Payne-Gentry House · Photo: Chuck Morris · CC BY-SA 3.0Bridgeton’s public schools score below 82% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
24% of students in Bridgeton’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bridgeton, 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.
Bridgeton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 509 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bridgeton’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% 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
Pattonville R-III spends $16,881 per student and Hazelwood $14,941, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Bridgeton’s grade
C−: better than 18% of Missouri school districts, #212 of 247 Missouri towns. Both inputs trail the Missouri average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bridgeton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bridgeton · depends on your address
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
PATTONVILLE Early CHol
Grades PK · 205 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Kindergarten in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Bridgeton
Bridgeway Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 417 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Bridgeton
Holman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Ann
7th grade in Bridgeton
Holman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Ann
8th grade in Bridgeton
Holman Middle
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Ann
Bridgeton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Pattonville R-III School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hazelwood School District, shared with Bellefontaine Neighbors, Black Jack, Florissant and Hazelwood. Its high school is in Hazelwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bridgeton
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
Bridgeton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Bridgeton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgeton | C− | Pattonville R-III PK–12 · Hazelwood PK–12 |
| Maryland Heights | A | Parkway C-2 PK–12 · Pattonville R-III PK–12 |
| St. Ann | C− | Ritenour PK–12 · Pattonville R-III PK–12 |
| Hazelwood | D | Hazelwood |
| St. Charles | B+ | St. Charles R-VI PK–12 · Orchard Farm R-V PK–12 |
| Champ | — | Pattonville R-III |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Pattonville R-III with Bridgeton for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Bridgeton
7 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 Bridgeton’s schools
Are Bridgeton’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bridgeton children attend score below 82% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #212 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bridgeton in?
Two districts: Pattonville R-III School District runs grades PK–12, and Hazelwood School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Bellefontaine Neighbors, Black Jack, Florissant and Hazelwood.
Where do Bridgeton kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Hazelwood West High, Pattonville SR. High, Hazelwood Central High and Hazelwood East High.
What is Bridgeton’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Hazelwood School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Bridgeton spend per student?
$16,881 in Pattonville R-III School District and $14,941 in Hazelwood School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bridgeton 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.