Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0Webster Groves’s public schools outscore 95% of Missouri districts
61% of students in Webster Groves’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Missouri average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Webster Groves, 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.
Webster Groves’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 150 Missouri towns with household incomes within a quarter of Webster Groves’s, its schools beat 90%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 64% and math 61% in spring 2022, against 43% and 39% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,635 per student, against $14,569 across Missouri (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Hixson Middle, then Webster Groves High. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Mary Queen of Peace School (private), MQP School (private), Holy Redeemer School (private), The College School (private), Miriam School (private), The Waldorf School of St. Louis (private), KVC Academy (private) and Faith Academy (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 Webster Groves’s grade
A+: better than 95% of Missouri school districts, #11 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 Webster Groves, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Webster Groves
Walter Ambrose Family Center
Grades PK · 222 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
6th grade in Webster Groves
Hixson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 982 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
7th grade in Webster Groves
Hixson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 982 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
8th grade in Webster Groves
Hixson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 982 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
9th grade in Webster Groves
Webster Groves High
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
10th grade in Webster Groves
Webster Groves High
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
11th grade in Webster Groves
Webster Groves High
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
12th grade in Webster Groves
Webster Groves High
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in St Louis
Webster Groves’s public schools are run by Webster Groves School District, which also serves Rock Hill, Shrewsbury and Warson Woods. 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
Webster Groves vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Webster Groves’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Webster Groves | A+ | Webster Groves |
| Brentwood | A+ | Brentwood |
| Maplewood | A | Maplewood-Richmond Heights |
| Shrewsbury | A | Affton 101 PK–12 · Webster Groves PK–12 |
| Rock Hill | A+ | Webster Groves |
| Crestwood | A | Lindbergh |
| Glendale | A+ | Kirkwood R-VII |
| Oakland | A+ | Kirkwood R-VII |
| Marlborough | C+ | Affton 101 |
2 of the 8 neighbors share Webster Groves with Webster Groves, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Webster Groves
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 Webster Groves’s schools
Are Webster Groves’s schools good?
By Missouri’s own tests, yes: the public schools Webster Groves children attend outscore 95% of Missouri’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #11 of 247 Missouri towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Webster Groves in?
Webster Groves School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,312 students in 9 schools (2024–25).
Where do Webster Groves kids go to high school?
Webster Groves High in St Louis, with 1,253 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Webster Groves’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Webster Groves School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Missouri.
How much does Webster Groves spend per student?
$14,635 in Webster Groves School District (FY2024), against $14,569 across Missouri. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Webster Groves?
Yes: Mary Queen of Peace School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 428 students), MQP School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 428 students), Holy Redeemer School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 272 students), The College School (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 217 students), Miriam School (special education, grades , 111 students), The Waldorf School of St. Louis (nonsectarian, grades PK–8, 75 students), KVC Academy (special education, grades K–12, 61 students) and Faith Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 37 students).
Parents talk
What Webster Groves 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.