EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.

321 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 6th

School Overview

**Earl Nance Sr. Elementary School**, located on Riverview Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public school serving students within the St. Louis Public School District. Situated in the Walnut Park neighborhood, the school is named in honor of Earl Nance Sr., a prominent figure in St. Louis labor history and civil rights activism. The school serves as a foundational educational hub for the surrounding community, focusing on early childhood and elementary development for students in the North St. Louis area.

The school is part of a district-wide effort to provide equitable resources and academic support to urban students. Its curriculum typically emphasizes core academic standards in literacy, mathematics, and science, while striving to foster a supportive learning environment. As a neighborhood school, it plays a vital role in local outreach, often working to address the specific social and educational needs of its student population through structured classroom instruction and community-based programming.

321

Total Students

22.0

Full-Time Teachers

14.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

100.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for EARL NANCE SR. ELEM.
Demographic	Student Count
White	5
Black	312
Two or More	4

Black
312 (97.2 %)
White
5 (1.6 %)
Two or More
4 (1.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	ST. LOUIS CITY
Phone:	(314)867-0634
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 6th
Total Students:	321
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	22.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	14.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	321
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 51

Kindergarten 44

Grade 1 37

Grade 2 41

Grade 3 52

Grade 4 40

Grade 5 34

Grade 6 22