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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the WEBSTER GROVES HIGH administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,253
High
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBSTER GROVES·NCES 293153002197
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH
100 SELMA AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63119 · (314) 963-6400 · St. Louis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,253 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% 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.
- 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
14.1:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
173 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 299 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 308 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 325 | 26% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 WEBSTER GROVES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2021
Math
68.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +12.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 57.8% | 26.2% | 8.3% |
| Math | 46.4% | 21.7% | 20.4% | 11.3% |
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 | 65.4% | 68.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.9% | 57.2% |
| 2022-23 | 64.9% | 62.1% |
| 2021-22 | 62.7% | 55.3% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 WEBSTER GROVES HIGH
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBSTER GROVES HIGH this school | 1,253 | 13.8% | 61.3% |
| KIRKWOOD SR. HIGH KIRKWOOD | 1,693 | 11.0% | 62.1% |
| FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGH O'FALLON | 1,538 | 15.5% | 59.3% |
| NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL WENTZVILLE | 1,433 | 11.9% | 56.8% |
| TIMBERLAND HIGH WENTZVILLE | 1,525 | 14.4% | 60.4% |
| EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH WENTZVILLE | 1,022 | 17.3% | 56.1% |
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 WEBSTER GROVES HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #24 of 443 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #25 of 453 ▲ 13 | #4 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #54 of 382 ▲ 26 | #14 of 35 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.8pp | #56 of 231 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,253 | #78 of 561 | #17 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #175 of 343 | #9 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #101 of 343 | #20 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #439 of 455 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #93 of 187 | #12 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
1,253
-161 (-11%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,067
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,253 | 89.1 | 14.1:1 | 14% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 1,310 | 92.8 | 14.1:1 | 13% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 1,315 | 92.7 | 14.2:1 | 12% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 1,414 | 89 | 15.9:1 | 12% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 1,370 | 87.6 | 15.6:1 | 15% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 1,369 | 77 | 17.8:1 | 16% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 1,337 | 85 | 15.7:1 | 15% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 1,363 | 83 | 16.4:1 | 13% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 1,067 | 68 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEBSTER GROVES HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,370 to 1,253); teachers up 2% (87.6 to 89.1).
About WEBSTER GROVES HIGH
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is a large high school that serves part of ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school enrolls 1,253 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Missouri average about 501 students, which makes this school 150% above average.
The district for WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is WEBSTER GROVES, with 9 schools and 4,312 students.
More than half of enrollment at WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is White: 76%. Other groups include 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 62% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WEBSTER GROVES HIGH scores 41%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is 14.1:1, based on 89.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 43% for public schools in St. Louis County.
On the allk12 Grade, WEBSTER GROVES HIGH lands at A, ahead of 94% of Missouri public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WEBSTER GROVES HIGH would score about 54.7%. It scores 61.3%, 6.6 points above that figure.
In St. Louis County, median household income comes to about $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Louis County counts 275 public schools with about 134,601 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, BRISTOL ELEM., is the closest to WEBSTER GROVES HIGH. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 61.3% is above the 59.3% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,253 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,414. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
The WEBSTER GROVES HIGH discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 WEBSTER GROVES
- HIXSON MIDDLEMiddle · 982 students
- EDGAR ROAD ELEM.Elementary · 369 students
- BRISTOL ELEM.Elementary · 361 students
- AVERY ELEM.Elementary · 337 students
- DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.Elementary · 306 students
- CLARK ELEM.Elementary · 283 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
- RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,246 students
Nearby schools
- BRISTOL ELEM.0.7 mi · 361
- WALTER AMBROSE FAMILY CENTER0.7 mi · 222
- HIXSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 982
- AVERY ELEM.1.0 mi · 337
- EDGAR ROAD ELEM.1.3 mi · 369
- DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.1.4 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHow many students attend WEBSTER GROVES HIGH?
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH enrolls approximately 1,253 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does WEBSTER GROVES HIGH serve?
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WEBSTER GROVES HIGH have?
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at WEBSTER GROVES HIGH?
Student demographics at WEBSTER GROVES HIGH are roughly 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is WEBSTER GROVES HIGH in?
WEBSTER GROVES HIGH is part of WEBSTER GROVES.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.