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Schools in Bella Villa

Bella Villa’s public schools

Bayless School District and Hancock Place School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bella Villa. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools above Missouri’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 18% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Bayless
Students per teacher
15.0
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,087 students on the public path
In brief

Bella Villa’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Bella Villa’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Bayless Junior High places highest (better than 45%); Bayless Senior High lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bella Villa, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Bayless Senior High and Hancock SR. High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bella Villa, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bayless School District.

Two districts serve Bella Villa

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bayless School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,805 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$11,914MO $14,569 · FY2024
B+
Hancock Place School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,282 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,326MO $14,569 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bayless School District47%
State average 43.2% · 912 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bayless School District46%
State average 39.2% · 920 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hancock Place School District34%
State average 43.2% · 658 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hancock Place School District34%
State average 39.2% · 657 students tested

Bella Villa vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Bella Villa’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bella Villa—Bayless PK–12 · Hancock Place PK–12

Every school in Bella Villa

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bella Villain other towns
Bayless Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St Louis
C
858 students15:1Rate it →
Hancock Place Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lemay
C
647 students15:1Rate it →
Bayless Junior High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
B−
385 students15:1Rate it →
Hancock Place Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lemay
C
266 students14:1Rate it →
Bayless Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
C−
562 students19:1Rate it →
Hancock SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
C
369 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Bella Villa’s schools

Are Bella Villa’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bella Villa. Bayless School District and Hancock Place School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bella Villa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bella Villa in?

Bayless School District and Hancock Place School District.

Where do Bella Villa kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bayless Senior High and Hancock SR. High.

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What Bella Villa families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.