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Schools in Richmond Heights · Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District, Clayton School District

Richmond Heights’s public schools outscore 97% of Missouri districts

In Richmond Heights, 61% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Richmond Heights, 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.

#4of 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
65%
▲ 22 pts vs MO 43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
▲ 21 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
99–100%
▲ 10–11 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.8K
▲ 70% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Clayton
Students per teacher
10.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
3,890 students on the public path
In brief

Richmond Heights’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 65% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 99–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Maplewood-Richmond Heights spends $17,256 per student and Clayton $24,787, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Immacolata School (private), St. Louis Modern Chinese School (private), International Schoolhouse (private) and Little Flower Catholic 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 Richmond Heights’s grade

A+ Test scoresA+ Graduation

A+: better than 97% of Missouri school districts, #4 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Missouri school districts we grade (535)Better than 97%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (289)Better than 97%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,072 test results and a graduating class of 202 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Richmond Heights’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,080 in math, 2,064 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Richmond Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District). From grade PK, students attend the Clayton School District, shared with Clayton. Its elementary school is in Maplewood. Parts of Richmond Heights (18% and 6% of its land) are served by Ladue and Brentwood instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Richmond Heights

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

Maplewood-Richmond Heights School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,523 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$17,256MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Clayton School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,367 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$24,787MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District57%
State average 43.2% · 764 students tested
Math · PK–12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District48%
State average 39.2% · 773 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Clayton School District70%
State average 43.2% · 1300 students tested
Math · PK–12, Clayton School District68%
State average 39.2% · 1307 students tested

Richmond Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richmond HeightsA+Maplewood-Richmond Heights PK–12 · Clayton PK–12
BrentwoodA+Brentwood
ClaytonA+Clayton
LadueA+Ladue
MaplewoodAMaplewood-Richmond Heights
St. LouisD−St. Louis City

Every school in Richmond Heights

13 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 Richmond Heightsby address
MRH Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6
B+
436 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Richmond Heightsin other towns
MRH Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Maplewood
451 students12:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A+
368 students12:1Rate it →
Glenridge Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A
321 students10:1Rate it →
Ralph M. Captain Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clayton
A+
286 students9:1Rate it →
Wydown Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clayton
A+
604 students9:1Rate it →
MRH Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Maplewood
B−
197 students10:1Rate it →
Clayton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clayton
A+
788 students10:1Rate it →
Maplewood-Richmond HGTS. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maplewood
A
439 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Immacolata School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic
322 students15:1Rate it →
St. Louis Modern Chinese School
Grades K–12 · Saint Louis
Private · Nonsectarian
229 studentsRate it →
International Schoolhouse
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Saint Louis
Private · Nonsectarian
99 students22:1Rate it →
Little Flower Catholic School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic
80 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Richmond Heights’s schools

Are Richmond Heights’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Richmond Heights children attend outscore 97% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #4 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richmond Heights in?

Two districts: Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District runs grades PK–12, and Clayton School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Clayton.

Where do Richmond Heights kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Clayton High and Maplewood-Richmond HGTS. High.

What is Richmond Heights’s graduation rate?

99–100% of the class of 2023 in Clayton School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Richmond Heights spend per student?

$17,256 in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District and $24,787 in Clayton School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Richmond Heights?

Yes: Immacolata School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 322 students), St. Louis Modern Chinese School (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 229 students), International Schoolhouse (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 99 students) and Little Flower Catholic School (Catholic, grades K–8, 80 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.