Vinita Park’s public schools score below 96% of Missouri districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 17% of Vinita Park’s students scored proficient, below the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Vinita Park, 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.
Vinita Park’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 43% and 39% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
73% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Ritenour spends $13,034 per student and Normandy Schools Collaborative $16,947, 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 Vinita Park’s grade
D−: better than 4% of Missouri school districts. Both inputs trail the Missouri average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Vinita Park, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Vinita Park · depends on your address
Normandy Early Learning Center
Grades PK–K · 236 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in St. Louis
Ritenour Early Childhood CTR
Grades PK · 149 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
9th grade in Vinita Park · depends on your address
Ritenour SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,041 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Normandy High
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
10th grade in Vinita Park · depends on your address
Ritenour SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,041 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Normandy High
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
11th grade in Vinita Park · depends on your address
Ritenour SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,041 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Normandy High
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
12th grade in Vinita Park · depends on your address
Ritenour SR. High
Grades 9–12 · 2,041 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Normandy High
Grades 9–12 · 688 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Vinita Park runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ritenour School District). From grade PK, students attend the Normandy Schools Collaborative, shared with Bel-Nor, Bel-Ridge, Bellerive Acres, Beverly Hills, Greendale, Hanley Hills, Hillsdale, Normandy, Northwoods, Norwood Court, Pagedale, Pasadena Hills, Pasadena Park, Pine Lawn, Uplands Park, Velda City, Velda Village Hills and Wellston. Its elementary school is in St Louis. Parts of Vinita Park (18% of its land) are served by University City instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Vinita Park
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Vinita Park vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Vinita Park’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Vinita Park | D− | Ritenour PK–12 · Normandy Schools Collaborative PK–12 |
| University City | D | University City |
| Overland | D | Ritenour |
| Hanley Hills | D− | Normandy Schools Collaborative |
| Pagedale | D− | Normandy Schools Collaborative |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Normandy Schools Collaborative with Vinita Park for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Vinita Park
15 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 Vinita Park’s schools
Are Vinita Park’s schools good?
On Missouri’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vinita Park children attend score below 96% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Vinita Park in?
Two districts: Ritenour School District runs grades PK–12, and Normandy Schools Collaborative runs grades PK–12, shared with Bel-Nor, Bel-Ridge, Bellerive Acres, Beverly Hills, Greendale, Hanley Hills, Hillsdale, Normandy, Northwoods, Norwood Court, Pagedale, Pasadena Hills, Pasadena Park, Pine Lawn, Uplands Park, Velda City, Velda Village Hills and Wellston.
Where do Vinita Park kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ritenour SR. High and Normandy High.
What is Vinita Park’s graduation rate?
73% of the class of 2023 in Ritenour School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Vinita Park spend per student?
$13,034 in Ritenour School District and $16,947 in Normandy Schools Collaborative (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Vinita Park families are saying about school.
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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.