📍 4471 Olive Street, St. Louis, St. Louis city, 63108
The Biome is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St. Louis, St. Louis city. The school has 176 pupils enrolled. It is part of the The Biome school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
The Biome enrolls 176 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 7.4% White and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 152 | 86% |
| White | 13 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
105 of the school's 176 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The Biome is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-10, state senate district 4, state house district 77.
The Biome is one of 1 schools in THE BIOME, based in ST. LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 167 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 176 students, The Biome is close to the district average of about 167 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large