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Compton-Drew Ilc Middle

Compton-Drew Ilc Middle serves grades 6–8 for 391 students in St. Louis City.

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

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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 4th largest of the 8 St. Louis City middle schools in St. Louis. Its 10.9 students per teacher compares with a median of 13.1 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 519 in 2019–20 to 391 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 7, with 146 students. 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (391 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Carol Gates Throop Memorial Park (0.2 mi).

At a glance

Compton-Drew Ilc Middle by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades6–8
Students391
Teachers36
Students per teacher10.9
Free or reduced-price lunch100%
School typeRegular School
DistrictSt. Louis City
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Compton-Drew Ilc Middle

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 6118
  • 7146
  • 8127
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20519
  • 2020–21498
  • 2021–22513
  • 2022–23409
  • 2023–24391
Nearby

Parks near Compton-Drew Ilc Middle

All parks
Park · 0.2 miCarol Gates Throop Memorial ParkPlayground · 0.5 miRichard Hudlin PlaygroundPlaygroundDog park · 0.8 miForest Park Southeast Dog ParkDog park
Contact

Address, phone and official links

5130 OAKLAND AVE, St Louis 63110

(314) 652-9282

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

State school ID 3390115115 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 292928001927

St. Louis City

Other middle schools in the district

All schools
6–8Acad Of Entre Stdy@Louverture271 students6–8Carr Lane Vpa Middle404 students6–8Long Middle Community Ed. Ctr.297 students6–8Gateway Middle487 students6–8Busch Ms Character Athletics351 students6–8Yeatman-Liddell Middle School392 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.2 miSt Louis University High SchoolGrades 9–12High school · 0.5 miGateway HighGrades 9–12Elementary school · 0.9 miAdams Elem.Grades Pre-K–6Elementary school · 0.9 miStix Early Childhood Ctr.Grades Pre-K–2School · 1.0 miSt Ambrose SchoolGrades Pre-K–8Elementary school · 1.1 miCity Garden Montessori EcecGrades Pre-K–K

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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