The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on At Home Academy
At Home Academy is a small regular public school in the Mehlville R-IX School District, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade in St. Louis County. Although its official grade span runs through twelfth, no high school students are enrolled, so the school operates as a middle-grade program in practice. With a name that evokes home-based learning, the school may offer a distinctive instructional model, though publicly available data does not describe its curriculum or approach. Families considering this school should reach out directly to understand its daily structure and philosophy.
The school’s enrollment is small, and that scale shapes everything about it. State testing results are often suppressed because the number of students tested in a given grade is too low to report. Where figures are available for the 2023–24 school year, they show that proficiency rates in math and English language arts are well below the midpoint of St. Louis County school districts. In math, the few reported rates cluster in the lower range; in eighth-grade ELA, roughly a quarter of students scored proficient or above. Science results follow a similar pattern. Because the school does not enroll high school students, there is no graduation rate to evaluate. A parent looking at these numbers should expect that academic attainment, as measured by state assessments, lags behind the district and county averages, and they may want to discuss how the school supports students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks.
The student body is predominantly White, with smaller shares of Black, Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Just over a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that suggests a moderate level of economic need. Data on special education and English learner populations is not available, nor are attendance or discipline figures. The school’s location in St. Louis County places it within a region with a stable housing market. Home values in the surrounding zip code are near the county median, and rents are moderate relative to incomes. The broader St. Louis area has a diverse economy anchored by major employers, research universities, and civic institutions such as the Gateway Arch and Forest Park. The district itself has seen no publicly reported recent changes to its curriculum, property taxes, or school boundaries that would shift a family’s decision.
For a family considering this school, the primary draw may be a small, potentially close-knit environment in a regular public school setting. However, the academic performance data is notably weak where it can be measured, and many measures are simply absent due to the school’s size. A parent should treat the school as a special case: it does not fit the typical profile of a neighborhood elementary or middle school, and the low reported proficiency rates warrant a direct conversation with the school about instruction, intervention, and how it prepares students for high school. The name suggests an alternative approach, but without further information, that remains an open question. If a family values a very small school and is willing to investigate the academic support in place, At Home Academy may be worth a closer look. Otherwise, the pattern of low assessment results and limited data points to a need for careful inquiry before enrolling.
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