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LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LINDBERGH SR. HIGH
Located at 5000 S. LINDBERGH, in ST. LOUIS, Missouri, LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is a well-populated high school that teaches 2,304 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within LINDBERGH SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 360% larger than the state mean of about 501.
LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is one of 10 schools operated by LINDBERGH SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 7,602 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LINDBERGH SR. HIGH reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, LINDBERGH SR. HIGH lists 131 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Louis County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LINDBERGH SR. HIGH sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.0%; actual is 88.6%, +37.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, census data for St. Louis County shows median household earnings sit near $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Louis County's 275 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,601 students), LINDBERGH SR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINDBERGH SR. HIGH. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINDBERGH SR. HIGH at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 50.7%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINDBERGH SR. HIGH has grew 10%, going from 2,103 students in 2018 to 2,304 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 86% to 81%.
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