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If you could change one rule at NORTH HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
990
High
DISTRICT 1,293 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001393
NORTH HIGH
12860 FEE FEE RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63146 · (314) 415-7600 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL990 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
297 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 235 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 228 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 252 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 275 | 28% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
47.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +15.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.6% | 42.2% | 27.5% | 19.5% |
| Math | 22.2% | 25.4% | 26.8% | 25.4% |
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 | 52.8% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.1% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 51.8% | 32.2% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 NORTH HIGH
NORTH HIGH's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH HIGH this school | 990 | 30.0% | 44.4% |
| DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH COLUMBIA | 2,007 | 33.0% | 41.1% |
| PARK HILL HIGH KANSAS CITY | 1,947 | 27.6% | 63.2% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH ST CHARLES | 1,716 | 21.3% | 57.8% |
| MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL ST LOUIS | 1,388 | 42.8% | 41.1% |
| SOUTH HIGH MANCHESTER | 1,485 | 19.9% | 56.6% |
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 NORTH HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #129 of 443 | #20 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #145 of 453 ▲ 97 | #21 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #153 of 382 ▼ 4 | #20 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #51 of 231 | #7 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 990 | #100 of 561 | #22 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #168 of 343 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #2 of 343 | #1 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #362 of 455 | #20 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #53 of 187 | #6 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
990
-106 (-10%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,546
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 990 | 71.2 | 13.9:1 | 30% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 73.3 | 13.8:1 | 32% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 1,074 | 80.1 | 13.4:1 | 34% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 1,096 | 73 | 15.0:1 | 29% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,130 | 80.8 | 14.0:1 | 23% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 85 | 14.5:1 | 28% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 1,509 | 101 | 14.9:1 | 18% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 1,443 | 82 | 17.6:1 | 12% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 1,546 | 91 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,130 to 990); teachers down 12% (80.8 to 71.2).
About NORTH HIGH
NORTH HIGH runs as a large high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri. It educates 990 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 98% larger than the 501 average for high schools in Missouri.
PARKWAY C-2 includes 29 schools. Together they enroll 16,759 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at NORTH HIGH is Black (37%). Enrollment also includes 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. The school's Black share is 13 points above the 24% share among St. Louis County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at NORTH HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 12.2:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at NORTH HIGH is 30%. The rate at public schools in St. Louis County averages 43%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for NORTH HIGH is -4.3 points: 44.4% actual, 48.6% predicted.
Census estimates describe St. Louis County this way: median household income is about $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
MCKELVEY PRIMARY is the public school closest to NORTH HIGH, about 0.4 miles away. NORTH HIGH has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. NORTH HIGH's average proficiency of 44.4% compares with 43.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
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 was 1,096 in 2020-21 and 990 in 2024-25, a decrease of 106 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
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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 PARKWAY C-2
- SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,485 students
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLEMiddle · 812 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Other North High schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named North High. NORTH HIGH is the 19th largest of the 22.
- North High SchoolEdmond, OK · 2,532 students
- North HighBakersfield, CA · 2,135 students
- North HighWichita, KS · 2,041 students
- North High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 1,837 students
- North HighTorrance, CA · 1,812 students
Nearby schools
- MCKELVEY PRIMARY0.4 mi · 201
- ROSS ELEM.0.9 mi · 413
- BELLERIVE ELEM.1.4 mi · 400
- CRAIG ELEM.1.5 mi · 423
- MCKELVEY INTERMEDIATE1.5 mi · 432
- RIVER BEND ELEM.2.1 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH HIGHHow large is NORTH HIGH?
NORTH HIGH enrolls approximately 990 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does NORTH HIGH serve?
NORTH HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at NORTH HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at NORTH HIGH is approximately 13.9:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at NORTH HIGH?
Student demographics at NORTH HIGH are roughly 36% White, 10% Hispanic, 37% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is NORTH HIGH in?
NORTH HIGH is part of PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.