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Park Hill South High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

4500 NW River Park Dr, Riverside, MO 64150 · (816) 359-4120 · Part of Park Hill School District

Riverside’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Missouri school districts

Directions
Students
1,890
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Park Hill South High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Missouri’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state

On the path

Where Riverside kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Park Hill South HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 35.3%
Reading / language arts69%
State average 45.2%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Missouri’s 2,023 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4500 NW River Park Dr, Riverside

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9496
Grade 10490
Grade 11454
Grade 12450
Enrollment over time
1,803’20
1,835’21
1,860’22
1,869’23
1,890’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 12%Black 11%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Park Hill South High from Riverside families.

Other schools in Park Hill School District

The district →
Gerner Family Early Ed CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kansas City
392 students20:1
Union Chapel Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
A
609 students17:1
Southeast Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
548 students13:1
Tiffany Ridge Elementary SCHL
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B−
484 students13:1
Hopewell Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B+
483 students13:1
Thomas B. Chinn Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kansas City
B
466 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Missouri’s other public schools; Riverside’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.