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LINDBERGH SR. HIGH

5000 S. LINDBERGH, ST. LOUIS, MO 63126 · (314) 729-2410 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,304 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% 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.
  • A+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

Enrollment
2,304
High
DISTRICT 760 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
342 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 955324%
Grade 1059226%
Grade 1154924%
Grade 1261026%
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
1,86681%
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
1577%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
603%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
1185%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
1004%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
1,17151%
Female
1,13349%

School pathway

Feeds from
ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE06–08TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL06–08
Based on grade levels within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
76.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +17.7pp since 2021
Math
59.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +12.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 18 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts13.1%63.7%16.6%6.4%
Math36.7%23.0%25.5%14.5%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2576.8%59.7%
2023-2471.3%54.8%
2022-2373.7%55.2%
2021-2259.1%47.7%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 LINDBERGH SR. HIGH

LINDBERGH SR. HIGH's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH this school2,30414.8%63.8%
FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH
ST CHARLES
1,8437.6%68.4%
FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH
O'FALLON
1,64316.4%70.9%
LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE ST. LOUIS
1,64711.0%65.5%
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH
ST PETERS
1,21216.0%70.0%
FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH
ST CHARLES
1,71621.3%57.8%
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 LINDBERGH SR. HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.8%#18 of 443#4 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
59.7%#48 of 453
▲ 5
#8 of 34
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
76.8%#13 of 382
▲ 4
#5 of 35
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.9pp#13 of 231#3 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,304#2 of 561#1 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#314 of 343#27 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.4%#128 of 343#23 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
14.8%#435 of 455#28 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.6%#73 of 151#10 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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,304
+108 (+5%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,659
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,304130.517.6:115% (342)
2023-242,266130.717.3:110% (229)
2022-232,235130.717.1:112% (269)
2020-212,19612717.3:13% (67)
2017-182,10312217.2:115% (309)
2015-162,05911817.4:117% (340)
2010-111,95611017.8:110% (200)
2000-011,81310517.3:111% (201)
1990-911,6599417.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINDBERGH SR. HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students up 10% (2,103 to 2,304); teachers up 7% (122 to 130.5).

About LINDBERGH SR. HIGH

LINDBERGH SR. HIGH runs as a high-enrollment high school in ST. LOUIS, Missouri. Its enrollment is 2,304 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.

LINDBERGH SCHOOLS oversees LINDBERGH SR. HIGH and 9 other schools, with 7,602 students in total.

The share of students at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH who are White is 81%. Other students are 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, St. Louis County residents are about 62% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school has 130.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.6:1 compares with an average of 12.2:1 for high schools in Missouri. Federal data show 15% of students (342) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in St. Louis County.

Among Missouri public high schools, LINDBERGH SR. HIGH outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.

LINDBERGH SR. HIGH scores 63.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 54.3%.

In the surrounding county, St. Louis County, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. St. Louis County has 275 public schools with about 134,601 students, including LINDBERGH SR. HIGH.

EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER sits about 0.1 miles from LINDBERGH SR. HIGH. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 63.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 2,304, compared with 2,196 in 2020-21.

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St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
District
LINDBERGH SCHOOLS
Address
5000 S. LINDBERGH, ST. LOUIS, MO 63126
Phone
(314) 729-2410
County
St. Louis County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,304
Teachers (FTE)
131
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
342 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
291869001026
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named LINDBERGH Senior HIGH. LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
What is the total enrollment at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH?
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 2,304 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does LINDBERGH SR. HIGH serve?
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH.
How diverse is LINDBERGH SR. HIGH?
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees LINDBERGH SR. HIGH?
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is overseen by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS in St. Louis County.
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