St. Louis City Schools
St. Louis City is a public school district in Missouri, based in St. Louis city (St Louis). SchoolGrade grades 62 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
St. Louis City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for St. Louis City
60 of 62 schools in St. Louis City carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 5D: 8F: 47
Best schools in St. Louis City
Statewide rankings: all 515 high schools in Missouri · all 339 middle schools in Missouri · all 1133 elementary schools in Missouri
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+ Mallinckrodt Abi Elem (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Betty Wheeler Classical JR Ac (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Collegiate School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Metro High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Mckinley Class Leadership Ac (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Mason Elem (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Gateway High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Elias Michael Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- Buder Elem (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Oak Hill Elem (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in St. Louis City
High schools (7)
- F Beaumont Cte High School, St Louis
- D- Central Visualperf Arts High, St Louis
- D- Gateway High, St Louis
- A Metro High, St Louis
- F Roosevelt High, St Louis
- F Sumner High, St Louis
- F Vashon High, St Louis
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- A+ Betty Wheeler Classical JR Ac, St Louis
- F Busch MS Character Athletics, St Louis
- F Carr Lane Vpa Middle, St Louis
- F Compton Drew Ilc Middle, St Louis
- F Gateway Middle, St Louis
- F Long Middle Community Ed Ctr, St Louis
- F Yeatman Liddell Middle School, St Louis
Elementary and primary schools (34)
- F Adams Elem, St Louis
- F Ashland Elem And Br, St Louis
- F Bryan Hill Elem, St Louis
- D- Buder Elem, St Louis
- F Cole Elem, St Louis
- F Columbia Elem Comm Ed Ctr, St Louis
- F Earl Nance SR Elem, St Louis
- D- Elias Michael Elem, St Louis
- F Froebel Elem, St Louis
- F Gateway Elem, St Louis
- F George Washington Carver Elem, St Louis
- F Hamilton Elem Community Ed, St Louis
- F Henry Elem, St Louis
- F Herzog Elem, St Louis
- F Hickey Elem, St Louis
- F Hodgen Elem, St Louis
- D- Jefferson Elem, St Louis
- F Laclede Elem, St Louis
- F Lexington Elem, St Louis
- F Lyon At Blow Elem, St Louis
- A+ Mallinckrodt Abi Elem, St Louis
- F Mann Elem, St Louis
- D+ Mason Elem, St Louis
- F Meramec Elem, St Louis
- F Monroe Elem, St Louis
- D- Oak Hill Elem, St Louis
- F Peabody Elem, St Louis
- F Shenandoah Elem, St Louis
- F Sigel Elem Comm Ed Ctr, St Louis
- Stix Early Childhood Ctr, St Louis
- F Walbridge Elem Community Ed, St Louis
- Wilkinson Early Childhood Ctr, St Louis
- D- Woerner Elem, St Louis
- F Woodward Elem, St Louis
Other schools and academies (14)
- F Acad Of Entre Stdyatlouverture, St Louis
- F Ames Visualperf Arts, St Louis
- F Carnahan Sch Of The Future, St Louis
- A Collegiate School, Of Medbio St Louis
- F Community Access Job Training, St Louis
- F Dewey Sch Internatl Studies, St Louis
- F Humboldt Acad Of Higher Lrning, St Louis
- A- Mckinley Class Leadership Ac, St Louis
- F Miller Career Academy, St Louis
- F Mullanphy Botanical Gardens, St Louis
- F Nahed Chapman New American Aca, St Louis
- F Shaw Visualperf Arts Ctr, St Louis
- F Soldan International Studies, St Louis
- F Washington Montessori, St Louis
Where St. Louis City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- St Louis (61)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Missouri
- County: St. Louis city
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,284 students with 1,448 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,785 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2929280
- 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
- Maplewood-Richmond Heights (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Clayton (5 schools, 5 mi)
- University City (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Normandy Schools Collaborative (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Brentwood (5 schools, 6 mi)
- Jennings (7 schools, 6 mi)
- Bayless (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Affton 101 (4 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about St. Louis City
How many schools are in St. Louis City?
SchoolGrade grades 62 public schools in St. Louis City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does St. Louis City serve?
The largest by graded schools: St Louis.
How good are the schools in St. Louis City?
Across the 60 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 12.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 16.8%. 23% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend St. Louis City?
18,284 students were enrolled in St. Louis City in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is St. Louis City?
St. Louis City is in Missouri, based in St. Louis city, with its district office in St Louis. Its boundary covers about 61.7 sq mi.