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Enrollment
2,041
High
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RITENOUR·NCES 292664001573
RITENOUR SR. HIGH
9100 ST CHARLES ROCK RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63114 · (314) 493-6105 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,041 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Missouri public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.9:1
103 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
2,041 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 511 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 564 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 464 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 502 | 25% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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 RITENOUR. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.5pp since 2021
Math
8.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -21.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.3% | 25.2% | 39.0% | 31.4% |
| Math | 2.4% | 6.3% | 29.3% | 61.8% |
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 | 29.5% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 16.2% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 23.8% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 29.8% |
% 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 RITENOUR SR. HIGH
RITENOUR SR. HIGH's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RITENOUR SR. HIGH this school | 2,041 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS KANSAS CITY | 669 | 100.0% | 20.8% |
| RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 1,299 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| LINCOLN COLLEGE PREP. KANSAS CITY | 997 | 100.0% | 60.1% |
| VAN HORN HIGH INDEPENDNCE | 1,067 | 77.9% | 25.4% |
| GATEWAY HIGH ST LOUIS | 860 | 100.0% | 10.0% |
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 RITENOUR SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #392 of 443 | #26 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #433 of 453 ▼ 38 | #31 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #329 of 382 ▼ 27 | #29 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -14.3pp | #8 of 231 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,041 | #10 of 561 | #3 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #335 of 343 | #29 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #9 of 343 | #3 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #51 of 455 | #9 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.6% | #63 of 151 | #9 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
2,041
+207 (+11%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 1,544
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 2,041 | 102.5 | 19.9:1 | 100% (2,041) |
| 2023-24 | 2,033 | 100.4 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,873 | 98.4 | 19.0:1 | 100% (1,870) |
| 2020-21 | 1,834 | 90 | 20.4:1 | 100% (1,831) |
| 2017-18 | 1,829 | 93.1 | 19.6:1 | 100% (1,829) |
| 2015-16 | 1,830 | 92 | 19.9:1 | 63% (1,149) |
| 2010-11 | 1,909 | 90 | 21.2:1 | 55% (1,052) |
| 2000-01 | 1,726 | 86 | 20.1:1 | 25% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 1,544 | 96 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RITENOUR SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (1,829 to 2,041); teachers up 10% (93.1 to 102.5).
About RITENOUR SR. HIGH
RITENOUR SR. HIGH is the name of a large high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,041 students. It has 307% more students than the average for high schools in Missouri (about 501).
RITENOUR is the district for RITENOUR SR. HIGH. It has 10 schools and 6,579 students.
Black students make up 42% of enrollment at RITENOUR SR. HIGH, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 17% White, and 8% multiracial. In St. Louis County overall, about 24% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at RITENOUR SR. HIGH are from different groups.
Teacher count: 102.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.9:1. The average for high schools in Missouri, 12.2:1, is lower. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
RITENOUR SR. HIGH earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 24% of Missouri public high schools.
Schools in Missouri with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.4%. RITENOUR SR. HIGH scores 19.7%.
For St. Louis County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The county has 275 public schools and about 134,601 students.
MARVIN ELEM. is about 0.5 miles from RITENOUR SR. HIGH, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, RITENOUR SR. HIGH ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 207 students, from 1,834 to 2,041.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 RITENOUR
- RITENOUR MIDDLEMiddle · 737 students
- HOECH MIDDLEMiddle · 664 students
- MARVIN ELEM.Elementary · 561 students
- WYLAND ELEM.Elementary · 545 students
- MARION ELEM.Elementary · 496 students
- KRATZ ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- 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
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- MARVIN ELEM.0.5 mi · 561
- RITENOUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR0.6 mi · 149
- RITENOUR MIDDLE0.7 mi · 737
- MARION ELEM.1.1 mi · 496
- WYLAND ELEM.1.1 mi · 545
- HOLMAN ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About RITENOUR SR. HIGHHow large is RITENOUR SR. HIGH?
RITENOUR SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 2,041 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does RITENOUR SR. HIGH serve?
RITENOUR SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at RITENOUR SR. HIGH?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at RITENOUR SR. HIGH.
How diverse is RITENOUR SR. HIGH?
RITENOUR SR. HIGH reports a student body of 17% White, 32% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees RITENOUR SR. HIGH?
RITENOUR SR. HIGH is overseen by RITENOUR in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.