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Riverview Gardens School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Missouri for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,149 students in Riverview Gardens School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle Schools in Riverview Gardens School District have an average math proficiency score of 1% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public middle school average of 31% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
13 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
5,100 Students
233,376 Students
# Teachers
329 Teachers
20,291 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Riverview Gardens School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 553 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 71% has decreased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#553 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
2%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
38%
Graduation Rate
71%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.49
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
2%
8%
% Black
97%
15%
% White
1%
69%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,249 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,081. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,284 is less than the state median of $13,908. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$63 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$58 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,249
$15,081
Spending / Student
$11,284
$13,908
Best Riverview Gardens School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Westview Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2950 Nemnich
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 489-9808
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 489-9808
Grades: 6-8
| 537 students
Rank: #22.
R. G. Central Middle School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 7%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
9800 Patricia Barkalow Dr
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 867-2603
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 867-2603
Grades: 6-8
| 612 students
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