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Lindbergh School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Fenton, Green Park, Lakeshire and Grantwood Village.

Crestwood’s School Grade A better than 85% of Missouri school districts

Students
7,602
Schools
10
Spent per student
$12,030
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
14%
Debt
$156.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lindbergh School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 85% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the MO average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $156.1M, about $20,529 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 85% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
ACrestwood 12,207ASunset Hills 9,075AFenton 4,060B+Green Park 2,670A−Lakeshire 1,510Grantwood Village 925

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Crestwood. Grade by grade →

K–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Lindbergh SR. HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 39.2% · 4,534 students tested
Reading / language arts54%
State average 43.2% · 3,852 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 89.3% · 544 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,030 per student · 17% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 79%State 19%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
7,221’20
7,402’21
7,456’22
7,497’23
7,602’24

Up 5.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

10 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Early Childhood Ed Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St. Louis
386 students
Dressel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St. Louis
B
598 students15:1
Concord Elem. School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St. Louis
A−
555 students17:1
Long Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
545 students16:1
Sappington Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B+
504 students15:1
Kennerly Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B
496 students12:1
Crestwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
B+
457 students14:1
Robert H. Sperreng Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
B
941 students15:1
Truman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St. Louis
B
816 students16:1
Lindbergh SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · St. Louis
A
2,304 students18:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kirkwood R-VII School DistrictKirkwood, Oakland
$15,021per student
Webster Groves School DistrictWebster Groves
$14,635per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.