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Schools in Creve Coeur · Parkway C-2 School District, Ladue School District

Creve Coeur’s public schools outscore 93% of Missouri districts

On the state math tests, 57% of Creve Coeur’s students scored proficient, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Creve Coeur, 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.

#24of 247 Missouri townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 17 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
▲ 18 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 6 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 1% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Parkway C-2
Students per teacher
13.7
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
8,775 students on the public path
In brief

Creve Coeur’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 98 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Creve Coeur’s, its schools beat 81%, lower than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 57% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Parkway C-2 spends $14,660 per student and Ladue $15,693, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Chaminade College Preparatory School (private), Whitfield School (private), St. Louis Priory School (private), Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School (private) and Our Lady of the Pillar School (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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Creve Coeur’s grade

A+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 93% of Missouri school districts, #24 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (98)Better than 81%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,340 test results and a graduating class of 1,328 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Creve Coeur’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,365 in math, 11,317 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Creve Coeur, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–8Northeast MiddleParkway C-2 School DistrictB−
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Creve Coeur runs its own schools through grade 12 (Parkway C-2 School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ladue School District, shared with Crystal Lake Park, Frontenac, Ladue, Olivette and Westwood. Its high school is in Manchester. Parts of Creve Coeur (3% of its land) are served by Pattonville R-III instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Creve Coeur

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

Parkway C-2 School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 29 schools · 16,759 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,660MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Ladue School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,624 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,693MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Parkway C-2 School District58%
State average 43.2% · 8999 students tested
Math · PK–12, Parkway C-2 School District54%
State average 39.2% · 8994 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ladue School District70%
State average 43.2% · 2318 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ladue School District67%
State average 39.2% · 2371 students tested

Creve Coeur vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Creve Coeur’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Creve CoeurAParkway C-2 PK–12 · Ladue PK–12
Town and CountryAParkway C-2
ChesterfieldARockwood R-VI PK–12 · Parkway C-2 PK–12
Westwood—Ladue PK–12 · Parkway C-2 PK–12
FrontenacA+Ladue

3 of the 4 neighbors share Parkway C-2 with Creve Coeur for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Creve Coeur

15 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).

District schools in Creve Coeurby address
Ladue Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St. Louis
262 studentsRate it →
Bellerive Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5
B+
400 students13:1Rate it →
Spoede Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · St Louis
A+
376 students12:1Rate it →
Ladue Fifth Grade Center
Middle · Grades 5 · St. Louis
A
357 students12:1Rate it →
Northeast Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
812 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Creve Coeurin other towns
South High
High · Grades 9–12 · Manchester
A
1,485 students15:1Rate it →
West High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ballwin
A+
1,417 students16:1Rate it →
Ladue Horton Watkins High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
A+
1,395 students15:1Rate it →
Central High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chesterfield
A
1,281 students15:1Rate it →
North High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
A−
990 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Grades 6–12 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic · All-boys
872 students10:1Rate it →
Whitfield School
Grades 6–12 · Saint Louis
Private · Nonsectarian
407 students9:1Rate it →
St. Louis Priory School
High · Grades 7–12 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic · All-boys
299 students8:1Rate it →
Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Louis
Private · Religious
149 students6:1Rate it →
Our Lady of the Pillar School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic
143 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Creve Coeur’s schools

Are Creve Coeur’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Creve Coeur children attend outscore 93% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #24 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Creve Coeur in?

Two districts: Parkway C-2 School District runs grades PK–12, and Ladue School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Crystal Lake Park, Frontenac, Ladue, Olivette and Westwood.

Where do Creve Coeur kids go to high school?

One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: South High, West High, Ladue Horton Watkins High, Central High and North High.

What is Creve Coeur’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Parkway C-2 School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Creve Coeur spend per student?

$14,660 in Parkway C-2 School District and $15,693 in Ladue School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Creve Coeur?

Yes: Chaminade College Preparatory School (catholic · all-boys, grades 6–12, 872 students), Whitfield School (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 407 students), St. Louis Priory School (catholic · all-boys, grades 7–12, 299 students), Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School (religious, grades K–8, 149 students) and Our Lady of the Pillar School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 143 students).

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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.