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Enrollment
874
High
DISTRICT 408 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY CITY·NCES 293066002113
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH
7401 BALSON AVE, UNIVERSITY CITY, MO 63130 · (314) 290-4100 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL874 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Missouri public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
874 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 | 193 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 232 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 227 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 222 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 UNIVERSITY CITY. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.9pp since 2021
Math
48.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +21.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 37.4% | 36.4% | 20.6% |
| Math | 26.8% | 21.8% | 33.6% | 17.6% |
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 | 42.8% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 26.2% |
| 2021-22 | 45.7% | 26.7% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH this school | 874 | 100.0% | 30.7% |
| MCCLUER HIGH FLORISSANT | 1,075 | 100.0% | 12.6% |
| SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 498 | 100.0% | 8.4% |
| CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL KANSAS CITY | 519 | 100.0% | 14.8% |
| NORMANDY HIGH ST LOUIS | 688 | 100.0% | 5.4% |
| MCCLUER NORTH HIGH FLORISSANT | 1,059 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
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 UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #306 of 443 | #23 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #136 of 453 ▲ 198 | #17 of 34 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #250 of 382 ▲ 50 | #25 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #42 of 231 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 874 | #108 of 561 | #24 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #190 of 343 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.4% | #124 of 343 | #22 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #70 of 455 | #12 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #48 of 151 | #5 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
874
+152 (+21%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,115
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 874 | 61.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (874) |
| 2023-24 | 811 | 61.9 | 13.1:1 | 100% (811) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 56.4 | 12.9:1 | 100% (724) |
| 2020-21 | 722 | 55 | 13.1:1 | 99% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 60 | 12.8:1 | 100% (770) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 60% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 71 | 13.1:1 | 53% (497) |
| 2000-01 | 1,120 | 71 | 15.8:1 | 36% (405) |
| 1990-91 | 1,115 | 67 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (770 to 874); teachers up 2% (60 to 61.2).
About UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is the name of a high-enrollment high school in UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri. Enrolled students number 874 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 74% higher than the average for high schools in Missouri, which is about 501.
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is one of 7 schools in UNIVERSITY CITY, which enrolls 2,853 students in total.
Black students account for 80% of enrollment at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. By the diversity index, UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH comes in at 35%.
The teaching staff at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is 61.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.3:1. That ratio is over the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 100%. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is graded B by allk12, scoring above 62% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is +8.3 points: 30.7% actual, 22.4% predicted.
Within St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of St. Louis County number 275 and enroll about 134,601.
Nearest public school: JACKSON PARK ELEM., about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH at 7th of 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 722 in 2020-21 and 874 in 2024-25, a gain of 152 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (13.1:1).
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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 UNIVERSITY CITY
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- PERSHING ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Other schools in UNIVERSITY CITY
- BRITTANY WOODSMiddle · 557 students
- BARBARA JORDAN ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.Elementary · 323 students
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.Elementary · 304 students
- PERSHING ELEM.Elementary · 286 students
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.Elementary · 123 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSON PARK ELEM.0.1 mi · 304
- FLYNN PARK ELEM.0.9 mi · 323
- BRITTANY WOODS1.0 mi · 557
- PERSHING ELEM.1.1 mi · 286
- JULIA GOLDSTEIN EARLY CHILD.1.2 mi · 123
- WASHINGTON ELEM.1.3 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGHHow many students attend UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH?
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 874 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH serve?
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH have?
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH?
Student demographics at UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH are roughly 7% White, 9% Hispanic, 80% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH public or private?
UNIVERSITY CITY SR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by UNIVERSITY CITY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.