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Ladue Schools

Schools graded

Cities served

Students

4,482

Students per teacher

13.8

Grades

K to 12

Area

18.2 sq mi

State

Ladue is a public school district in Missouri, based in St. Louis County (St Louis). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.

Ladue on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Ladue

Average SchoolGrade

A+

Meeting or exceeding expectations

86%

Exceeding

29%

Avg actual scores

74%

Avg projected

68.7%

7 of 8 schools in Ladue carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:

A: 7

Best schools in Ladue

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

A+ Conway Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A+ Ladue Fifth Grade Center (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A+ Reed Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A+ Old Bonhomme Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
A+ Ladue Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
A+ Spoede Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
A Ladue Horton Watkins High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)

Every school in Ladue

High schools (1)

A Ladue Horton Watkins High, St Louis

Middle and junior high schools (1)

A+ Ladue Middle, St Louis

Elementary and primary schools (5)

Other schools and academies (1)

A+ Ladue Fifth Grade Center, St Louis

Where Ladue schools are

Cities and towns served (1)

St Louis (8)

About this district

State: Best schools in Missouri
County: St. Louis County
Type: regular local school district
Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
Enrollment: 4,482 students with 324 full-time-equivalent teachers and 518 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
NCES district ID: 2917820
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

Nearby school districts

Brentwood (5 schools, 3 mi)
Clayton (5 schools, 3 mi)
University City (7 schools, 3 mi)
Maplewood-Richmond Heights (4 schools, 4 mi)
Webster Groves (9 schools, 4 mi)
Ritenour (10 schools, 4 mi)
Kirkwood R-Vii (9 schools, 5 mi)
Normandy Schools Collaborative (7 schools, 6 mi)

Questions about Ladue

How many schools are in Ladue?

SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Ladue, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Ladue serve?

The largest by graded schools: St Louis.

How good are the schools in Ladue?

Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A+, with 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68.7%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Ladue?

4,482 students were enrolled in Ladue in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Ladue?

Ladue is in Missouri, based in St. Louis County, with its district office in St Louis. Its boundary covers about 18.2 sq mi.