Rott School · Photo: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0Sunset Hills’s public schools outscore 85% of Missouri districts
Reading proficiency in Sunset Hills’s districts is 54%, above the Missouri average (43%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sunset Hills, 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.
Sunset Hills’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 77 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sunset Hills’s, its schools beat 52%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,030 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Truman Middle School, then Lindbergh SR. High. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Justin Martyr School (private) and Thomas Jefferson 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.
What’s behind Sunset Hills’s grade
A: better than 85% of Missouri school districts, #49 of 247 Missouri towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Missouri average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sunset Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sunset Hills
Early Childhood Ed Center
Grades PK · 386 students · in St. Louis
6th grade in Sunset Hills
Truman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
7th grade in Sunset Hills
Truman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
8th grade in Sunset Hills
Truman Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 816 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
9th grade in Sunset Hills
Lindbergh SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,304 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
10th grade in Sunset Hills
Lindbergh SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,304 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
11th grade in Sunset Hills
Lindbergh SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,304 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
12th grade in Sunset Hills
Lindbergh SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,304 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
Sunset Hills’s public schools are run by Lindbergh School District, which also serves Crestwood, Fenton, Grantwood Village and Green Park and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Sunset Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Sunset Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hills | A | Lindbergh |
| Crestwood | A | Lindbergh |
| Kirkwood | A+ | Kirkwood R-VII |
| Fenton | A | Rockwood R-VI PK–12 · Lindbergh PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Lindbergh with Sunset Hills, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Sunset Hills
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).
Questions about Sunset Hills’s schools
Are Sunset Hills’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sunset Hills children attend outscore 85% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #49 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sunset Hills in?
Lindbergh School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,602 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do Sunset Hills kids go to high school?
Lindbergh SR. High in St. Louis, with 2,304 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Sunset Hills’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Lindbergh School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Sunset Hills spend per student?
$12,030 in Lindbergh School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Sunset Hills?
Yes: St. Justin Martyr School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 206 students) and Thomas Jefferson School (nonsectarian, grades 7–12, 74 students).
Parents talk
What Sunset Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sunset Hills → 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.