Best Public Schools in Zip Code 63103

Summary:

The 63103 zip code area of St. Louis, Missouri is home to 8 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area face a range of challenges, with generally low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among the schools, Grand Center Arts Academy High and Atlas Elementary stand out as the top performers. Grand Center Arts Academy High has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.6% and a low dropout rate of 5.5%, while Atlas Elementary has the highest test scores in the area, with around 30% of students proficient or better in Mathematics and English Language Arts. In contrast, KIPP St. Louis High and Confluence Preparatory Academy struggle with lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue across the schools, with rates ranging from 29.3% at St. Louis Lang Immersion School to 56.3% at KIPP St. Louis High. The schools also vary in their per-student spending, with the higher-performing schools generally spending more. Addressing the root causes of these challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and resource allocation, will be crucial for improving the overall performance of schools in the 63103 zip code area.

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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)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway/Hubert Wheeler School	Public, Alternative	K-12	100 S Garrison	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	No	No	No	No	(314) 340-5902	0	0	7.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Confluence Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	310 North 15 Street	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 588-1088	442	32	13.8	100.0%	8 (1.8%)	364 (82.4%)	56 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	4.5	361^st of 367 public high schools	1.6%		4.9	369^th of 378 public high schools	2.4%	8															6.7	6.0	6.8	$22,742	$2,435	$20,308
Grand Center Arts Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	711 North Grand Avenue	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Confluence Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-1791	402	36	11.0	100.0%	57 (14.2%)	314 (78.1%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	26.9	279^th of 367 public high schools	24.0%		22.9	293^rd of 378 public high schools	22.5%	14															21.0	15.6	48.9	$20,272	$2,161	$18,111
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
St Louis Lang Immersion School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1881 Pine St	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Lang Immersion School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 533-0975	493	41	12.0	49.9%	25 (5.1%)	330 (66.9%)	84 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.1%)	17.5	755^th of 900 public elementary schools	16.1%		13.6	795^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.3%	40	14.6	15.2	24.6			20.9	24.6	16.8	11.0	20.9	38.7	7.3						$16,534	$1,796	$14,738
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
KIPP St. Louis High	Public, Charter	9-12	706 N Jefferson Ave.	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1030	354	40	8.9	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	339 (95.8%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	4.6	360^th of 367 public high schools	1.9%		6.1	359^th of 378 public high schools	5.0%	1															8.3	2.5	11.4	$21,387	$5,125	$16,262
Atlas Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	400 S. 18th Street	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Atlas Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 226-8896	431	28	15.3	100.0%	45 (10.4%)	345 (80.0%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37.1	598^th of 900 public elementary schools	33.6%					(n/a)	27.7	30.7							47.1	26.9								$18,765	$3,154	$15,611
St. Louis Voices Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1220 Olive Street Suite 200	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	St. Louis Voices Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 949-6733	135	9	14.6	97.8%	3 (2.2%)	130 (96.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																		$20,085	$6,494	$13,591
BELIEVE Academy STL	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-10	2837 Washington Blvd	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Believe Academy Stl	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(314) 252-8732	0																		(n/a)																		$15,500	$237	$15,263

Cities Near Zip Code 63103

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Louis	0.15 mi	222	296^th
Clayton	5.37 mi	7	6^th
University City	5.47 mi	7	325^th
Richmond Heights	5.54 mi	1	32^nd
Maplewood	6.16 mi	3	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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