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Enrollment
1,693
High
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRKWOOD R-VII·NCES 291677000926
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH
801 W ESSEX AVE, KIRKWOOD, MO 63122 · (314) 213-6110 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,693 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Missouri public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
187 students
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 416 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 417 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 420 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 440 | 26% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within KIRKWOOD R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
76.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2021
Math
59.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -11.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 17.7% | 58.5% | 18.4% | 5.2% |
| Math | 33.2% | 26.0% | 27.3% | 13.3% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 37.6% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 36.3% |
| 2021-22 | 71.6% | 70.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH this school | 1,693 | 11.0% | 62.1% |
| NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL WENTZVILLE | 1,433 | 11.9% | 56.8% |
| WEBSTER GROVES HIGH ST LOUIS | 1,253 | 13.8% | 61.3% |
| TIMBERLAND HIGH WENTZVILLE | 1,525 | 14.4% | 60.4% |
| EUREKA SR. HIGH EUREKA | 1,586 | 11.9% | 59.2% |
| FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH O'FALLON | 1,538 | 15.5% | 59.3% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #21 of 443 | #5 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #50 of 453 ▲ 143 | #9 of 34 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #16 of 382 ▲ 6 | #6 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.4pp | #56 of 231 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,693 | #36 of 561 | #8 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #206 of 343 | #13 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #105 of 343 | #21 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.0% | #448 of 455 | #33 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #159 of 187 | #18 of 21 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,693
-120 (-7%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,430
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,693 | 115.4 | 14.7:1 | 11% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 1,737 | 134.5 | 12.9:1 | 10% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 1,775 | 118.9 | 14.9:1 | 11% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 1,813 | 112 | 16.2:1 | 12% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 1,738 | 108.8 | 16.0:1 | 11% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 1,779 | 115 | 15.5:1 | 15% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 1,677 | 105 | 16.0:1 | 10% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 1,750 | 97 | 18.0:1 | 13% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 1,430 | 90 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,738 to 1,693); teachers up 6% (108.8 to 115.4).
About KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is a public large high school in KIRKWOOD, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,693 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 501-student average for high schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 238% higher.
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is in KIRKWOOD R-VII, a district with 5,982 students across 9 schools.
White students make up a majority at KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH, at 76%. The remaining students are 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is 115.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.7:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 11%. The 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County is 32 points higher.
allk12 grades KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH an A-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is 6.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.1%. Predicted: 55.8%.
In the county around the school, St. Louis County, the median household income is $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 275 public schools in St. Louis County, enrolling about 134,601 students in all.
W. W. KEYSOR ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.1% against a local average of 43.4%.
The federal government classifies KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH had 1,813 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,693. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 14.7:1 over the same years.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIRKWOOD R-VII
- NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 697 students
- NIPHER MIDDLEMiddle · 660 students
- WESTCHESTER ELEM.Elementary · 572 students
- NORTH GLENDALE ELEM.Elementary · 571 students
- W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.Elementary · 565 students
- GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
Other schools in KIRKWOOD
- NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 697 students
- NIPHER MIDDLEMiddle · 660 students
- WESTCHESTER ELEM.Elementary · 572 students
- NORTH GLENDALE ELEM.Elementary · 571 students
- W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.Elementary · 565 students
- GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.Elementary · 463 students
Nearby schools
- W. W. KEYSOR ELEM.0.3 mi · 565
- NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE0.7 mi · 697
- WESTCHESTER ELEM.0.9 mi · 572
- F. P. TILLMAN ELEM.1.1 mi · 457
- GEORGE R. ROBINSON ELEM.1.5 mi · 463
- NIPHER MIDDLE1.6 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About KIRKWOOD SR. HIGHHow many students attend KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH?
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 1,693 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH serve?
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is approximately 14.7:1 (115 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH?
At KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH public or private?
KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by KIRKWOOD R-VII.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.