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Enrollment
1,485
High
DISTRICT 1,293 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARKWAY C-2·NCES 292358001394
SOUTH HIGH
801 HANNA RD, MANCHESTER, MO 63021 · (314) 415-7700 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,485 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
296 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 | 358 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 368 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 378 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 381 | 26% |
Student demographics
56%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
67.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +17.2pp since 2021
Math
58.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +17.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 17 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 56.0% | 24.5% | 8.2% |
| Math | 34.4% | 24.4% | 23.8% | 17.2% |
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 | 67.0% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 56.2% |
| 2022-23 | 61.7% | 48.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 41.1% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 SOUTH HIGH
SOUTH HIGH's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH HIGH this school | 1,485 | 19.9% | 56.6% |
| ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH COLUMBIA | 1,997 | 17.9% | 54.0% |
| LAFAYETTE SR. HIGH WILDWOOD | 1,669 | 11.4% | 61.4% |
| FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH O'FALLON | 1,643 | 16.4% | 70.9% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH ST CHARLES | 1,716 | 21.3% | 57.8% |
| CLAYTON HIGH CLAYTON | 788 | 8.0% | 71.1% |
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 SOUTH HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #46 of 443 | #14 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #54 of 453 ▼ 9 | #10 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #43 of 382 ▲ 3 | #12 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #8 of 231 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,485 | #51 of 561 | #11 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #200 of 343 | #12 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #53 of 343 | #11 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.9% | #410 of 455 | #23 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #51 of 187 | #4 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
1,485
-177 (-11%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,936
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,485 | 102.1 | 14.5:1 | 20% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 1,524 | 103.9 | 14.7:1 | 23% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 1,598 | 106.9 | 14.9:1 | 23% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 1,662 | 110 | 15.1:1 | 22% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 1,699 | 111.4 | 15.3:1 | 14% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 1,739 | 109 | 15.9:1 | 18% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 1,949 | 123 | 15.8:1 | 9% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 2,168 | 120 | 18.1:1 | 9% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 1,936 | 109 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,699 to 1,485); teachers down 8% (111.4 to 102.1).
About SOUTH HIGH
SOUTH HIGH sits in MANCHESTER, Missouri, and is classified as a high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,485 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 501.
SOUTH HIGH reports to PARKWAY C-2, which has 29 schools and 16,759 students.
The student body at SOUTH HIGH is 64% White. The rest of enrollment is 13% Black, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among St. Louis County residents, the White share is about 62%. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTH HIGH are from different groups.
On staff are 102.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 20% of students at SOUTH HIGH are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Louis County is 43%.
SOUTH HIGH holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Missouri public high schools.
SOUTH HIGH sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.6% and a predicted 52.4%.
For the population of St. Louis County, the median household earns about $82,936 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. SOUTH HIGH shares St. Louis County with 274 other public schools.
HANNA WOODS ELEM., about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.4%; SOUTH HIGH's is 56.6%, ranking 1st of 9.
The federal government classifies SOUTH HIGH's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 177 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- WEST HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,281 students
- NORTH HIGHHigh · 990 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 881 students
- WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 814 students
- NORTHEAST MIDDLEMiddle · 812 students
Other schools in MANCHESTER
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 542 students
- PIERREMONT ELEM.Elementary · 474 students
- BARRETTS ELEM.Elementary · 378 students
- CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Other South High schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named South High. SOUTH HIGH is the 6th largest of the 14.
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,412 students
- South HighBakersfield, CA · 2,107 students
- South High SchoolDENVER, CO · 1,950 students
- South HighTorrance, CA · 1,734 students
- South HighWichita, KS · 1,662 students
Nearby schools
- HANNA WOODS ELEM.0.2 mi · 360
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE0.3 mi · 803
- WREN HOLLOW ELEM.0.5 mi · 409
- SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.1.1 mi · 288
- CARMAN TRAILS ELEM.1.1 mi · 355
- OAK BROOK ELEM.1.7 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at SOUTH HIGH?
SOUTH HIGH enrolls approximately 1,485 students in grades 09-12.
Is SOUTH HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SOUTH HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SOUTH HIGH is approximately 14.5:1 (102 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH HIGH?
At SOUTH HIGH, the student body is approximately 64% White, 6% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is SOUTH HIGH public or private?
SOUTH HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by PARKWAY C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.