Saint Louis Public Schools

Your Pre-Kindergarten Choices

There are 2 different types of Pre-K program settings in Saint Louis Public Schools: Neighborhood and Magnet. Each program may offer various seat types, including general education, gifted and talented education and special education.

All Pre-K programs serve children with and without disabilities. If your child has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) that recommends a Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and/or related services only, these services can be provided in all Pre-K programs. If your child has an IEP that recommends an integrated or self-contained setting, the Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) team will arrange for placement in an appropriate Pre-K special education setting, which is offered at select elementary schools. For more information about how SLPS serves students with disabilities or to request services, visit Early Childhood Special Education.

Neighborhood Elementary Schools

Neighborhood elementary schools offer pre-k programs to 3- and 4-year olds who have turned 3 or 4 prior to August 1st of the enrollment year. Consider these schools if your child already attends P3 at the school, has an older sibling already attending the school, or if you want your child to attend the school closest to his/her home. If you enroll online, you will be automatically assigned to your block assigned neighborhood school.

Adams Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade  
Ashland Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade
Bryan Hill Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-5th grade
Buder Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education/Integrated/Inclusion P3-5th grade  
Columbia Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade 
Froebel Early Literacy Academy 9:25-4:22, General education/Self-contained, P3-5th grade
George Washington Carver Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-4th grade
Hamilton Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education/Self-contained,P3-5th grade 
Herzog Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-5th grade  
Hickey Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-5th grade  
Hodgen Tech Academy 9:25-4:22, General education/Inclusion/Self-contained, P3-6th grade 
Jefferson Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-5th grade  
Lexington Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education/Inclusion, P3-5th grade   
Mann Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade  
Mason School of Academic and Cultural Literacy 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade  
Meramec Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-5th grade  
Monroe Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade   
Nance Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education/Integrated, Self-contained, P4-6th grade  
Oak Hill Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-5th grade  
Pamoja Preparatory Academy @ Cole 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-8th grade
Patrick Henry Downtown Academy 8:20-3:17, General education/Inclusion/Self-contained, P3-6th grade
Peabody Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-8th grade  
Pierre Laclede Junior Career Academy 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-8th grade   
Shenandoah Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-6th grade
Sigel Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education/Deaf and Hard of Hearing, P3-6th grade  
Walbridge STEAM Academy 8:20-3:17, General education, P3-6th grade  
Woerner Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P4-5th grade  
Woodward Career Academy 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-5th grade   

Magnet Elementary Schools

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Ames Visual and Performing Arts Academy 9:25-4:22, General education, P4-5th grade  
Dewey International Studies Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P3-5th grade
Gateway Math, Science, and Technology Elementary 8:20-3:17, General education, P4-5th grade
Gateway Michael Elementary* 8:20-3:17, Medically fragile, P3-8th grade  
Lyon Academy @ Blow 8:20-3:17, General education/Inclusion/Self-contained, P3-8th grade
Mullanphy Botanical Garden Investigative Learning Center 9:25-4:22, General education/Inclusion/Integrated Language & Behavior Support (iLABS), P3-5th grade  
Shaw Visual and Performing Arts Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education, P4-5th grade
Stix Early Childhood Center 9:25-4:22, General education/Inclusion/iLABS, P3-2nd grade 
Washington Montessori Elementary 9:25-4:22, General education/Self-contained, P3-5th grade  
Wilkinson Early Childhood Center @ Roe 9:25-4:22, General education/Inclusion/Self-contained/iLABS, P3-2nd grade 

Gifted and Talented Magnet Elementary Schools

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Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy* 9:25-4:22, General education, P4-5th grade
Mallinckrodt Academy of Gifted Instruction* 9:25-4:22, General education, P4-5th grade  

* School has additional eligibility requirements