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Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning

Public Grades 3-5

851^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning is an elementary school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 132 students. 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. Humboldt Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Humboldt Academy faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 32.7% to 53.7% over the past few years, well above the St. Louis City and state averages. The school's test scores are consistently well below the St. Louis City and Missouri state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 7.8% of 3rd graders and 2.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in Math in 2024-2025, compared to 16.5% and 16.2% for St. Louis City, respectively. Despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student, the school's performance remains poor, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be enough to address the challenges it faces.

When compared to nearby schools, Lafayette Preparatory Academy and The Soulard School, both charter schools, generally have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Other nearby public schools, such as Sigel Elementary and Peabody Elementary, face similar challenges to Humboldt Academy. The Dewey School-Internat'l. Studies, a magnet school, has somewhat better performance than Humboldt Academy, but still struggles with chronic absenteeism and test scores below the state average.

108

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,761

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2516 S. 9th St.
Saint Louis, MO 63104-4711

(314) 932-5720

District: St. Louis City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.0%

White:

8.3%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (10% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

851^st of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 31Elementary 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	7.4	851 of 900	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	851 of 906	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	772 of 898	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	866 of 908	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	872 of 901	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1032 of 1052	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1006 of 1045	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	976 of 1032	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	816 of 865	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.2	1009 of 1058	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	1018 of 1089	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	158 of 190	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	145 of 191	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	116 of 185	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	161 of 184	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	142 of 163	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	16.6	218 of 251	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	584 of 638	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	562 of 625	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.2	420 of 611	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	484 of 532	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	546 of 574	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	887 of 907	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	853 of 887	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2018)13th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

Science5%-37 vs state

Mathematics5%-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 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
Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning	Public	3-5	2516 S. 9th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-5720	108	9	12.0	100.0%	9 (8.3%)	94 (87.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7.4	851^st of 900 public elementary schools	5.4%		8.1	851^st of 906 public elementary schools	6.1%		7.8		2.7			5.4		20.6	3.4	21.1				$26,761	$546	$26,215
The Soulard School	Public, Charter	K-5	1110 Victor St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	The Soulard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 865-2799	138	15	9.3	23.2%	86 (62.3%)	22 (15.9%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.8%)								(n/a)								75.0						$15,460	$614	$14,846
Dewey School-Internat'l. Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	815 Ann Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 645-4845	337	27	12.4	100.0%	16 (4.7%)	293 (86.9%)	23 (6.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19.9	735^th of 900 public elementary schools	18.3%		19.2	739^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.4%	4	13.4	15.4	35.5			30.4		17.8	19.4	18.5				$21,483	$546	$20,938
Lift For Life Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1920 7th Street	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lift For Life Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 231-2337	222	13	16.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	217 (97.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	11.2	810^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.0%		6.1	870^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.0%	60	18.3	12.0						22.8	14.4					$22,767	$1,707	$21,059
Sigel Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2050 Allen Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-0010	206	19	10.8	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	169 (82.0%)	16 (7.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	6.3	865^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.3	880^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.9%	15	9.2							18.2	3.8	10.0				$23,313	$549	$22,764
Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	414	35	11.8	24.2%	218 (52.7%)	150 (36.2%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	82.7	137^th of 900 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.1	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%	34	65.2	65.1	58.7	47.5	62.9		76.4	59.1			51.1	73.8	88.2	$13,269	$616	$12,652
Momentum Fox Park	Public, Charter	K-8	2617 Shenandoah Ave.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-7651	107	13	8.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	13.1	790^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.2%					(n/a)	33.5						7.8	11.2	6.8		6.3		7.8	$27,648	$2,125	$25,524
KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	285	31	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	261 (91.6%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	14.7	776^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.8%		8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%	76	21.1	20.9							19.4					$19,957	$4,831	$15,127
Peabody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1224 S 14th St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1533	171	19	9.0	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	170 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	863^rd of 900 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.3	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	6	4.2	11.9							6.0	21.5				$23,505	$546	$22,959
Educ Therap Support At Madison	Public	K-8	1118 South 7th St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	No	(314) 932-5711	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning

What is the racial makeup of Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning?

Students at Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning are 87% African American, 8% White, 2% Asian.

Is Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning a good school?

Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning ranks in the bottom 5.4% of Missouri elementary schools.

What district is Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning in?

St. Louis City

How many students attend Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 108 students attended Humboldt Academy Of Higher Lrning.

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