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Loyola Academy Of St. Louis

3854 Washington Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63108-0631 -

School Notes Overview:

Loyola Academy college preparatory academic program, character education, enrichment and recreation which enable our graduates to succeed in college prep high schools. Loyola Academy is a Jesuit middle school for boys in grades 6 through 8, with a maximum of 20 students per grade. The school's mission is to serve boys who have the potential for college preparatory work, but who are in danger of failing to achieve that potential because of poverty, residence in distressed neighborhoods, or other social or economic factors. The Loyola Academy approach seems to work. Each fall, students who attend Loyola are given the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test that had been administered to them a year before. The average Loyola student, through the course of 3 years at our school, has raised his score 25 or more percentile points -a major improvement, especially when many students from similar backgrounds experience declining scores through the middle school years....

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School Overview:

	Loyola Academy Of St. Louis
School Type	Elem. Or Sec. with a Special Program Emphasis
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 8
County	Saint Louis City County, MO
Student Body
Total Students	51 students
Student Body Type	All-boys
	This School	(MO) School Avg.
% Students of Color	98%	16%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 18 students
	Grade 7 - 19 students
	Grade 8 - 14 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	8 teachers
	This School	(MO) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:6	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	185 days	175 days
Hours in School Day for Students	9 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

Loyola Academy college preparatory academic program, character education, enrichment and recreation which enable our graduates to succeed in college prep high schools. Loyola Academy is a Jesuit middle school for boys in grades 6 through 8, with a maximum of 20 students per grade. The school's mission is to serve boys who have the potential for college preparatory work, but who are in danger of failing to achieve that potential because of poverty, residence in distressed neighborhoods, or other social or economic factors. The Loyola Academy approach seems to work. Each fall, students who attend Loyola are given the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test that had been administered to them a year before. The average Loyola student, through the course of 3 years at our school, has raised his score 25 or more percentile points -a major improvement, especially when many students from similar backgrounds experience declining scores through the middle school years.
Profile last updated: 01/21/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (63108)	School Zip (63108)	(MO) State Average
Population (Approximate)	20,890 people	5,593,929 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	46%	18%
Population Average Age	35 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	1.7 persons	2.3 persons
Median Household Income	$25,953	$45,202
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	3.8 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	66 years old	43 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	27% / 73%	69% / 31%