North Side Community School

North Side Community School was founded in 2009 and serves 400 students in Pre-K through 5th grade in north St. Louis City. All students are considered low-income and qualify for free or reduced lunch and 98% of the students are African-American. North Side is a high performing public elementary school and has received several accolades and awards including: 2016 Charter School of the Year by the Missouri Charter Public School Association; Champions of Education Reform for closing the achievement gap by Children's Education Alliance of Missouri (CEAM) and the What's Right with the Region Award for Racial Equality and Social Justice from Focus St. Louis. North Side's charter sponsor is the University of Missouri in St Louis (UMSL).