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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKWOOD R-VI·NCES 292685000657

MARQUETTE SR. HIGH

2351 CLARKSON RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017 · (636) 891-6000 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,095 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% 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.
  • BThree-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
2,095
High
DISTRICT 1,636 · STATE 501
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
314 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 952225%
Grade 1056527%
Grade 1149624%
Grade 1251224%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
1,32263%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
1316%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
1789%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
38819%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
744%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
1,03549%
Female
1,06051%

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
72.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.6pp since 2021
Math
62.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.6pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts14.9%57.1%17.4%10.4%
Math37.9%24.5%22.0%15.5%
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
2024-2572.0%62.4%
2023-2461.2%52.3%
2022-2366.5%51.6%
2021-2265.4%61.8%
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% 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 MARQUETTE SR. HIGH

MARQUETTE SR. HIGH's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH this school2,09515.0%60.0%
LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH
ST LOUIS
1,39511.5%60.1%
WEST HIGH
BALLWIN
1,41710.7%71.3%
CENTRAL HIGH
CHESTERFIELD
1,28115.8%58.8%
CLAYTON HIGH
CLAYTON
7888.0%71.1%
LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH
WILDWOOD
1,66911.4%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 MARQUETTE SR. HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#31 of 443#10 of 31
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.4%#39 of 453
▲ 36
#5 of 34
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#30 of 382
▲ 27
#9 of 35
▲ 5
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+3.6pp#90 of 231#11 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,095#7 of 561#2 of 45
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.9:1#262 of 343#22 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.5%#55 of 343#12 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.0%#434 of 455#27 of 36
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.0%#99 of 187#15 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 2024-25
Enrollment
2,095
-238 (-10%) vs 2020
+4% since 2000-01, when it was 2,020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,095131.415.9:115% (314)
2023-242,136135.215.8:114% (304)
2022-232,155136.915.8:113% (272)
2020-212,33314216.4:114% (324)
2017-182,277136.616.7:115% (351)
2015-162,22313416.6:112% (270)
2010-112,23413516.6:16% (144)
2000-012,02011218.0:114% (280)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARQUETTE SR. HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (2,277 to 2,095); teachers down 4% (136.6 to 131.4).

About MARQUETTE SR. HIGH

MARQUETTE SR. HIGH is a high-enrollment high school in ROCKWOOD R-VI, located in CHESTERFIELD, Missouri. It teaches 2,095 students in grades 9 through 12. That is 318% bigger than the average of about 501 students for high schools in Missouri.

The district for MARQUETTE SR. HIGH is ROCKWOOD R-VI, with 30 schools and 19,597 students.

Of every 100 students at MARQUETTE SR. HIGH, about 63 are White. The school is also 19% Asian, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among St. Louis County residents, the White share is about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MARQUETTE SR. HIGH scores 56%.

On staff are 131.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 15% of students at MARQUETTE SR. HIGH are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.

MARQUETTE SR. HIGH holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Missouri public high schools.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MARQUETTE SR. HIGH, the prediction is 54.3% and the result is 60.0%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that the median household earns about $82,936 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across St. Louis County, 275 public schools serve about 134,601 students.

MARQUETTE SR. HIGH's nearest public school is KEHRS MILL ELEM. (about 0.5 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, MARQUETTE SR. HIGH places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment figures show a decline of 238 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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St. Louis County at a glance

View full county profile
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
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH
District
ROCKWOOD R-VI
Address
2351 CLARKSON RD, CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017
Phone
(636) 891-6000
County
St. Louis County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
2,095
Teachers (FTE)
131
Student–teacher ratio
15.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
314 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
292685000657
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI
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Other MARQUETTE Senior HIGH schools

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

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Frequently asked questions

About MARQUETTE SR. HIGH
How many students attend MARQUETTE SR. HIGH?
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 2,095 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MARQUETTE SR. HIGH serve?
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at MARQUETTE SR. HIGH?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at MARQUETTE SR. HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARQUETTE SR. HIGH?
At MARQUETTE SR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 9% Black, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MARQUETTE SR. HIGH in?
MARQUETTE SR. HIGH is part of ROCKWOOD R-VI.
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