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What's the biggest difference between LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,395
High
DISTRICT 578 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LADUE·NCES 291782000946
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH
1201 S WARSON RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63124 · (314) 993-6447 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,395 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Missouri public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
161 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 348 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 363 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 341 | 24% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LADUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
46.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -25.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 59.2% | 19.3% | 5.4% |
| Math | 22.8% | 23.2% | 33.1% | 20.8% |
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 | 75.1% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.6% | 47.7% |
| 2022-23 | 66.8% | 59.2% |
| 2021-22 | 74.2% | 71.8% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH this school | 1,395 | 11.5% | 60.1% |
| MARQUETTE SR. HIGH CHESTERFIELD | 2,095 | 15.0% | 60.0% |
| WEST HIGH BALLWIN | 1,417 | 10.7% | 71.3% |
| CENTRAL HIGH CHESTERFIELD | 1,281 | 15.8% | 58.8% |
| CLAYTON HIGH CLAYTON | 788 | 8.0% | 71.1% |
| LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH WILDWOOD | 1,669 | 11.4% | 61.4% |
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 LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #30 of 443 | #9 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #155 of 453 ▼ 43 | #22 of 34 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #22 of 382 ▼ 2 | #7 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #13 of 231 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,395 | #62 of 561 | #13 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #210 of 343 | #14 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #13 of 343 | #4 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #446 of 455 | #31 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.6% | #78 of 151 | #11 of 14 |
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
1,395
+58 (+4%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 1,395 | 94.7 | 14.7:1 | 12% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 1,325 | 94.2 | 14.1:1 | 10% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 1,313 | 94.9 | 13.8:1 | 12% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 1,337 | 92 | 14.5:1 | 8% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 1,284 | 89 | 14.4:1 | 9% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 1,301 | 90 | 14.5:1 | 12% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 1,241 | 93 | 13.3:1 | 10% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 1,076 | 94 | 11.4:1 | 4% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 69 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (1,284 to 1,395); teachers up 6% (89 to 94.7).
About LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is one of the public schools in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It is a large high school. The school had 1,395 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Missouri) has about 501 students.
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is one school in LADUE, a system of 8 schools with 4,624 students.
White students account for 51% of enrollment at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH. The remaining students are 18% Asian, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show St. Louis County is about 62% White. The chance that two students picked at random at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
Federal staffing data show 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH and a ratio of 14.7:1. The average ratio among high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 12% of enrollment. That is lower than the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
The allk12 Grade for LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is A-. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH's average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.1% is 4.6 points above the 55.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is among the 275 public schools in St. Louis County.
The next-closest public school is CONWAY ELEMENTARY, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 60.1% versus a 63.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,337 in 2020-21 and 1,395 in 2024-25, a increase of 58 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 LADUE
- LADUE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 students
- REED ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYElementary · 392 students
- OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- SPOEDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 376 students
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 357 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- CONWAY ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 392
- LADUE MIDDLE0.6 mi · 1,053
- LITZSINGER1.1 mi · 84
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER1.5 mi · 357
- LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.5 mi · 262
- SPOEDE ELEMENTARY1.9 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHow many students attend LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH?
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH enrolls approximately 1,395 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH serve?
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is approximately 14.7:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH?
Student demographics at LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH are roughly 51% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 18% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH?
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH is overseen by LADUE in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.