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Schools in St. Louis · St. Louis City School District
St. Louis’s public schools score below 97% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in St. Louis’s districts is 12%, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving St. Louis, 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.
#242of 247 Missouri townsK–12Where will my kid go?
From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
12%
▼ 27 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
▼ 19 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.1K
▲ 59% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
127
17,476 students on the public path
In brief
St. Louis’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri. Districts ↓
Charters enroll a large share of students
Charter schools located in St. Louis enroll 11,948 students, against the district’s 17,933. Each is graded on its own results; none is part of the district grade. Every school ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $23,121 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
41 elementary schools, then 14 middle and ten high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 St. Louis’s grade
D− Test scoresD− Graduation
D−: better than 3% of Missouri school districts, #242 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 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (624)Better than 2%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 8,850 test results and a graduating class of 1,308 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of St. Louis’s students in the tested grades sat them (8,969 in math, 8,730 in reading).
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve St. Louis, with each school’s own grade.
40 schools teach Pre-K in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
41 schools teach K in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
41 schools teach 1st grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
41 schools teach 2nd grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
40 schools teach 3rd grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning
D−108 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
40 schools teach 4th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning
D−108 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
40 schools teach 5th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning
D−108 students12:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
28 schools teach 6th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Compton-Drew Ilc Middle
D−419 students13:1Rate it →
Carr Lane Vpa Middle
D−396 students12:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Gateway Middle
D−382 students12:1Rate it →
Busch MS Character Athletics
D361 students14:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
D−300 students14:1Rate it →
Long Middle Community Ed. CTR.
D−290 students14:1Rate it →
Acad of Entre Stdy@louverture
D−289 students11:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Carnahan Middle
214 students11:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
14 schools teach 7th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Compton-Drew Ilc Middle
D−419 students13:1Rate it →
Carr Lane Vpa Middle
D−396 students12:1Rate it →
Gateway Middle
D−382 students12:1Rate it →
Busch MS Character Athletics
D361 students14:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
D−300 students14:1Rate it →
Long Middle Community Ed. CTR.
D−290 students14:1Rate it →
Acad of Entre Stdy@louverture
D−289 students11:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Carnahan Middle
214 students11:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
15 schools teach 8th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Compton-Drew Ilc Middle
D−419 students13:1Rate it →
Carr Lane Vpa Middle
D−396 students12:1Rate it →
Gateway Middle
D−382 students12:1Rate it →
Busch MS Character Athletics
D361 students14:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
D−300 students14:1Rate it →
Long Middle Community Ed. CTR.
D−290 students14:1Rate it →
Acad of Entre Stdy@louverture
D−289 students11:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Carnahan Middle
214 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
10 schools teach 9th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway High
D860 students9:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1Rate it →
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1Rate it →
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1Rate it →
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1Rate it →
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1Rate it →
Metro High
A+317 students13:1Rate it →
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
10 schools teach 10th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway High
D860 students9:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1Rate it →
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1Rate it →
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1Rate it →
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1Rate it →
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1Rate it →
Metro High
A+317 students13:1Rate it →
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
10 schools teach 11th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway High
D860 students9:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1Rate it →
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1Rate it →
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1Rate it →
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1Rate it →
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1Rate it →
Metro High
A+317 students13:1Rate it →
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
10 schools teach 12th grade in St. Louis’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Gateway High
D860 students9:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1Rate it →
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1Rate it →
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1Rate it →
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1Rate it →
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1Rate it →
Metro High
A+317 students13:1Rate it →
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–541 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–814 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
St. Louis’s public schools are run by St. Louis City School District. 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.
Test scores · 2021–22
Well below the state in reading
Reading19%
State average 43.2% · 8730 students tested
Math12%
State average 39.2% · 8969 students tested
St. Louis vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share St. Louis’s borders.
Schools next door
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | D− | St. Louis City |
| Clayton | A+ | Clayton |
| Riverview | D− | Riverview Gardens |
| Richmond Heights | A+ | Maplewood-Richmond Heights PK–12 · Clayton PK–12 |
| Bellefontaine Neighbors | D | Riverview Gardens PK–12 · Hazelwood PK–12 |
| Jennings | D | Jennings |
| Maplewood | A | Maplewood-Richmond Heights |
Cahokia Heights, IL, Centreville, IL, Chouteau, IL, East St. Louis, IL, Sauget, IL, Sugar Loaf, IL and Venice, IL border St. Louis but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.
Every school in St. Louis
127 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 St. Louisby address
Stix Early Childhood CTR.
472 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Elem.
D−426 students11:1Rate it →
Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
D−413 students10:1Rate it →
Mason Elem.
C−393 students11:1Rate it →
Buder Elem.
D359 students11:1Rate it →
Woerner Elem
D349 students12:1Rate it →
Dewey SCH.-Internat'l. Studies
D337 students12:1Rate it →
Earl Nance SR. Elem.
D−321 students13:1Rate it →
Woodward Elem.
D−319 students14:1Rate it →
Mallinckrodt A.B.I. Elem.
A+313 students14:1Rate it →
Wilkinson Early Childhood CTR.
304 students12:1Rate it →
Cole Elem.
D−283 students11:1Rate it →
Hickey Elem.
D−273 students14:1Rate it →
Shaw Visual/Perf. Arts CTR.
D272 students10:1Rate it →
Washington Montessori
D−266 students11:1Rate it →
Laclede Elem.
D−264 students15:1Rate it →
Mann Elem.
D261 students14:1Rate it →
Betty Wheeler Classical JR. Ac
A+260 students11:1Rate it →
Oak Hill Elem.
D256 students13:1Rate it →
Hamilton Elem. Community Ed.
D−243 students11:1Rate it →
Lyon at Blow Elem.
D−243 students8:1Rate it →
Lexington Elem.
D−234 students13:1Rate it →
Columbia Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−216 students15:1Rate it →
Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. CTR.
D−206 students11:1Rate it →
Hodgen Elem.
D−206 students10:1Rate it →
Herzog Elem.
D−201 students13:1Rate it →
Ashland Elem. and BR.
D−199 students12:1Rate it →
Monroe Elem.
D−181 students13:1Rate it →
Froebel Elem.
D−178 students14:1Rate it →
Bryan Hill Elem.
D−173 students13:1Rate it →
Meramec Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Peabody Elem.
D−171 students9:1Rate it →
Adams Elem.
D−171 students12:1Rate it →
Henry Elem.
D−165 students9:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Elem.
D−145 students10:1Rate it →
Ames Visual/Perf. Arts
D−131 students9:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem.
D−125 students11:1Rate it →
Walbridge Elem. Community Ed.
D−122 students11:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elem
D103 students7:1Rate it →
Elias Michael Elem.
D43 students5:1Rate it →
Nahed Chapman New American Aca
D−332 students11:1Rate it →
Humboldt Acad of Higher Lrning
D−108 students12:1Rate it →
McKinley Class. Leadership Ac.
A+610 students15:1Rate it →
Compton-Drew Ilc Middle
D−419 students13:1Rate it →
Carr Lane Vpa Middle
D−396 students12:1Rate it →
Gateway Middle
D−382 students12:1Rate it →
Busch MS Character Athletics
D361 students14:1Rate it →
Yeatman-Liddell Middle School
D−300 students14:1Rate it →
Long Middle Community Ed. CTR.
D−290 students14:1Rate it →
Acad of Entre Stdy@louverture
D−289 students11:1Rate it →
Carnahan Middle
214 students11:1Rate it →
Community Access Job Training
D−85 students5:1Rate it →
Gateway High
D860 students9:1Rate it →
Roosevelt High
D−734 students12:1Rate it →
Vashon High
D−621 students15:1Rate it →
Sumner High
D−407 students13:1Rate it →
Soldan International Studies
D337 students9:1Rate it →
Collegiate School of Med/Bio
A+332 students14:1Rate it →
Metro High
A+317 students13:1Rate it →
Central Visual/Perf. Arts High
D314 students11:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Miller Career Academy
D−430 students10:1Rate it →
Griscom Juvenile Detention CTR
27 students4:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Premier Charter School
C−974 students9:1Rate it →
South City
D838 students12:1Rate it →
St. Louis Lang Immersion School
C+493 students12:1Rate it →
Gateway Science Academy High
C+461 students13:1Rate it →
Old North Academy
D448 students12:1Rate it →
Confluence Preparatory Academy
D442 students14:1Rate it →
KIPP Victory Academy
D−433 students13:1Rate it →
Atlas Elementary
431 students15:1Rate it →
Gateway Science Academy Middle
C426 students12:1Rate it →
Lafayette Preparatory Academy
B+414 students12:1Rate it →
City Garden Montessori Eaec
409 students14:1Rate it →
KIPP Inspire Academy
D−409 students11:1Rate it →
Grand Center Arts Academy High
C−402 students11:1Rate it →
Gateway Science Acad-South Ele
C−402 students11:1Rate it →
Lift for Life Academy High SCH
D383 students13:1Rate it →
Gateway Science Acad/St. Louis
B−377 students13:1Rate it →
KIPP ST. Louis High
C−354 students9:1Rate it →
KIPP Triumph Academy
D305 students9:1Rate it →
North Side Community School
D299 students12:1Rate it →
Kairos High
287 students11:1Rate it →
KIPP Wisdom Academy
D−285 students9:1Rate it →
KIPP Wonder Academy
283 students13:1Rate it →
Lift for Life Academy
D260 students9:1Rate it →
Momentum Acad Tower Grve South
D240 students15:1Rate it →
Kairos Academies
C228 students13:1Rate it →
Lift for Life Academy Elem.
D−222 students17:1Rate it →
Grand Center Arts Acad Middle
D218 students11:1Rate it →
City Garden Montessori Ecec
B+180 students14:1Rate it →
The Biome
D167 students7:1Rate it →
Momentum Acad Tower Grove East
D161 students11:1Rate it →
The Soulard School
C138 students9:1Rate it →
St. Louis Voices Academy
135 students15:1Rate it →
North Side Community-Grand CTR
D134 students8:1Rate it →
Aspire Academy
D−112 students9:1Rate it →
Momentum Fox Park
D−107 students8:1Rate it →
Momentum Acad Gravois Park
D−91 students6:1Rate it →
Other public schools in St. Louisrun by other districts or the state
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Louis University High School
1,036 students12:1Rate it →
St. Gabriel the Archangel School
475 students15:1Rate it →
Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
453 students13:1Rate it →
St. Margaret of Scotland School
442 students20:1Rate it →
St. Ambrose School
268 students14:1Rate it →
South City Community School
235 students19:1Rate it →
City Academy
228 students7:1Rate it →
Word of Life Lutheran School
223 students20:1Rate it →
Word of Life Lutheran
223 students19:1Rate it →
St. Raphael the Archangel School
220 students17:1Rate it →
St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School
203 students9:1Rate it →
Tower Grove Christian Academy
201 students20:1Rate it →
St. Stephen Protomartyr School
190 students17:1Rate it →
St. Frances Cabrini Academy
185 students15:1Rate it →
St. Cecilia School
178 students14:1Rate it →
St. Roch School
148 students13:1Rate it →
St. Louis Catholic Academy
137 students12:1Rate it →
Rosati-Kain High School
127 students8:1Rate it →
Crossroads College Preparatory School
125 students6:1Rate it →
Montessori Lab School at Grand Center
103 students26:1Rate it →
Loyola Academy of St. Louis
77 students8:1Rate it →
River Roads Lutheran School
68 students12:1Rate it →
Guidepost Montessori School
68 studentsRate it →
Marian Middle School
44 students6:1Rate it →
Map ST. Louis
32 students6:1Rate it →
Janan Academy
23 students6:1Rate it →
Central Institute for the Deaf
18 students2:1Rate it →
South City Catholic Academy Learning Center
14 students5:1Rate it →
Left off: 9 public programs with fewer than 25 students (MO School for the Blind - ELEM, Gateway/Hubert Wheeler School, Vicc, Vo. Tech. Tuition, Beaumont Cte High School, ST. Louis Children's Hospital, Carnahan SCH. of the Future, Educ Therap Support at Madison and BELIEVE Academy STL).
Questions about St. Louis’s schools
Are St. Louis’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools St. Louis children attend score below 97% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #242 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is St. Louis in?
St. Louis City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 17,933 students in 62 schools (2024–25).
Where do St. Louis kids go to high school?
One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Gateway High, Roosevelt High, Vashon High, McKinley Class. Leadership Ac., Sumner High, Soldan International Studies, Collegiate School of Med/Bio, Metro High, Central Visual/Perf. Arts High and Community Access Job Training.
What is St. Louis’s graduation rate?
70% of the class of 2023 in St. Louis City School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does St. Louis spend per student?
$23,121 in St. Louis City School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in St. Louis?
Yes: St. Louis University High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 1,036 students), St. Gabriel the Archangel School (Catholic, grades K–8, 475 students), Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 453 students), St. Margaret of Scotland School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 442 students), St. Ambrose School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 268 students), South City Community School (religious, grades PK–8, 235 students), City Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 228 students), Word of Life Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 223 students), Word of Life Lutheran (religious, grades PK–8, 223 students), St. Raphael the Archangel School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 220 students), St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 203 students), Tower Grove Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 201 students), St. Stephen Protomartyr School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 190 students), St. Frances Cabrini Academy (Catholic, grades K–8, 185 students), St. Cecilia School (Catholic, grades K–8, 178 students), St. Roch School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 148 students), St. Louis Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades K–8, 137 students), Rosati-Kain High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 127 students), Crossroads College Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 125 students), Montessori Lab School at Grand Center (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 103 students), Loyola Academy of St. Louis (catholic · all-boys, grades 4–8, 77 students), River Roads Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 68 students), Guidepost Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 68 students), Marian Middle School (catholic · all-girls, grades 6–8, 44 students), Map ST. Louis (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 32 students), Janan Academy (religious, grades PK–2, 23 students), Central Institute for the Deaf (special education, grades , 18 students) and South City Catholic Academy Learning Center (Catholic, grades 2–8, 14 students). St. Louis also has 36 charter schools, free and open by application.
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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.