Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Lemay’s public schools outscore 60% of Missouri districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lemay, 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 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.
Lemay’s schools, in brief
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 44% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Hancock Place spends $16,326 per student and Mehlville R-IX $13,308, 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 Lemay’s grade
B: better than 60% of Missouri school districts, #133 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 Lemay, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
1st grade in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
2nd grade in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
3rd grade in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
4th grade in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
5th grade in Lemay · depends on your address
Hancock Place Elem.
Grades PK–5 · 647 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Forder Elem.
Grades K–5 · 397 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
9th grade in Lemay
Hancock SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 369 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
10th grade in Lemay
Hancock SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 369 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Lemay runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hancock Place School District). From grade PK, students attend the Mehlville R-IX School District, shared with Green Park. Parts of Lemay (17% of its land) are served by Bayless instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lemay
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lemay vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Lemay’s borders.
Every school in Lemay
4 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 Lemay’s schools
Are Lemay’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Missouri: the public schools Lemay children attend outscore 60% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #133 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lemay in?
Two districts: Hancock Place School District runs grades PK–12, and Mehlville R-IX School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Green Park.
Where do Lemay kids go to high school?
Hancock SR. High in St Louis, with 369 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Lemay’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Mehlville R-IX School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Lemay spend per student?
$16,326 in Hancock Place School District and $13,308 in Mehlville R-IX School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lemay families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lemay → They have their own page.
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.