Best Public Schools in Manchester, MO

Summary:

The city of Manchester, Missouri is home to 5 schools that are part of the Parkway C-2 school district, which is ranked 32nd out of 386 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools include 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school.

South High School stands out as the top-performing school, ranked 34th out of 378 Missouri high schools with a 5-star rating. It boasts an impressive 95.2% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.9% dropout rate, along with strong performance on End of Course exams that exceed state and district averages. The elementary schools Pierremont and Barretts also excel, ranking 21st and 34th out of 906 Missouri elementary schools respectively, with 5-star ratings and exceptional student performance on MAP tests.

The Parkway C-2 district as a whole provides a high-quality education, with schools spending between $13,491 and $15,237 per student and maintaining relatively low student-teacher ratios. This investment in resources and small class sizes likely contribute to the strong academic performance seen across the district, particularly at the top-performing 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
Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	364	27	13.4	6.0%	296 (81.3%)	20 (5.5%)	14 (3.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	93.4	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.9	30^th of 898 public elementary schools	96.7%	4	82.7	73.7	63.6				61.8		67.1	75.3	63.6									$13,946	$414	$13,532
Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	364	34	10.7	23.4%	216 (59.3%)	42 (11.5%)	40 (11.0%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.4%)	55.7	389^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.1%		42.3	543^rd of 898 public elementary schools	39.5%	154	44.7	44.4					29.7		52.2	43.8	43.6									$13,813	$616	$13,198
South High	Public	9-12	801 Hanna Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7700	1,524	104	14.6	22.7%	976 (64.0%)	203 (13.3%)	86 (5.6%)	146 (9.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	108 (7.1%)	77.2	34^th of 378 public high schools	91.0%		65.3	65^th of 352 public high schools	81.5%	31															47.3	51.3	63.6	79.0	56.0	$13,491	$723	$12,768
Pierremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1215 Dauphine Ln	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6600	483	35	13.7	8.9%	318 (65.8%)	23 (4.8%)	20 (4.1%)	95 (19.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	95.6	21^st of 906 public elementary schools	97.7%		94.8	26^th of 898 public elementary schools	97.1%	5	86.8	63.8	68.2				67.3		82.5	81.8	81.5									$14,375	$549	$13,826
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	520	45	11.6	19.8%	339 (65.2%)	48 (9.2%)	33 (6.3%)	69 (13.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.2%)	89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%		83.7	51^st of 459 public middle schools	88.9%	20				68.8	59.2	62.2		56.3				56.4	47.5	52.6	90.1					$15,237	$328	$14,909

Cities Near Manchester

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ballwin	0.61 mi	12	55^th
Chesterfield	1.68 mi	14	13^th
Ellisville	2.39 mi	4	18^th
Valley Park	4.31 mi	3	133^rd
Wildwood	4.38 mi	7	11^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Best Public Schools in Manchester, MO

Pierremont Elementary

Barretts Elementary

South Middle

South High

Carman Trails Elementary

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