.7	40.5	45.5	46.3	47.8	78.3	$13,198	$191	$13,006
Long Middle Community Education Center	Public	6-8	5028 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-3440	290	21	13.8	100.0%	21 (7.2%)	179 (61.7%)	61 (21.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	3.2	436^th of 438 public middle schools	0.5%		4.3	447^th of 451 public middle schools	0.9%	11	2.2	7.0	1.9	4.6	2.2	9.3	4.4		$19,892	$547	$19,345
Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	385	25	15.2	60.3%	239 (62.1%)	39 (10.1%)	32 (8.3%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	73.8	90^th of 438 public middle schools	79.5%		63.9	139^th of 451 public middle schools	69.2%	49	44.5	49.9	56.1	46.0	48.3	44.7	54.7		$12,718	$662	$12,057
Gateway Science Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	426	36	12.0	65.0%	206 (48.4%)	129 (30.3%)	33 (7.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	59.5	165^th of 438 public middle schools	62.3%		68.9	117^th of 451 public middle schools	74.1%	48	52.8	43.4	33.5	35.1	39.8	44.1	41.9		$13,478	$715	$12,763
Mrh Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4406	197	20	9.8	34.0%	108 (54.8%)	39 (19.8%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.2%)	84.5	50^th of 438 public middle schools	88.6%		80.3	66^th of 451 public middle schools	85.4%	16		53.0	44.5	53.0		61.1	61.0		$19,019	$54	$18,966
Hixson Middle	Public	6-8	630 S Elm Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6450	982	69	14.1	13.8%	778 (79.2%)	86 (8.8%)	49 (5.0%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	94.2	17^th of 438 public middle schools	96.1%		92.8	23^rd of 451 public middle schools	94.9%	6	72.0	71.7	64.7	69.3	68.2	59.7	58.2		$14,334	$31	$14,302
Carnahan Middle	Public	6-8	4041 S. Broadway	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 457-0582	214	19	11.2	98.6%	13 (6.1%)	196 (91.6%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	415^th of 438 public middle schools	5.3%		5.3	441^st of 451 public middle schools	2.2%	26	19.0	6.0	12.3	14.7	9.5	15.2	17.2		$24,331	$546	$23,785
Hancock Place Middle	Public	6-8	243 W Ripa Ave	Lemay	63125	St. Louis County	Hancock Place	No	No	No	No	(314) 544-1300	266	19	14.0	100.0%	139 (52.3%)	60 (22.6%)	30 (11.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	26.3	336^th of 438 public middle schools	23.3%		47.3	235^th of 451 public middle schools	47.9%	101	29.2	22.8	17.7	33.6	12.5	25.1	35.0		$14,804	$05	$14,799
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Busch Middle School Character Athletics

What is the racial makeup of Busch Middle School Character Athletics?

Students at Busch Middle School Character Athletics are 52% African American, 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Is Busch Middle School Character Athletics a good school?

Busch Middle School Character Athletics ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Missouri middle schools.

What district is Busch Middle School Character Athletics in?

St. Louis City

How many students attend Busch Middle School Character Athletics?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Busch Middle School Character Athletics.

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