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Busch Ms Character Athletics

Busch Ms Character Athletics serves grades 6–8 for 351 students in St. Louis City.

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Next day off: Mon, Nov 2 · No School · All days off

St. Louis City calendar

Key dates

  1. No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date
  2. No School - Election DayTuesday · All dayKey date
  3. Veteran's Day Schools and District Offices ClosedWednesday · All dayKey date
  4. NO SCHOOL for Winter BreakMonday · Dec 21 – Dec 31Key date
  5. Schools and District Offices Closed for ChristmasThursday · Dec 24 – Dec 25Key date
  6. Schools and District Offices ClosedThursday · Dec 31 – Jan 1Key date

Coming up

  1. BOE Real Estate MeetingMonday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  2. No School - Record Keeping DayFriday · All dayKey date
  3. Dr. MLK Jr. Day - Schools and District Offices ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  4. BOE Real Estate MeetingTuesday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  5. 2-Hour Early Release - Professional DevelopmentWednesday · All dayKey date
  6. Presidents' Day - No School and District Offices ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  7. BOE Real Estate MeetingTuesday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  8. No SchoolFriday · All dayKey date

Last checked Oct 31, 2026, 5:38 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 5th largest of the 8 St. Louis City middle schools in St. Louis. Its 13.5 students per teacher compares with a median of 13.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 408 in 2019–20 to 351 in 2023–24. 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (351 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Francis Park (0.5 mi).

At a glance

Busch Ms Character Athletics by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students351
Teachers26
Students per teacher13.5
Free or reduced-price lunch100%
School typeRegular School
DistrictSt. Louis City
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Busch Ms Character Athletics

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6115
  • 7118
  • 8118
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20408
  • 2020–21419
  • 2021–22381
  • 2022–23372
  • 2023–24351
Nearby

Parks near Busch Ms Character Athletics

All parks
Park · 0.5 miFrancis ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.6 miWillmore ParkPark · 0.6 miRiver Des Peres Park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

5910 CLIFTON AVE, St Louis 63109

(314) 352-1043

St. Louis City website ↗School Data report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 3050115115 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 292928002569

St. Louis City

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
6–8Long Middle Community Ed. Ctr.297 students6–7Carnahan Middle72 students6–8Compton-Drew Ilc Middle391 students6–8Acad Of Entre Stdy@Louverture271 students6–8Carr Lane Vpa Middle404 students6–8Gateway Middle487 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

School · 0.3 miSt Raphael The Archangel SchoolGrades Pre-K–8School · 0.6 miWord Of Life Lutheran SchoolGrades Pre-K–8School · 0.6 miWord Of Life LutheranGrades Pre-K–8School · 0.7 miSt Gabriel The Archangel SchoolGrades K–8High school · 0.8 miCommunity Access Job TrainingGrades 8–12Elementary school · 0.8 miGateway Science Acad-South EleGrades Pre-K–5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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