Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Bellefontaine Neighbors’s public schools score below 94% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
In Bellefontaine Neighbors, 15% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bellefontaine Neighbors, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Missouri, not nationally.
From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bellefontaine Neighbors’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Riverview Gardens spends $15,972 per student and Hazelwood $14,941, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Grace Chapel Lutheran School (private) and TDW Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Bellefontaine Neighbors’s grade
D: better than 6% of Missouri school districts, #238 of 247 Missouri towns. Both inputs trail the Missouri average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bellefontaine Neighbors, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Early Child. Education
Grades PK · 248 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Kindergarten in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
1st grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
2nd grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
3rd grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
4th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
5th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors · depends on your address
Gibson Elem.
Grades K–5 · 387 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Danforth Elem.
Grades K–5 · 274 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
9th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview Gardens SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,246 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
10th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview Gardens SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,246 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
11th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview Gardens SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,246 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
12th grade in Bellefontaine Neighbors
Riverview Gardens SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 1,246 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Bellefontaine Neighbors runs its own schools through grade 12 (Riverview Gardens School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hazelwood School District, shared with Black Jack, Bridgeton, Florissant and Hazelwood. Its middle school is in Florissant. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bellefontaine Neighbors
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Bellefontaine Neighbors vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Bellefontaine Neighbors’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | D | Riverview Gardens PK–12 · Hazelwood PK–12 |
| Riverview | D− | Riverview Gardens |
| Moline Acres | D− | Riverview Gardens |
| Jennings | D | Jennings |
| St. Louis | D− | St. Louis City |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Riverview Gardens with Bellefontaine Neighbors for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bellefontaine Neighbors
13 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).
Questions about Bellefontaine Neighbors’s schools
Are Bellefontaine Neighbors’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bellefontaine Neighbors children attend score below 94% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #238 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bellefontaine Neighbors in?
Two districts: Riverview Gardens School District runs grades PK–12, and Hazelwood School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Black Jack, Bridgeton, Florissant and Hazelwood.
Where do Bellefontaine Neighbors kids go to high school?
Riverview Gardens SR. High in St Louis, with 1,246 students; its own test results earn a D.
What is Bellefontaine Neighbors’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Hazelwood School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Bellefontaine Neighbors spend per student?
$15,972 in Riverview Gardens School District and $14,941 in Hazelwood School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Bellefontaine Neighbors?
Yes: Grace Chapel Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 193 students) and TDW Academy (religious, grades 9–12, 84 students).
Parents talk
What Bellefontaine Neighbors 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Missouri. Stars are from neighbors.