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Kirkwood Sr. High High School
801 West Essex Ave
Saint Louis MO, 63122, Saint Louis County
Phone: 314-213-6110
Ranking: 
(20 out of 498, top 4%)*
(20 out of 498, top 4%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Kirkwood School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 111 | 108 | 108 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 102 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,823 | 1,610 | 1,709 | 1,677 | 1,628 | 1,681 | 1,684 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 474 | 26.0% | 392 | 24.3% | 431 | 25.2% | 448 | 26.7% | 399 | 24.5% | 418 | 24.9% | 389 | 23.1% |
| Grade 10: | 461 | 25.3% | 406 | 25.2% | 446 | 26.1% | 412 | 24.6% | 411 | 25.2% | 395 | 23.5% | 440 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 438 | 24.0% | 427 | 26.5% | 409 | 23.9% | 417 | 24.9% | 385 | 23.6% | 428 | 25.5% | 433 | 25.7% |
| Grade 12: | 450 | 24.7% | 385 | 23.9% | 423 | 24.8% | 400 | 23.9% | 433 | 26.6% | 440 | 26.2% | 422 | 25.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 885 | 48.5% | 786 | 48.8% | 848 | 49.6% | 837 | 49.9% | 817 | 50.2% | 849 | 50.5% | 857 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 938 | 51.5% | 824 | 51.2% | 861 | 50.4% | 840 | 50.1% | 803 | 49.3% | 824 | 49.0% | 823 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 37 | 2.0% | 33 | 2.0% | 28 | 1.6% | 18 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 36 | 2.0% | 40 | 2.5% | 40 | 2.3% | 29 | 1.7% | 26 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.4% | 27 | 1.6% |
| Black: | 330 | 18.1% | 184 | 11.4% | 322 | 18.8% | 337 | 20.1% | 385 | 23.6% | 430 | 25.6% | 409 | 24.3% |
| White: | 1,362 | 74.7% | 1,309 | 81.3% | 1,265 | 74.0% | 1,258 | 75.0% | 1,199 | 73.6% | 1,211 | 72.0% | 1,236 | 73.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 3.0% | 37 | 2.3% | 48 | 2.8% | 33 | 2.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 239 | 13.1% | 159 | 9.9% | 164 | 9.6% | 138 | 8.2% | 111 | 6.8% | 105 | 6.2% | 92 | 5.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 0.9% | 30 | 1.9% | 16 | 0.9% | 31 | 1.8% | 21 | 1.3% | 25 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.42 | 14.97 | 15.81 | 15.83 | 15.33 | 16.30 | 16.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MAP | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 60.1% | 42.4% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 58.1% | 41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 46.2% |
| 2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 57.7% | 42.7% |
| 2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 62.3% | 41.8% |
| 2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48.2% | 39.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 39.9% | 65.6% | 52.6% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 63.5% | 83.7% | 42.7% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 79% | 59.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 56.7% | 77.5% | 56.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.5% | 80.5% | 57% |
| 2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 55.1% |
| 2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 74.6% | 74.7% | 43.3% |
| 2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 55% |
| 2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 88% | 88% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 82.1% | 82.1% | 60.3% |
| 2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 72.5% |
| 2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 74.2% |
| 2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 84.6% | 84.6% | 73% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 51.7% |
| 2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 10.2% | 17.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 89.8% | 82.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.4% | 21.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 79.6% | 78.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $56,497.0 | $56,039.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,644.0 | $41,756.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $60,049.0 | $60,007.0 |
* Kirkwood Sr. High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.