Dellwood’s public schools score below 94% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
In Dellwood, 11% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dellwood, 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.
Dellwood’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 507 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dellwood’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 6% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% 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 Ferguson-Florissant R-II $15,294, 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 Dellwood’s grade
D: better than 6% of Missouri school districts, #238 of 247 Missouri towns. Graduation is above the Missouri average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dellwood, with each school’s own grade.
Dellwood runs its own schools through grade 12 (Riverview Gardens School District). From grade PK, students attend the Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District, shared with Berkeley, Calverton Park, Cool Valley, Ferguson, Florissant and Kinloch. Its elementary school is in Florissant. Parts of Dellwood (9% of its land) are served by Hazelwood instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Dellwood
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
Dellwood vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Dellwood’s borders.
Every school in Dellwood
26 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 Dellwood’s schools
Are Dellwood’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Dellwood 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 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dellwood in?
Two districts: Riverview Gardens School District runs grades PK–12, and Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Berkeley, Calverton Park, Cool Valley, Ferguson, Florissant and Kinloch.
Where do Dellwood kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Riverview Gardens SR. High, McCluer High, McCluer North High, STEAM Academy at MSB High Scho and The Innovation School at CV.
What is Dellwood’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Dellwood spend per student?
$15,972 in Riverview Gardens School District and $15,294 in Ferguson-Florissant R-II School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dellwood 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.