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Best Schools in St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO has 820 public schools (110 high, 118 middle, 487 elementary) serving 343,042 students. On average they score 42% on state proficiency tests against a projected 39%, so schools in St. Louis meet expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in St. Louis, MO
The top high schools in St. Louis, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Metro High
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Projected Test Scores
St. Louis City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 343 Students
2. Collegiate School Of Med/bio
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St. Louis City • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 334 Students
3. Clayton High
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Clayton • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 835 Students
4. Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac.
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St. Louis City • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 559 Students
5. West High
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Parkway C-2 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1436 Students
6. Ft. Zumwalt West High
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Ft. Zumwalt R-ii • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1778 Students
7. Liberty High School
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Wentzville R-iv • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1586 Students
8. Ft. Zumwalt South High
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Ft. Zumwalt R-ii • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1334 Students
9. Francis Howell High
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Francis Howell R-iii • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1835 Students
10. Brentwood High
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Brentwood • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 191 Students
Best Middle Schools in St. Louis, MO
The top middle schools in St. Louis, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Ladue Fifth Grade Center
SchoolGrade
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Projected Test Scores
Ladue • Public • Grades 5 • 351 Students
2. Steam Academy Middle School
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Ferguson-florissant R-ii • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 248 Students
3. Ladue Middle
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Ladue • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1018 Students
4. North Kirkwood Middle
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Kirkwood R-vii • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 653 Students
5. Brentwood Middle
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Brentwood • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 163 Students
6. Wydown Middle
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Clayton • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 576 Students
7. Crestview Middle
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Rockwood R-vi • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1125 Students
8. Hixson Middle
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Webster Groves • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 981 Students
9. Rockwood Valley Middle
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Rockwood R-vi • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 658 Students
10. West Middle
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Parkway C-2 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1021 Students
Best Elementary Schools in St. Louis, MO
The top elementary schools in St. Louis, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Mallinckrodt A.b.i. Elem.
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
St. Louis City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 284 Students
2. Betty Wheeler Classical Jr. Ac
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St. Louis City • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 234 Students
3. Lincoln Elem.
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St. Charles R-vi • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 189 Students
4. Chesterfield Elem.
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Rockwood R-vi • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 450 Students
5. Meramec Elem.
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Clayton • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 355 Students
6. Conway Elementary
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Ladue • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 408 Students
7. Avery Elem.
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Webster Groves • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 386 Students
8. Bristol Elem.
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Webster Groves • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 388 Students
9. Reed Elementary
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Ladue • Public • Grades KG - 4 • 369 Students
10. Edgar Road Elem.
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Webster Groves • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 380 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in St. Louis, MO
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
St. Louis, MO has a total population of 2,820,253 with 24% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 93%, and 38% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in St. Louis, MO
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood St. Louis, MO.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
28.24 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.82 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
23.43 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in St. Louis, MO.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for St. Louis, MO.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit St. Louis, MO Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in St. Louis, MO
How many schools are in St. Louis, MO?
St. Louis, MO has 820 public schools: 110 high schools, 118 middle schools and 487 elementary schools, serving 343,042 students in total.
How do schools in St. Louis perform on state tests?
On average, 820 schools in St. Louis score 42% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 39%, so on average schools in St. Louis meet expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in St. Louis?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 39%
- Projected: 38%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 62%
- Projected: 54%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 64%
- Projected: 55%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 10%
- Projected: 13%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 48%
- Projected: 44%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 21%
- Projected: 33%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 70%
- Projected: 56%
- Impact Grade: Greatly Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 20%
- Projected: 15%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 2%
- Projected: 11%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
- Actual: 2%
- Projected: 12%
- Impact Grade: Underperforms Expectations
Every school in St Louis
159 of 198 schools in St Louis carry a SchoolGrade (39 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 42B: 9C: 7D: 30F: 71
All 198 public schools we grade in St Louis. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (27)
- Affton High
- Bayless Senior High
- Beaumont Cte High School
- Central Visualperf Arts High
- Gateway High
- Gateway Science Academy High
- Grand Center Arts Academy High
- Hancock SR High
- Hawthorn High School
- Hazelwood East High
- Kairos High
- Kipp St Louis High
- Ladue Horton Watkins High
- Lift For Life Academy High Sch
- Lindbergh SR High
- Mehlville High School
- Metro High
- Mo School For The Blind HS
- Normandy High
- North High
- Oakville SR High
- Ritenour SR High
- Riverview Gardens SR High
- Roosevelt High
- Sumner High
- Vashon High
- Webster Groves High
Middle and junior high schools (27)
- Bayless Junior High
- Bernard Middle
- Betty Wheeler Classical JR Ac
- Busch MS Character Athletics
- Carnahan Middle
- Carr Lane Vpa Middle
- Compton Drew Ilc Middle
- Dr Henry Givens JR Elem
- East Middle
- Gateway Middle
- Gateway Science Academy Middle
- Gotsch Intermediate Sch
- Grand Center Arts Acad Middle
- Hawthorn Middle
- Hixson Middle
- Ladue Middle
- Long Middle Community Ed Ctr
- Margaret Buerkle Middle
- Oakville Middle
- R G Central Middle
- Ritenour Middle
- Robert H Sperreng Middle
- Rogers Middle
- Southeast Middle
- Truman Middle School
- Washington Middle
- Yeatman Liddell Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (96)
- Adams Elem
- Arrowpoint Elem
- Ashland Elem And Br
- Atlas Elementary
- Avery Elem
- Barack Obama Elementary School
- Bayless Elementary
- Beasley Elem
- Bermuda Elementary
- Bierbaum Elem
- Blades Elem
- Bristol Elem
- Bryan Hill Elem
- Buder Elem
- Clark Elem
- Cole Elem
- Columbia Elem Comm Ed Ctr
- Concord Elem School
- Conway Elementary
- Craig Elem
- Crestwood Elem
- Danforth Elem
- Dressel Elementary School
- Earl Nance SR Elem
- Early Child. Education
- Edgar Road Elem
- Elias Michael Elem
- Forder Elem
- Froebel Elem
- Gateway Elem
- George Washington Carver Elem
- Gibson Elem
- Glasgow Elem
- Grannemann Elem
- Hagemann Elem
- Hamilton Elem Community Ed
- Henry Elem
- Herzog Elem
- Hickey Elem
- Highland Elem
- Hodgen Elem
- Hudson Elem
- Iveland Elem
- Jefferson Elem
- Jefferson Elem
- John Cary Early Childhood Ctr
- Keeven Elem
- Kennerly Elem
- Koch Elem
- Kratz Elem
- Laclede Elem
- Ladue Early Childhood Center
- Larimore Elem
- Lemasters Elem
- Lewis And Clark Elem
- Lexington Elem
- Long Elem
- Lucas Crossing Elem Complex
- Lyon At Blow Elem
- Mallinckrodt Abi Elem
- Mann Elem
- Marion Elem
- Marvin Elem
- Mason Elem
- Meadows Elem
- Meramec Elem
- Mesnier Primary Sch
- Mo School For The Blind Elem
- Moline Elem
- Monroe Elem
- Mosaic Elementary
- Normandy Early Learning Center
- Oak Hill Elem
- Oakville Elem
- Old Bonhomme Elementary
- Pattonville Early Chol
- Peabody Elem
- Point Elem
- Reed Elementary
- Ritenour Early Childhood Ctr
- Rogers Elem
- Ross Elem
- Sappington Elem
- Shenandoah Elem
- Sigel Elem Comm Ed Ctr
- Spoede Elementary
- Stix Early Childhood Ctr
- Trautwein Elem
- Twillman Elem
- Walbridge Elem Community Ed
- Washington Elem
- Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr
- Woerner Elem
- Wohlwend Elem
- Woodward Elem
- Wyland Elem
Other schools and academies (48)
- Acad Of Entre Stdyatlouverture
- Ames Visualperf Arts
- Aspire Academy
- At Home Academy
- Bissell Hall
- Carnahan Sch Of The Future
- City Garden Montessori Eaec
- City Garden Montessori Ecec
- Community Access Job Training
- Confluence Preparatory Academy
- Dewey Sch Internatl Studies
- Eagle Gravois Park
- Eagle Tower Grove East
- Eagle Tower Grove South
- Gateway Science Acad South Ele
- Gateway Science Acadst Louis
- Gatewayhubert Wheeler School
- Hogan St Regional Youth Ctr.
- Humboldt Acad Of Higher Lrning
- Kairos Academies
- Kipp Inspire Academy
- Kipp Triumph Academy
- Kipp Victory Academy
- Kipp Wisdom Academy
- Kipp Wonder Academy
- La Salle Charter School
- Ladue Fifth Grade Center
- Lafayette Preparatory Academy
- Lewis And Clark Hall
- Lift For Life Academy
- Mckinley Class Leadership Ac
- Miller Career Academy
- Momentum Fox Park
- Mullanphy Botanical Gardens
- Nahed Chapman New American Aca
- North Side Community School
- Old North Academy
- Premier Charter School
- Shaw Visualperf Arts Ctr
- Soldan International Studies
- South City
- St Louis Lang Immersion School
- The Biome
- The Innovation School At Cv
- The Leadership School
- Twin Rivers
- Walter Ambrose Family Center
- Washington Montessori
Neighborhoods and places within St Louis (40)
- Baden
- Benton Park
- Benton Park West
- Bevo Mill
- Boulevard Heights
- Carondelet
- Central West End
- Clifton Heights
- Debaliviere Place
- Downtown
- Downtown West
- Dutchtown
- Forest Park Southeast
- Franz Park
- Grand Center
- Gravois Park
- Holly Hills
- Jeff Vander Lou
- Lake
- Lindenwood Park
- Mark Twain
- Midtown St Louis
- Mount Pleasant
- North Hampton
- North Pointe
- Ofallon
- Penrose
- Princeton Heights
- Saint Louis Hills
- Shaw
- Skinker Debaliviere
- Soulard
- South Hampton
- Southwest Garden
- The Gate District
- The Greater Ville
- Tower Grove East
- Tower Grove South
- Wells Goodfellow
- West End