St Louis Lang Immersion School, St Louis MO

Original Research by School Decision on St Louis Lang Immersion School

St. Louis Language Immersion School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade as a charter school in the city of St. Louis. Its central mission is dual-language immersion, and the school’s recent charter renewal, publicly reported to run through the end of this decade, provides a measure of stability for families considering enrollment. A new French pre-kindergarten classroom is set to open soon, driven by enrollment growth over several years, which expands the entry point for the immersion pathway.

The school itself is housed on Pine Street in downtown St. Louis, an independent city with a diverse economy anchored by major employers such as the Federal Reserve Bank, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and large hospital and research institutions. Cultural and civic amenities including Forest Park, the Gateway Arch, the Saint Louis Zoo, and several museums are part of the broader community context. Housing values and rents fall in a moderate range relative to national benchmarks, reflecting the city’s varied neighborhoods.

Enrollment is moderate for a combined elementary and middle school. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is racially and ethnically diverse, with the largest groups being Black and Hispanic students, alongside smaller shares of White students, multiracial students, and a very small number of American Indian or Alaska Native students. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data.

On Missouri’s state assessments, the share of students scoring proficient or above was modest across math, English language arts, and science. In most tested grades, proficiency rates were low, and for some grade levels the results were suppressed due to small tested populations, which is a common practice when group sizes are very small. A parent may want to ask the school how it approaches instruction for students at different skill levels and what supports are in place, particularly for literacy and math. When compared with other districts within St. Louis city, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it above the midpoint, meaning its performance relative to nearby districts is not the lowest but still reflects a challenging academic starting point.

Because the school serves only pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, there is no four-year graduation rate or high school data to report. There was no chronic absenteeism data available. The school’s governance structure as a charter school means it operates independently from the traditional St. Louis Public Schools system, with its own board and renewed authorization that assures its continued existence for the next several years.

For a family drawn to a language immersion education, this school offers a clear and growing program with a new pre-kindergarten entry point in French. The peer environment is one where most students come from low-income households, and the academic outcomes on state tests are modest, though the school holds a middle position within its county’s district landscape. Families who prioritize bilingual development and want a public charter option in the city may find this a compelling fit, but they should expect to engage actively with the school on academic support and progress monitoring given the assessment results.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 25 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 415%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 28 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 421%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 18 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolST. LOUIS LANG IMMERSION SCH, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.