Founded	1914
Head	Matthew A. Gould, Ph.D.
School Hours	8:00am - 3:05pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 8:00am - 2:15pm Thursday Supervision is available from 7:15 a.m. at no charge. Extended Day is available for a fee until 6:00 p.m. Mini-Courses and Homework Club offered until 5:15 p.m.
Grades	Nursery (Age 3) through Grade 6
Enrollment	335 Students Families live in 35 different zip codes. 18% of students are people of color.
Tuition and Fees	$14,450 (includes lunch, books & supplies)
Financial Aid	Need-based assistance is available. Approximately 12% of students receive financial aid.

Curriculum:

A strong and balanced curricula features good literature, the development of secure computational and problem-solving skills, along with creative writing. These, blended with science, social studies, and other language arts activities, are at the heart of the cognitive domain of the curriculum.

Faculty:

Community School has been known for its outstanding educators. The teachers not only care for and about the children, but they are talented educators who know how to motivate children to be the best they can be. Currently there are 45 full-time teachers with an average of 9 years of teaching experience at Community. Forty-four percent have advanced degrees. Community School offers teachers the opportunity to grow professionally. Funds are available for college courses, summer grants workshops, seminars and conferences. Community School teachers receive top honors including the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program for study in Japan, Emerson Electric Excellence in Teaching Award/ISSL Teacher of Distinction Award and Audubon Society fellowship.

Student/Faculty Ratio:

7:1

Student Achievement:

Students in Grades 2 through 6 take the Educational Records Bureau Test (ERBs) each spring. ERBs measure a child's verbal and quantitative skills. Results are compared with national, suburban, and other independent school norms. Community School students generally score at or above independent school norms. Last year, Community School class averages were above independent school norms in over 95% of skill areas tested.

Secondary School Placement:

Graduates of Community School attend John Burroughs School, Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School, Whitfield, St. Louis Priory, Villa Duchesne, Visitation Academy, Thomas Jefferson, Chaminade, Westminster Christian Academy, and other area secondary schools.

Library:

The individual classroom libraries and Discovery Center combined have more than 25,000 volumes.

Technology:

Community School has over 100 computers. Wireless laptops are available for use by all grades. In addition, each classroom has at least two Macintosh computers. A high speed wireless network exists throughout the school. Electronic whiteboards and projectors are used in the Upper Division to create interactive computer-based lessons.

Endowment:

$11,884,000 (market value of assets as of 6/30/08)

Operating Budget:

$6,000,000

Living Alumni:

2,350

Campus:

16 acres (including main building, Early Childhood Center, shop, playgrounds and wooded areas)

School Traditions:

Parent Involvement and education, family-style lunches, Thursday assemblies, creating writing and dramatics, Stan & Clayton Rice Family Night, Grandparents & Special Friends Day, Sixth Grade Graduation, Book Show, Winter Holiday Program, Life Members Luncheon, International Dance Festival.

Affiliations:

The National Association of Independent Schools
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
Independent Schools of St. Louis
Educational Records Bureau
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Elementary School Heads Association
Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
Council for the Exceptional Children
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education