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Metro High High School
4015 Mcpherson Ave
Saint Louis MO, 63108, Saint Louis City County
Phone: 314-534-3894
Ranking:
(1 out of 498, top 0%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: St. Louis City 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: | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |||||||
Total Students: | 335 | 360 | 324 | 291 | 297 | 304 | 310 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 114 | 34.0% | 104 | 28.9% | 103 | 31.8% | 89 | 30.6% | 91 | 30.6% | 83 | 27.3% | 79 | 25.5% |
Grade 10: | 87 | 26.0% | 102 | 28.3% | 83 | 25.6% | 80 | 27.5% | 77 | 25.9% | 64 | 21.1% | 87 | 28.1% |
Grade 11: | 73 | 21.8% | 76 | 21.1% | 69 | 21.3% | 68 | 23.4% | 56 | 18.9% | 78 | 25.7% | 83 | 26.8% |
Grade 12: | 61 | 18.2% | 78 | 21.7% | 69 | 21.3% | 54 | 18.6% | 73 | 24.6% | 79 | 26.0% | 61 | 19.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 106 | 31.6% | 122 | 33.9% | 124 | 38.3% | 118 | 40.5% | 120 | 40.4% | 116 | 38.2% | 116 | 37.4% |
Female: | 229 | 68.4% | 238 | 66.1% | 200 | 61.7% | 173 | 59.5% | 169 | 56.9% | 180 | 59.2% | 190 | 61.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 38 | 11.3% | 28 | 7.8% | 27 | 8.3% | 18 | 6.2% | 16 | 5.4% | 11 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.2% |
Hispanic: | 16 | 4.8% | 18 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.6% | 15 | 5.2% | 11 | 3.7% | 9 | 3.0% | 9 | 2.9% |
Black: | 154 | 46.0% | 190 | 52.8% | 144 | 44.4% | 133 | 45.7% | 142 | 47.8% | 145 | 47.7% | 146 | 47.1% |
White: | 125 | 37.3% | 123 | 34.2% | 137 | 42.3% | 125 | 43.0% | 128 | 43.1% | 139 | 45.7% | 145 | 46.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 31.9% | 99 | 27.5% | 103 | 31.8% | 78 | 26.8% | 79 | 26.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 102 | 32.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 41 | 12.2% | 26 | 7.2% | 28 | 8.6% | 18 | 6.2% | 35 | 11.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.71 | 16.22 | 13.36 | 13.91 | 13.20 | 13.70 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MAP | ||||||
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 13.2% | 42.4% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 15.1% | 41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 15.5% | 46.2% |
2006 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 17.9% | 42.7% |
2007 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 15.6% | 41.8% |
2008 | Communication Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 18.7% | 39.2% |
2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.1% | 22.7% | 52.6% |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 85.7% | 26.2% | 42.7% |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 88% | 41.7% | 59.7% |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 93.7% | 44.8% | 56.7% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 89.6% | 35.3% | 57% |
2013 | American History | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 12.9% | 46.9% |
2009 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 91.5% | 17.8% | 55.1% |
2010 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 87.8% | 21% | 43.3% |
2011 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 90.6% | 39.8% | 60.6% |
2012 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 92.3% | 29.1% | 55% |
2013 | Biology I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 43.7% | 74.7% |
2013 | English I | End of course | % met std | 89.2% | 26.6% | 60.3% |
2009 | English II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 47.6% | 72.5% |
2010 | English II | End of course | % met std | 100% | 48.3% | 26.7% |
2011 | English II | End of course | % met std | 98.9% | 61.5% | 74.2% |
2012 | English II | End of course | % met std | 97% | 58.5% | 73% |
2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 96.8% | 41.6% | 69.1% |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 56.9% | 59.4% | 60.6% |
2012 | Government | End of course | % met std | 80.4% | 44% | 51.7% |
2013 | Government | End of course | % met std | 75.5% | 25.8% | 54.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 40.0% | 31.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.0% | 68.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.0% | 21.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.0% | 78.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,017.0 | $48,035.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $41,373.0 | $40,148.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,865.0 | $50,139.0 |
* The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.