Best Public Schools in Kirkwood, Missouri & Rankings

Summary:

The Kirkwood, Missouri school district is a high-performing district with 8 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district as a whole is ranked 13 out of 386 school districts in Missouri and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Nipher Middle School and North Kirkwood Middle School consistently rank in the top 10-15 middle schools in the state, with impressive test scores that surpass the district and state averages. At the elementary level, W.W. Keysor Elementary is a standout, ranking #42 out of 906 elementary schools in Missouri with very strong academic performance.

The Kirkwood R-Vii school district as a whole demonstrates a commitment to academic excellence, with all of its schools ranked in the top half of Missouri schools. However, the district does have some areas for improvement, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and potential socioeconomic disparities reflected in the wide range of free/reduced lunch rates at the elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
F. P. Tillman Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Quan Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6150	494	38	13.0	4.5%	392 (79.4%)	29 (5.9%)	19 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.7%)	86.2	88^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.3%		83.6	118^th of 898 public elementary schools	86.9%	30	51.7	65.7	64.3				56.6		69.8	63.8										$12,100	$75	$12,026
George R. Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	803 Couch Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-6140	478	38	12.7	14.6%	337 (70.5%)	75 (15.7%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	70.2	256^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.8	244^th of 898 public elementary schools	72.8%	12	48.4	56.9	37.9				37.8		63.1	66.5	46.8									$13,772	$97	$13,675
Nipher Middle	Public	6-8	700 S Kirkwood Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6180	651	56	11.5	11.2%	494 (75.9%)	72 (11.1%)	34 (5.2%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	95.1	13^th of 451 public middle schools	97.1%		96.5	9^th of 459 public middle schools	98.0%	4				68.9	61.6	50.8		63.7				59.5	63.1	67.8	93.0					$12,736	$77	$12,659
North Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	765 N Sappington Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6130	590	44	13.4	8.8%	490 (83.1%)	51 (8.6%)	28 (4.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	90.6	60^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.4%		87.2	82^nd of 898 public elementary schools	90.9%	22	52.8	70.1	71.1				66.0		61.7	73.9	69.1									$12,294	$73	$12,221
North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	662	57	11.7	6.3%	534 (80.7%)	39 (5.9%)	38 (5.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	97.6	7^th of 451 public middle schools	98.4%		98	7^th of 459 public middle schools	98.5%					74.6	66.7	59.5		64.6				66.8	67.9	77.4	92.0					$14,217	$51	$14,166
Kirkwood Senior High	Public	9-12	801 W Essex Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6110	1,737	135	12.9	10.2%	1,316 (75.8%)	198 (11.4%)	81 (4.7%)	28 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.3%)	74.6	42^nd of 378 public high schools	88.9%		75.9	32^nd of 352 public high schools	90.9%	10															24.2	63.0	70.2	42.7	67.4	$14,453	$99	$14,354
W. W. Keysor Elementary	Public	K-5	725 N Geyer Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6120	592	40	14.7	4.6%	492 (83.1%)	27 (4.6%)	19 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	92.2	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%		90.3	62^nd of 898 public elementary schools	93.1%	20	79.3	59.0	61.3				71.2		75.4	68.0	70.2									$12,210	$71	$12,139
Westchester Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Woodgate Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6160	593	43	13.7	3.2%	512 (86.3%)	19 (3.2%)	21 (3.5%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	86.3	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%		92.7	41^st of 898 public elementary schools	95.4%	46	61.0	57.1	57.2				65.1		60.2											$11,763	$72	$11,691
Kirkwood Early Child. Center	Public	PK	100 S Sappington Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6136	299	8	37.3	1.0%	235 (78.6%)	18 (6.0%)	12 (4.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.4%)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Louis	2.2 mi	225	292^nd
Manchester	3.18 mi	5	26^th
Brentwood	3.98 mi	5	8^th
Fenton	4.38 mi	7	62^nd
Valley Park	4.89 mi	3	133^rd

Best Public Schools in Kirkwood, MO

North Kirkwood Middle

Nipher Middle

W. W. Keysor Elementary

North Glendale Elementary

Westchester Elementary

F. P. Tillman Elementary

Kirkwood Senior High

George R. Robinson Elementary

Kirkwood Early Child. Center

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