Affton High

Summary:

Affton High is a public high school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 739 students. The school is part of the Affton 101 School District, which is ranked 166 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Affton High has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Missouri high schools, with a ranking between 147 and 202 over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP tests) is generally below the state and Affton 101 district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra I and Algebra II. For example, in 2023-2024, only 19.8% of Affton High students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 36.7% in the Affton 101 district and 41.5% statewide. Affton High also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.3% to 36.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Affton High's performance is generally lower than that of nearby high-performing schools like Maplewood-Richmond Heights High and Lindbergh Senior High, it outperforms some nearby schools, such as Central Visual/Perf. Arts High and Southview High, which have significantly lower academic outcomes and higher chronic absenteeism rates. Addressing the challenges faced by Affton High, such as improving academic performance and reducing chronic absenteeism, may be crucial for the school to provide a more equitable education for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8309 Mackenzie Rd
       Saint Louis, MO  63123-3455


(314) 638-6330

District: Affton 101

SchoolDigger Rank:
186th of 378 Missouri High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,150 Help


Feeder schools for Affton High:

Elementary:    Gotsch Intermediate School
    Mesnier Primary School
Middle:    Rogers Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  739

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.6%
African American:
10.3%
Two or more races:
7.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.9% Help


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Compare Details Affton High ranks better than 50.8% of high schools in Missouri. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.7. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Affton High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.6%), African American (10.3%), two or more races (7.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Affton High is 14.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Affton High is $13,150.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Affton High:

SchoolDigger ranks Affton High 186th of 378 Missouri public high schools. (See Affton High in the ranking list.)

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Affton 101:

SchoolDigger ranks Affton 101 166th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Affton High

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Rank History for all students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 63.79 150th 534 71.9%
2007 53.47 241st 538 55.2%
2008 40.81 363rd 539 32.7%
2009 48.98 246th 507 51.5%
2010 58.81 170th 516 67.1%
2011 53.18 234th 528 55.7%
2012 73.73 53rd 522 89.8%
2013 71.08 60th 523 88.5%
2014 73.53 51st 521 90.2%
2015 75.06 54th 504 89.3%
2016 75.19 47th 401 88.3%
2017 84.19 33rd 404 91.8%
2018 64.28 106th 468 77.4%
2019 55.80 147th 460 68.0%
2021 40.93 198th 358 44.7%
2022 38.70 202nd 361 44.0%
2023 43.27 173rd 352 50.9%
2024 44.70 186th 378 50.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.92 28th 52 46.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 68.33 4th 33 87.9%
2023 39.32 25th 42 40.5%
2024 54.12 18th 45 60.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.10 49th 127 61.4%
2024 63.75 32nd 135 76.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.34 79th 382 79.3%
2019 49.94 157th 368 57.3%
2021 30.38 193rd 255 24.3%
2022 47.51 122nd 250 51.2%
2023 50.55 103rd 268 61.6%
2024 39.94 161st 274 41.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.70 20th 95 78.9%
2019 86.41 9th 103 91.3%
2022 46.83 54th 111 51.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 52.28 29th 47 38.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.09 46th 111 58.6%
2019 47.34 56th 106 47.2%
2022 69.49 20th 105 81.0%
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Rank History for White students at Affton High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.37 81st 440 81.6%
2019 56.39 127th 430 70.5%
2021 36.01 186th 309 39.8%
2022 37.63 169th 310 45.5%
2023 36.33 168th 302 44.4%
2024 41.62 146th 321 54.5%
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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Open Quote It is a great school. I love it. Everything is great about it. Close Quote


by a student
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Open Quote Coming from someone who went there, about 2 of their teachers are worth their salary. Administration is HORRIBLE and just as caddy as the students. If you send your kids here, it must be because you don't love them. They're absolutely ridiculous. There's a new principal from when I was there, but I heard it's not much better. More strict, yet school sucks just as much as it did in previous years, if not sucks more from the things I've heard! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Affton High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 673 673
1992 561 111 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 679
1993 565 114 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 687
1994 584 107 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 704
1995 598 105 11 3 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1996 598 105 11 3 0 n/a n/a 0 717
1997 633 113 15 4 0 n/a n/a 0 765
1998 670 110 15 5 0 n/a n/a 0 800
1999 682 105 19 10 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2000 687 100 19 11 0 n/a n/a 0 817
2001 714 108 18 7 0 n/a n/a 0 847
2002 694 98 22 12 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2003 694 98 22 12 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2004 698 100 23 11 0 n/a n/a 0 832
2005 686 106 16 8 0 n/a n/a 0 816
2006 723 101 17 14 0 n/a n/a 0 855
2007 739 94 17 14 1 n/a n/a 0 865
2008 756 86 15 20 1 n/a n/a 0 878
2009 737 77 23 17 1 n/a n/a 0 855
2010 732 76 22 13 2 n/a n/a 0 845
2011 746 73 17 15 5 1 9 0 866
2012 685 68 17 21 6 2 17 0 816
2013 649 42 17 29 5 0 22 0 764
2014 631 65 26 28 4 1 30 0 785
2015 600 60 27 33 1 1 39 0 761
2016 601 70 25 33 0 1 43 0 773
2017 612 77 22 32 0 1 54 0 798
2018 588 78 19 40 1 0 47 0 773
2019 589 89 18 38 1 0 47 0 782
2020 581 90 14 41 0 0 46 0 772
2021 539 81 24 50 1 0 48 0 743
2022 536 78 24 59 0 0 56 0 753
2023 525 80 26 55 0 0 53 0 739
2024 522 76 33 52 1 1 54 0 739

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Affton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 673 44.3 15.1 n/a
1992 679 38.4 17.6 n/a
1993 687 37.1 18.5 n/a
1994 704 39.2 18.0 0
1995 717 41.8 17.2 n/a
1996 717 41.8 17.2 n/a
1997 765 41.8 18.3 9.7
1998 800 43.4 18.4 10.4
1999 816 44.4 18.4 14.5
2000 817 46.4 17.6 15.8
2001 847 47.3 17.9 14.2
2002 826 48.3 17.1 10.4
2003 826 48.3 17.1 10.4
2004 832 46.6 17.9 12.5
2005 816 45.8 17.8 13.6
2006 855 47.5 18.0 14.9
2007 865 47.3 18.3 17.2
2008 878 49.1 17.9 19.7
2009 855 47.9 17.8 22
2010 845 46.9 18.0 25.9
2011 866 44.9 19.2 26.9
2012 816 46.9 17.3 29.8
2013 764 46.9 16.2 34.3
2014 785 47.2 16.6 39.9
2015 761 47.0 16.1 31.7
2016 773 46.0 16.8 34.5
2017 798 44.1 18.0 41.6
2018 773 47.9 16.1 34
2019 782 49.5 15.7 29.8
2020 772 48.1 16.0 29
2021 743 49.6 14.9 23.7
2022 753 47.3 15.9 25.1
2023 739 50.3 14.6 35.5
2024 739 50.4 14.6 29.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Affton High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 673 44.3 15.1 n/a
1992 679 38.4 17.6 n/a
1993 687 37.1 18.5 n/a
1994 704 39.2 18.0 0
1995 717 41.8 17.2 n/a
1996 717 41.8 17.2 n/a
1997 765 41.8 18.3 9.7
1998 800 43.4 18.4 10.4
1999 816 44.4 18.4 14.5
2000 817 46.4 17.6 15.8
2001 847 47.3 17.9 14.2
2002 826 48.3 17.1 10.4
2003 826 48.3 17.1 10.4
2004 832 46.6 17.9 12.5
2005 816 45.8 17.8 13.6
2006 855 47.5 18.0 14.9
2007 865 47.3 18.3 17.2
2008 878 49.1 17.9 19.7
2009 855 47.9 17.8 22
2010 845 46.9 18.0 25.9
2011 866 44.9 19.2 26.9
2012 816 46.9 17.3 29.8
2013 764 46.9 16.2 34.3
2014 785 47.2 16.6 39.9
2015 761 47.0 16.1 31.7
2016 773 46.0 16.8 34.5
2017 798 44.1 18.0 41.6
2018 773 47.9 16.1 34
2019 782 49.5 15.7 29.8
2020 772 48.1 16.0 29
2021 743 49.6 14.9 23.7
2022 753 47.3 15.9 25.1
2023 739 50.3 14.6 35.5
2024 739 50.4 14.6 29.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Affton High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $183 (1.4%) $12,873 (98.6%) $13,056
2020 $172 (1.4%) $11,692 (98.6%) $11,864
2021 $328 (2.6%) $12,112 (97.4%) $12,440
2022 $262 (2.0%) $12,888 (98.0%) $13,150

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Affton High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 147th of 460 High schoolsRanks 173rd of 352 High schools
 17.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Affton High)41.112.7
 28.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Affton 101)46.126.3
 19.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%
End of Course Biology I (Affton High)48.337.2
 11.1%
   End of Course Biology I (Affton 101)48.337.2
 11.1%
   End of Course Biology I (Missouri)39.238.5
 0.7%
End of Course English II (Affton High)66.558.2
 8.3%
   End of Course English II (Affton 101)66.558.2
 8.3%
   End of Course English II (Missouri)5954.4
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra II (Affton High)30.228.4
 1.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (Affton 101)30.228.4
 1.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (Missouri)5051.6
 1.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students782739
 5.5%
African American8980
 10.1%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1826
 44.4%
Hispanic3855
 44.7%
Pacific Islander00
White589525
 10.9%
Two or More Races4753
 12.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.8%35.5%
 5.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Affton High

In the 2023-24 school year, 739 students attended Affton High.

Affton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gotsch Intermediate School
Elementary : Mesnier Primary School
Middle : Rogers Middle

Students at Affton High are 71% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

Affton High ranks 186th of 378 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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