WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER

WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER, a cozy junior high in FLORISSANT, Missouri, overseen by FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II, works with 268 students, covering grade 6. That puts it 42% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Across the 23 schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II (8,809 students total), WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER shows that nearly all students (85%) are Black. The remainder looks like 6% multiracial, 4% White, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis County as a whole is about 24% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than St. Louis County's rate of about 43%.

After controlling for student poverty, WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER 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 89.0%, a residual of +39.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) shows that median household income runs about $82,936, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CROSS KEYS MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER's enrollment has ticked down 41% since 2018, when it stood at 458 (now 268). The Black share of enrollment expanded from 74% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.