HIXSON MIDDLE

HIXSON MIDDLE is a middle school of big scale in ST LOUIS, Missouri, run under WEBSTER GROVES, educateing 982 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 113% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Within WEBSTER GROVES, which oversees 9 schools and 4,312 students, HIXSON MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HIXSON MIDDLE reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 9% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HIXSON MIDDLE has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HIXSON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 37.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household income runs about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. HIXSON MIDDLE is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

The closest other public school is CLARK ELEM., roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIXSON MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 36%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 982 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 14% to 9% across the same window.

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