State/Public Elementary Open

Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac

๐Ÿ“ 5031 Potomac, St Louis, St. Louis city, 63139

234
Pupils
13.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in St Louis, St. Louis city. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Louis City school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
St. Louis City

Enrollment & staffing

Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac enrolls 234 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.

Male students
119 (51%)
Female students
115 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student-teacher ratio
13.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 32% Black or African American and 9.8% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White12553%
Black or African American7432%
Asian239.8%
Hispanic or Latino62.6%
Two or more races62.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

231 of the school's 234 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 80.

School district: ST. LOUIS CITY

Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac is one of 68 schools in ST. LOUIS CITY, based in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The district serves 17,933 students district-wide and employs 1,353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 234 students, Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac is close to the district average of about 264 students per school.

17,933
District students
68
Schools
1,353
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

82%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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