diff --git a/apps/server/src/students/students.service.ts b/apps/server/src/students/students.service.ts
index 8955fd1..5400de4 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/students/students.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/students/students.service.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class StudentsService {
     if (query?.status) {
       where.status = query.status;
     } else if (!query?.includeArchived) {
-      where.status = Not(In(['archived']));
+      where.status = Not(In(['archived', 'staff']));
     }
     return this.repo.find({ where, order: { createdAt: 'DESC' }, relations: ['tenant'] });
   }