UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH

UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is an expansive high school in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri, part of UNIVERSITY CITY. The school enrolls 874 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 501 students each, so UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH sits 74% larger than that benchmark.

UNIVERSITY CITY comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,853 students; UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is among them.

Demographically, UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH lists that Black students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 90.3%, a residual of +40.8 points.

Around the school, census data for St. Louis County shows median household income runs about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

Nearest neighbor: JACKSON PARK ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH has increased 14%, going from 770 students in 2018 to 874 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 3% to 9%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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