BRITTANY WOODS

BRITTANY WOODS is a junior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri, operated by UNIVERSITY CITY, teacheing 557 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

UNIVERSITY CITY comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,853 students; BRITTANY WOODS is among them.

Looking at the student body, BRITTANY WOODS records that Black students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, BRITTANY WOODS has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRITTANY WOODS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.4%; this one comes in at 24.3%, -25.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BRITTANY WOODS is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

The closest other public school is BARBARA JORDAN ELEM., roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BRITTANY WOODS comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 69.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. BRITTANY WOODS's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 592 (now 557). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 3% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for BRITTANY WOODS typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.