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Webster Groves School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Webster Groves, Shrewsbury, Rock Hill and Warson Woods, and parts of Glendale.

Webster Groves’ School Grade A+ better than 95% of Missouri school districts

Students
4,312
Schools
9
Spent per student
$14,635
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
12%
Debt
$95.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Webster Groves School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $95.9M, about $22,234 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
A+Webster Groves 23,450AShrewsbury 6,231A+Rock Hill 4,668A+Warson Woods 1,990

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Webster Groves. Grade by grade →

K–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Hixson MiddleThis district
9–12Webster Groves HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency61%
State average 39.2% · 2,268 students tested
Reading / language arts64%
State average 43.2% · 2,305 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.3% · 324 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,635 per student · 0% above MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 19%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,062’20
4,486’21
4,407’22
4,366’23
4,312’24

Up 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
White 79%Black 9%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

9 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Walter Ambrose Family Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St Louis
222 students25:1
Edgar Road Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
369 students14:1
Bristol Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
361 students13:1
Avery Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A
337 students12:1
DR. Henry Givens JR. Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
306 students12:1
Clark Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A+
283 students12:1
Hudson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · St Louis
A−
199 students10:1
Hixson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · St Louis
A
982 students14:1
Webster Groves High
High · Grades 9–12 · St Louis
A
1,253 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Kirkwood R-VII School DistrictKirkwood, Oakland
$15,021per student
Affton 101 School DistrictMarlborough
$13,406per student
Brentwood School DistrictBrentwood
$22,085per student
Ladue School DistrictLadue
$15,693per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.