Mehlville High School

Summary:

Mehlville High School is a public high school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 1,440 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Mehlville R-Ix school district, which is ranked 123 out of 376 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mehlville High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 71.67% White, 12.43% African American, 4.58% Hispanic, and 5.35% Asian students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various MAP/End of Course exams, is generally lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2022-2023, Mehlville High School's proficiency rates were below the state and district averages in Algebra I, Biology I, and Government. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with African American and White students performing lower compared to other Missouri high schools. Additionally, Mehlville High School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (42.57%) compared to nearby schools like Oakville Senior High (22.13%) and Webster Groves High (12.32%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Mehlville High School's academic performance has declined over the years, dropping from a 4-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 3-star rating in recent years. This suggests the need for the school to address academic challenges and implement strategies to improve student outcomes. Comparing Mehlville High School to nearby high-performing schools like Oakville Senior High and Webster Groves High, which have higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings, highlights the potential for Mehlville High School to learn from the practices and strategies of these schools. Addressing the needs of economically disadvantaged students and implementing targeted interventions to address the disparities in the performance of different student subgroups could be key focus areas for Mehlville High School to improve student success.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3200 Lemay Ferry Rd
       Saint Louis, MO  63125-4418


(314) 467-6000

District: Mehlville R-Ix

SchoolDigger Rank:
177th of 352 Missouri High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,319 Help


Feeder schools for Mehlville High School:

Elementary:    Beasley Elementary
    Bierbaum Elementary
    Forder Elementary
    Hagemann Elementary
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Middle:    Margaret Buerkle Middle
    Washington Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  13.9 Help
Number of students:  1,440

Racial breakdown:

White:
71.7%
African American:
12.4%
Two or more races:
5.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.6% Help


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Compare Details Mehlville High School ranks worse than 50.3% of high schools in Missouri. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.69. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Mehlville High School 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 (71.7%), African American (12.4%), two or more races (5.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mehlville High School is 13.9. (See more...)
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Compare Mehlville High School employs 102.8 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mehlville High School is $11,319.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Mehlville High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mehlville High School 177th of 352 Missouri public high schools. (See Mehlville High School in the ranking list.)

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Mehlville R-Ix:

SchoolDigger ranks Mehlville R-Ix 123rd of 376 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mehlville High School

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Rank History for all students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 60.52 177th 534 66.9%
2007 57.89 206th 538 61.7%
2008 56.35 229th 539 57.5%
2009 47.16 259th 507 48.9%
2010 57.48 182nd 516 64.7%
2011 66.09 102nd 528 80.7%
2012 60.75 154th 522 70.5%
2013 59.20 148th 523 71.7%
2014 49.78 251st 521 51.8%
2015 55.58 210th 504 58.3%
2016 57.85 141st 401 64.8%
2017 66.17 116th 404 71.3%
2018 52.92 175th 468 62.6%
2019 63.46 101st 460 78.0%
2021 53.62 127th 358 64.5%
2022 53.64 125th 361 65.4%
2023 42.69 177th 352 49.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.38 14th 59 76.3%
2023 49.30 14th 34 58.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.55 7th 33 78.8%
2023 63.36 8th 42 81.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.88 15th 127 88.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.03 267th 382 30.1%
2019 70.97 45th 368 87.8%
2021 52.64 95th 255 62.7%
2023 56.16 85th 268 68.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.81 46th 95 51.6%
2019 62.51 37th 103 64.1%
2021 60.47 42nd 129 67.4%
2022 50.75 40th 111 64.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.06 34th 96 64.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.58 26th 38 31.6%
2019 15.21 34th 38 10.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.59 79th 111 28.8%
2019 51.33 45th 106 57.5%
2021 31.63 70th 96 27.1%
2022 47.55 56th 105 46.7%
2023 49.43 36th 99 63.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.13 37th 84 56.0%
2019 73.99 19th 91 79.1%
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Rank History for White students at Mehlville High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.33 163rd 440 63.0%
2019 60.38 105th 430 75.6%
2021 44.45 146th 309 52.8%
2022 44.81 136th 310 56.1%
2023 32.44 189th 302 37.4%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Mehlville High School

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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 1832 1832
1992 1560 335 14 4 2 n/a n/a 0 1915
1993 1602 317 21 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1945
1994 1578 346 14 5 0 n/a n/a 0 1943
1995 1549 325 20 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1900
1996 1549 325 20 6 0 n/a n/a 0 1900
1997 1529 322 17 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1877
1998 1567 352 22 15 1 n/a n/a 0 1957
1999 1557 359 35 14 1 n/a n/a 0 1966
2000 1551 351 34 13 1 n/a n/a 0 1950
2001 1574 368 44 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1998
2002 1555 316 51 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1931
2003 1555 316 51 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1931
2004 1584 305 51 15 1 n/a n/a 0 1956
2005 1657 293 57 18 0 n/a n/a 0 2025
2006 1595 290 60 18 0 n/a n/a 0 1963
2007 1580 288 61 15 0 n/a n/a 0 1944
2008 1559 285 71 20 2 n/a n/a 0 1937
2009 1486 277 69 16 3 n/a n/a 0 1851
2010 1542 285 61 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1907
2011 1533 205 56 43 2 3 43 0 1885
2012 1530 169 63 50 5 5 32 0 1854
2013 1553 69 69 54 5 2 32 0 1784
2014 1488 187 83 54 7 2 28 0 1849
2015 1434 189 81 60 9 1 32 0 1806
2016 1400 203 76 63 5 0 47 0 1794
2017 1349 184 83 67 3 0 44 0 1730
2018 1207 159 76 75 2 0 44 0 1563
2019 1153 146 71 70 3 0 48 0 1491
2020 1102 152 72 66 4 1 57 0 1454
2021 1052 142 77 60 2 1 75 0 1409
2022 1089 178 76 56 5 1 77 0 1482
2023 1032 179 77 66 3 0 83 0 1440

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 Mehlville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1832 106.8 17.1 n/a
1992 1915 107.5 17.8 11.2
1993 1945 106.9 18.2 13.8
1994 1943 105.6 18.4 16.2
1995 1900 106.8 17.8 18.9
1996 1900 106.8 17.8 18.9
1997 1877 102.9 18.2 15.9
1998 1957 108.6 18.0 15.8
1999 1966 108.7 18.1 4.1
2000 1950 108.7 17.9 17.9
2001 1998 109.5 18.2 18
2002 1931 109.1 17.7 10.3
2003 1931 109.1 17.7 10.3
2004 1956 108.7 18.0 10.6
2005 2025 109.2 18.5 10.5
2006 1963 108.6 18.1 13.3
2007 1944 107.5 18.1 13.4
2008 1937 105.4 18.4 16.4
2009 1851 113.1 16.4 17.6
2010 1907 115.1 16.5 22.2
2011 1885 118.1 15.9 24.6
2012 1854 115.0 16.1 26.2
2013 1784 113.6 15.7 28.8
2014 1849 114.5 16.1 36.6
2015 1806 115.0 15.7 33.6
2016 1794 110.0 16.3 29.1
2017 1730 110.5 15.6 35.4
2018 1563 108.4 14.4 34.2
2019 1491 100.5 14.8 33.9
2020 1454 100.1 14.5 29.2
2021 1409 106.0 13.2 35.2
2022 1482 105.3 14.0 28.9
2023 1440 102.8 13.9 42.6

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 Mehlville High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1832 106.8 17.1 n/a
1992 1915 107.5 17.8 11.2
1993 1945 106.9 18.2 13.8
1994 1943 105.6 18.4 16.2
1995 1900 106.8 17.8 18.9
1996 1900 106.8 17.8 18.9
1997 1877 102.9 18.2 15.9
1998 1957 108.6 18.0 15.8
1999 1966 108.7 18.1 4.1
2000 1950 108.7 17.9 17.9
2001 1998 109.5 18.2 18
2002 1931 109.1 17.7 10.3
2003 1931 109.1 17.7 10.3
2004 1956 108.7 18.0 10.6
2005 2025 109.2 18.5 10.5
2006 1963 108.6 18.1 13.3
2007 1944 107.5 18.1 13.4
2008 1937 105.4 18.4 16.4
2009 1851 113.1 16.4 17.6
2010 1907 115.1 16.5 22.2
2011 1885 118.1 15.9 24.6
2012 1854 115.0 16.1 26.2
2013 1784 113.6 15.7 28.8
2014 1849 114.5 16.1 36.6
2015 1806 115.0 15.7 33.6
2016 1794 110.0 16.3 29.1
2017 1730 110.5 15.6 35.4
2018 1563 108.4 14.4 34.2
2019 1491 100.5 14.8 33.9
2020 1454 100.1 14.5 29.2
2021 1409 106.0 13.2 35.2
2022 1482 105.3 14.0 28.9
2023 1440 102.8 13.9 42.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mehlville High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $41 (0.4%) $10,211 (99.6%) $10,252
2020 $34 (0.3%) $10,553 (99.7%) $10,587
2021 $407 (3.6%) $11,015 (96.4%) $11,422
2022 $244 (2.2%) $11,076 (97.9%) $11,319

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Mehlville High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 101st of 460 High schoolsRanks 177th of 352 High schools
 28.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Mehlville High School)44.428.5
 15.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Mehlville R-Ix)59.440.5
 18.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%
End of Course Biology I (Mehlville High School)43.635
 8.6%
   End of Course Biology I (Mehlville R-Ix)45.744.8
 0.9%
   End of Course Biology I (Missouri)39.238.5
 0.7%
End of Course English II (Mehlville High School)64.751.5
 13.2%
   End of Course English II (Mehlville R-Ix)67.757.6
 10.1%
   End of Course English II (Missouri)5954.4
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra II (Mehlville High School)73.553.7
 19.8%
   End of Course Algebra II (Mehlville R-Ix)63.158.2
 4.9%
   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 Students14911440
 3.4%
African American146179
 22.6%
American Indian33
Asian7177
 8.5%
Hispanic7066
 5.7%
Pacific Islander00
White11531032
 10.5%
Two or More Races4883
 72.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.9%42.6%
 8.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mehlville High School

Students at Mehlville High School are 72% White, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

Mehlville High School ranks 177th of 352 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Mehlville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beasley Elementary
Elementary : Bierbaum Elementary
Elementary : Forder Elementary
Elementary : Hagemann Elementary
Elementary : Trautwein Elementary
Middle : Margaret Buerkle Middle
Middle : Washington Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,440 students attended Mehlville High School.


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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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