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Aspire Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–2Charter

5421 Thekla Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63120 · (314) 383-8900

St. Louis’ School Grade D− better than 3% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
112
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–2
The gist

What stands out about Aspire Academy

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 31 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 70.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

5421 Thekla Avenue, St. Louis

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten34
Grade 139
Grade 219
Enrollment over time
380’20
123’21
100’22
121’23
112’24

Down 70.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 96%Two or more races 3%White <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Aspire Academy from St. Louis families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; St. Louis’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.