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What's the most underrated thing about VASHON HIGH that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
621
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002011
VASHON HIGH
3035 CASS AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63106 · (314) 533-9487 · St. Louis city
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Missouri public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
621 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 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 150 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 156 | 25% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
4.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.8pp since 2021
Math
4.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.2% | 4.6% |
| 2023-24 | 4.1% | 1.5% |
| 2022-23 | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 0.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 22% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 VASHON HIGH
VASHON HIGH's state test result (3.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| VASHON HIGH this school | 621 | 100.0% | 3.8% |
| JENNINGS HIGH JENNINGS | 666 | 100.0% | 11.8% |
| SUMNER HIGH ST LOUIS | 407 | 100.0% | 5.7% |
| LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCH ST LOUIS | 383 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| MILLER CAREER ACADEMY ST LOUIS | 430 | 100.0% | 10.2% |
| KIPP ST. LOUIS HIGH St. Louis | 354 | 100.0% | 8.5% |
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 VASHON HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #442 of 443 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #448 of 453 ▲ 4 | #15 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #381 of 382 no change | #15 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #148 of 561 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #236 of 343 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.6% | #343 of 343 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #64 of 455 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.2% | #7 of 151 | #4 of 7 |
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
621
+88 (+17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 894
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 621 | 40.2 | 15.4:1 | 100% (621) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 99% (565) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 99% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 38.6 | 10.9:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 100% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 658 | 59 | 11.2:1 | 91% (597) |
| 2000-01 | 1,157 | 66 | 17.5:1 | 63% (734) |
| 1990-91 | 894 | 55 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for VASHON HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (422 to 621); teachers up 4% (38.6 to 40.2).
About VASHON HIGH
VASHON HIGH is a mid-sized high school in ST LOUIS, Missouri, administered by ST. LOUIS CITY. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 621 students. That puts enrollment 24% bigger than the 501-student average for high schools in Missouri.
VASHON HIGH is in ST. LOUIS CITY, a district with 17,933 students across 62 schools.
By race and ethnicity, VASHON HIGH is 99% Black. The county population is about 42% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Classroom staffing at VASHON HIGH totals 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Statewide, high schools in Missouri average 12.2:1. Federal data show 100% of students (621) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Missouri public high schools, VASHON HIGH outscored 0%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, VASHON HIGH would score about 22.4%. It scores 3.8%, a bottom-10% result among Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, St. Louis city, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $56,160, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 113 public schools and about 29,941 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR., is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, VASHON HIGH is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 533 to 621, a 17% rise.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LOUIS CITY
- GATEWAY HIGHHigh · 860 students
- ROOSEVELT HIGHHigh · 734 students
- MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.High · 610 students
- STIX EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.Elementary · 472 students
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMYHigh · 430 students
- GATEWAY ELEM.Elementary · 426 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
Nearby schools
- COLUMBIA ELEM. COMM. ED. CTR.0.4 mi · 216
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM0.5 mi · 103
- MILLER CAREER ACADEMY0.5 mi · 430
- GATEWAY ELEM.0.7 mi · 426
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACADEMY HIGH0.7 mi · 402
- GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE0.7 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About VASHON HIGHHow many students attend VASHON HIGH?
VASHON HIGH enrolls approximately 621 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does VASHON HIGH serve?
VASHON HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at VASHON HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at VASHON HIGH is approximately 15.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at VASHON HIGH?
Student demographics at VASHON HIGH are roughly 0% White, 99% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is VASHON HIGH in?
VASHON HIGH is part of ST. LOUIS CITY.
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