Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001976
METRO HIGH
4015 MCPHERSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63108 · (314) 534-3894 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
317 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 72 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Missouri's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where METRO HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #58 of 440 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #248 of 561 | #14 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #130 of 343 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #21 of 343 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #61 of 455 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #74 of 187 | #6 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
317
-46 (-13%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 224
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 99% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 99% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 24.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 20 | 14.6:1 | 33% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 13% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for METRO HIGH.
About METRO HIGH
METRO HIGH is a low-enrollment high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, under ST. LOUIS CITY. Enrollment stands at 317 students, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 37% below the average for high schools in Missouri.
District-wide, ST. LOUIS CITY has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
Of every 100 students at METRO HIGH, about 52 are White. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, METRO HIGH scores 65%.
METRO HIGH lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1. About 100% of students at METRO HIGH are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
METRO HIGH is a top-10% school in Missouri on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.4% with an actual 72.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis city show that median household income comes to about $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. St. Louis city counts 113 public schools with about 29,941 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, COLE ELEM., is the closest to METRO HIGH. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 72.4% is above the 44.9% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count fell 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.2:1, from 15.8:1.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
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- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Nearby schools
- COLE ELEM.0.4 mi · 283
- GRISCOM JUVENILE DETENTION CTR0.5 mi · 27
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGH0.7 mi · 402
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE0.7 mi · 218
- NORTH SIDE COMMUNITY-GRAND CTR0.7 mi · 134
- THE BIOME0.8 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About METRO HIGHHow many students attend METRO HIGH?
METRO HIGH enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
Is METRO HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
METRO HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does METRO HIGH have?
METRO HIGH employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at METRO HIGH?
At METRO HIGH, the student body is approximately 52% White, 9% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is METRO HIGH public or private?
METRO HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
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