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Schools in Warson Woods · Webster Groves School District, Kirkwood R-VII School District

Warson Woods’s public schools outscore 96% of Missouri districts

On the state math tests, 61% of Warson Woods’s students scored proficient, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Warson Woods, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Missouri state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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%
▲ 22 pts vs MO 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 9 pts vs MO 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 3% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024 · Kirkwood R-VII
Students per teacher
14.2
MO 12.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
9,768 students on the public path
In brief

Warson Woods’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 19 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Warson Woods’s, its schools beat 68%, lower than their 96% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 65% and math 61% across both districts in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Webster Groves spends $14,635 per student and Kirkwood R-VII $15,021, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Ste Genevieve du Bois School (private) and Rohan Woods 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 Warson Woods’s grade

A+ Test scoresA+ Graduation

A+: better than 96% of Missouri school districts. 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 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Missouri towns with similar household incomes (19)Better than 68%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,460 test results and a graduating class of 440 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Warson Woods’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,438 in math, 5,482 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

11 schools teach K in Warson Woods’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from A− to A+, so check the specific school.
Westchester Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A+
572 students17:1Rate it →
North Glendale Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
571 students15:1Rate it →
W. W. Keysor Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
565 students15:1Rate it →
George R. Robinson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
463 students15:1Rate it →
F. P. Tillman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
457 students14:1Rate it →
Edgar Road Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
369 students14:1Rate it →
Bristol Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
361 students13:1Rate it →
Avery Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
337 students12:1Rate it →
DR. Henry Givens JR. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
306 students12:1Rate it →
Clark Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
283 students12:1Rate it →
Hudson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
199 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–511 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Warson Woods runs its own schools through grade 12 (Webster Groves School District). From grade PK, students attend the Kirkwood R-VII School District, shared with Des Peres, Glendale, Huntleigh, Kirkwood and Oakland. Its elementary school is in Kirkwood. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Warson Woods

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

Webster Groves School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 4,312 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$14,635MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Kirkwood R-VII School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,982 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$15,021MO $14,569 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Webster Groves School District64%
State average 43.2% · 2305 students tested
Math · PK–12, Webster Groves School District61%
State average 39.2% · 2268 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kirkwood R-VII School District66%
State average 43.2% · 3177 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kirkwood R-VII School District61%
State average 39.2% · 3170 students tested

Warson Woods vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Warson Woods’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Warson WoodsA+Webster Groves PK–12 · Kirkwood R-VII PK–12
KirkwoodA+Kirkwood R-VII
LadueA+Ladue
GlendaleA+Kirkwood R-VII

2 of the 3 neighbors share Kirkwood R-VII with Warson Woods for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Warson Woods

18 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).

Also serving Warson Woodsin other towns
Westchester Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A+
572 students17:1Rate it →
North Glendale Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
571 students15:1Rate it →
W. W. Keysor Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
565 students15:1Rate it →
George R. Robinson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
463 students15:1Rate it →
F. P. Tillman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Kirkwood
A
457 students14:1Rate it →
Edgar Road Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
369 students14:1Rate it →
Bristol Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
361 students13:1Rate it →
Avery Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
337 students12:1Rate it →
DR. Henry Givens JR. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
306 students12:1Rate it →
Clark Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
283 students12:1Rate it →
Hudson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
199 students10:1Rate it →
Hixson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
A
982 students14:1Rate it →
North Kirkwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kirkwood
A
697 students14:1Rate it →
Nipher Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kirkwood
A
660 students14:1Rate it →
Kirkwood SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Kirkwood
A+
1,693 students15:1Rate it →
Webster Groves High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
A
1,253 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Ste Genevieve du Bois School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saint Louis
Private · Catholic
216 students15:1Rate it →
Rohan Woods School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Louis
Private · Nonsectarian
94 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Warson Woods’s schools

Are Warson Woods’s schools good?

By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Warson Woods children attend outscore 96% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Warson Woods in?

Two districts: Webster Groves School District runs grades PK–12, and Kirkwood R-VII School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Des Peres, Glendale, Huntleigh, Kirkwood and Oakland.

Where do Warson Woods kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Kirkwood SR. High and Webster Groves High.

What is Warson Woods’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Kirkwood R-VII School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.

How much does Warson Woods spend per student?

$14,635 in Webster Groves School District and $15,021 in Kirkwood R-VII School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Warson Woods?

Yes: Ste Genevieve du Bois School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 216 students) and Rohan Woods School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 94 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.