📍 801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, 63122
Kirkwood Sr. High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kirkwood, St. Louis County. The school has 1,775 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kirkwood R-Vii school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 118.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 30 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kirkwood Sr. High enrolls 1,775 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 118.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 11% Black or African American and 5.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,357 | 76% |
| Black or African American | 204 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 27 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
197 of the school's 1,775 students (11%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 162 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kirkwood Sr. High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-20, state senate district 15, state house district 89.
Kirkwood Sr. High is one of 9 schools in KIRKWOOD R-VII, based in KIRKWOOD, Missouri. The district serves 5,982 students district-wide and employs 401 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,775 students, Kirkwood Sr. High is larger than the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large