Kirkwood Sr. High

801 W Essex Ave, Kirkwood MO, 63122 | Kirkwood R-VII School District | 314-213-6110
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1738
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 79% 79% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 15 in Kirkwood
  • Ranked #0 of 2997 in Missouri
Proficiency Averages
69%Kirkwood
44%Missouri

Kirkwood Sr. High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Kirkwood R-VII School District" in Kirkwood, MO. There are a total of 1,738 students and 109 teachers at Kirkwood Sr. High, for a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1.

Kirkwood Sr. High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 78.5%, which is 79% higher than the Missouri average.

Kirkwood Sr. High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1738
Teachers109
Student/Teacher ratio16:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment578
Taking some courses485
Taking some courses (not tests)92
Passing some courses441
Passing no courses39

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Kirkwood Sr. High, there are a total of 578 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 485 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All75%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School75%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All82%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School82%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Kirkwood Sr. High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMissouriNational
White 74.6% 75.5% 75.4% 51.1%
Black 17.5% 14.9% 14.1% 15.9%
Asian 2.0% 2.1% 1.9% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 2.9% 5.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.5% 4.5% 2.6% 3.1%

Kirkwood demographics profile

StatisticKirkwoodMissouriNational
Population27,7726,137,428328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,0279091
Median age42.038.337.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)65%57%55%
Speak English95%94%79%
Speak Spanish1%3%13%

Education level achieved in Kirkwood

IndexKirkwoodMissouriNational
Completed 8th grade95.7%86.0%84.3%
Completed high school95.4%84.2%83.0%
Completed some college84.3%57.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree67.8%35.2%38.5%
Completed bachelors62.8%27.6%30.3%
Completed masters27.3%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree8.5%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate3.3%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Kirkwood Sr. High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.