Top 10 Best Saint Louis Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 273 public schools serving 105,509 students in Saint Louis, MO (there are 150 private schools, serving 33,868 private students). 76% of all K-12 students in Saint Louis, MO are educated in public schools (compared to the MO state average of 88%).

The top ranked public schools in Saint Louis, MO are Classical Jr. Acad., Mallinckrodt A.b.i. Elementary School and Conway Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Saint Louis, MO public schools have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Missouri public school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 43% statewide average). Schools in Saint Louis have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Missouri public schools.

Minority enrollment is 61% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Missouri public school average of 31% (majority Black).