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Schools in Jennings · Jennings School District

Jennings’s public schools score below 91% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation

14% of students in Jennings’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Jennings, 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.

#232of 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

19%

▼ 24 pts vs MO 43%

2021–22

Math proficiency

14%

▼ 25 pts vs MO 39%

2021–22

Graduate on time

85–89%

▼ 0–4 pts vs MO 89%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.2K

▼ 9% vs MO $14.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.9

MO 12.8 · larger classes

Schools in town

2,269 students on the public path

In brief

Jennings’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri (the state reports Jennings’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $13,239 per student in FY2024, against $14,569 across Missouri. 29% of its revenue that year was federal (Missouri 11%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Rose Johnson Jennings JR. High, then Jennings High. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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 Jennings’s grade

D⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

D: better than 9% of Missouri school districts, #232 of 247 Missouri towns. Both inputs trail the Missouri average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 9%

Lower resultsHigher results

Missouri towns with similar household incomes (315)Better than 11%

DC⁻A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,248 test results and a graduating class of 186 could put Jennings anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Jennings’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,257 in math, 1,239 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Jennings · depends on your address

Northview Elem.

Grades PK–6 · 540 students · 18:1 students per teacher

Fairview Primary

Grades PK–3 · 284 students · 16:1 students per teacher

Woodland Elem.

Grades PK–3 · 197 students · 16:1 students per teacher

The path, start to finish

PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to C

6–8Rose Johnson Jennings JR. HighJennings School DistrictD

9–12Jennings HighJennings School DistrictD

Jennings’s public schools are run by Jennings School District, which also serves Country Club Hills and Flordell Hills. Parts of Jennings (7%, 4% and 3% of its land) are served by Ferguson-Florissant R-II, Normandy Schools Collaborative and Riverview Gardens instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Jennings School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,269 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)

$13,239MO $14,569 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%

State average 43.2% · 1239 students tested

Math14%

State average 39.2% · 1257 students tested

A note on the data.In FY2024, 29% of the Jennings district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 11% across Missouri, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Jennings vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Jennings	D	Jennings
Northwoods	D⁻	Normandy Schools Collaborative
Country Club Hills	—	Jennings
Ferguson	C⁻	Ferguson-Florissant R-II
Bellefontaine Neighbors	D	Riverview Gardens PK–12 · Hazelwood PK–12
Pine Lawn	D⁻	Normandy Schools Collaborative
Norwood Court	—	Normandy Schools Collaborative
St. Louis	D⁻	St. Louis City

Every school in Jennings

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).

District schools in Jenningsby address

Northview Elem.

Elementary · Grades PK–6

540 students18:1Rate it →

Fairview Primary

Elementary · Grades PK–3

284 students16:1Rate it →

Woodland Elem.

Elementary · Grades PK–3

197 students16:1Rate it →

Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elem.

Middle · Grades 4–6

138 students14:1Rate it →

Fairview Intermediate

Middle · Grades 4–6

D⁻

134 students15:1Rate it →

Rose Johnson Jennings JR. High

Middle · Grades 6–8

310 students18:1Rate it →

Jennings High

High · Grades 9–12

666 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Jennings’s schools

Are Jennings’s schools good?

On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Jennings children attend score below 91% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #232 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Jennings in?

Jennings School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,269 students in 7 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Jennings are served by Ferguson-Florissant R-II, Normandy Schools Collaborative and Riverview Gardens.

Where do Jennings kids go to high school?

Jennings High, with 666 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Jennings’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Jennings School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Jennings spend per student?

$13,239 in Jennings School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.