AFFTON HIGH

Located at 8309 MACKENZIE RD, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, AFFTON HIGH is a well-populated senior high that hosts 761 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by AFFTON 101. Enrollment runs roughly 52% larger than the state mean of about 501.

Across the 4 schools in AFFTON 101 (2,619 students total), AFFTON HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, AFFTON HIGH shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, AFFTON HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 77.8%, a residual of +27.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that median household earnings sit near $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, St. Louis County runs 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), of which AFFTON HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is MESNIER PRIMARY SCH., roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AFFTON HIGH at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 62.4%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. AFFTON HIGH's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 773 (now 761). Over the same period, the White share fell from 76% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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