WEBSTER GROVES HIGH

Located at 100 SELMA AVE, in ST LOUIS, Missouri, WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is a well-populated 9-12 campus that caters to 1,253 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within WEBSTER GROVES. Enrollment runs roughly 150% bigger than the state mean of about 501.

WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is one of 9 schools operated by WEBSTER GROVES, a district that instructs 4,312 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WEBSTER GROVES HIGH shows that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 89 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WEBSTER GROVES HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 71.0%, a residual of +20.0 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) records that the typical household earns roughly $82,936 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is one of 275 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students).

BRISTOL ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEBSTER GROVES HIGH at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 1,370 students in 2018 compared to 1,253 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 18% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.