PDF Public School in St.Louis: Place,Performance, andPromise

Public School in St. Louis: Place, Performance, and Promise

Acknowledgements

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and IFF thank the following organizations for their assistance with this project:

Susan B. Cahn Director of Research IFF

Jose Cerda, III Vice President of Public Policy and Communications IFF

Mayor's Office, City of St. Louis Missouri Charter Public

School Association Missouri Department of

Elementary and Secondary Education St. Louis Public Schools Voluntary Interdistrict Choice Corporation

Additional data for this project were provided by:

Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of St. Louis

City Academy School Imagine Academy of Careers

Elementary School Lutheran Elementary School

Association New City School

NACSA and IFF Project Staff

Darian Dorsey Research Project Manager IFF

Joe Neri Executive Vice President IFF

Trinita Logue President and CEO IFF

Emily Baron Project Associate IFF

Daniel Muschler Administrative Assistant IFF

Yonatan Doron Intern IFF

Douglas P. Thaman, Ed.D. Director of Professional Services NACSA

Greg Richmond President and CEO NACSA

The project staff would like to acknowledge Robbyn Wahby, Executive Assistant to the Mayor, City of St. Louis, for her extraordinary support for this research and her commitment to the children of St. Louis.

July 2009

Public School in St. Louis: Place, Performance, and Promise

Funded by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)

Research conducted by IFF

About this Report This report compares the demand for public education in St. Louis during the 2007-08 school year with both the supply and location of public schools operated by St. Louis Public Schools and charter schools. The geographic areas of analysis are the city of St. Louis and its zip codes.

The first four sections of this report contain background information necessary to understand the results of the research and the key findings. This background includes the Introduction, the History and Role of VICC, a Demographic and Enrollment Overview, and the Methodology and Glossary of Terms. The results of the research begin on page 17.

Table of Contents

6 Introduction 8 History and Role of VICC

Impact of VICC on Current Public School Enrollment 10 Demographic and Enrollment Overview

Parochial and Private Schools 13 Methodology and Glossary of Terms

Geography School Performance Need for and Supply of Tier 1 Schools Glossary

Research Findings 17 Tier 1 Schools and Capacity in the City of St. Louis

Citywide Tier 1 Capacity Neighborhood Tier 1 Capacity 19 Citywide Analysis 21 Elementary School Analysis Neighborhood Elementary Schools Service Level and Service Gap Elementary Magnet, Specialty, and Charter Schools 24 Middle School Analysis Neighborhood Middle Schools Service Level and Service Gap Magnet and Charter Schools Serving Middle School Students 26 High School Analysis High School Service Gap and Enrollment Magnet and Charter High Schools 29 Use of St. Louis Public School Facilities 30 Ranking the Overall Need for Performing Public Schools 33 Zip Code Profiles 68 Conclusion, Recommendations, and Comments 72 Appendices 82 Endnotes

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