Bayless Junior High School
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · Bayless School District · Grades 6–8
Bayless Junior High School serves 385 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 schools in Bayless School District. By enrollment it is the 219th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bayless School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290450000715 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bayless | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 385 | 1,805 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.3% | 59.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bayless Junior High School in context
Size
Bayless Junior High School is the only middle school in Bayless School District. Its 385 students are 21.3% of the district's 1,805. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 488; Bayless Junior High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 140 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 121, against an average of 128 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 121 in grade 6 and 124 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 62.1% here and 63.3% across Bayless. Asian students are next, at 13.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.2% across Bayless and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 23.4% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 385 students, Bayless Junior High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 385 students would have about 29.6 teachers, so Bayless Junior High School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Bayless Junior High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Rogers Middle School, 1.7 miles away in Affton 101 School District. Within 10 miles there are 34 other middle schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.1% |
| Asian | 13.2% |
| Black | 10.1% |
| Hispanic | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 121 |
| Grade 7 | 140 |
| Grade 8 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4530 Weber Rd, St Louis, MO 63123
Phone: (314)256-8690
Website: baylessk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bayless Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Middle School | Affton 101 | 1.7 mi | 555 | 13.6 | 44.3% |
| Busch Ms Character Athletics | St. Louis City | 1.8 mi | 361 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Hancock Place Middle School | Hancock Place | 2.1 mi | 266 | 14 | 100% |
| Long Middle Community Education Center | St. Louis City | 2.6 mi | 290 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Margaret Buerkle Middle School | Mehlville R-IX | 3.3 mi | 549 | 12 | 51.9% |
| Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 3.6 mi | 426 | 12 | 65% |
| Hixson Middle School | Webster Groves | 3.6 mi | 982 | 14.1 | 13.8% |
| Bernard Middle School | Mehlville R-IX | 4.2 mi | 577 | 13.3 | 27.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bayless
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayless Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 858 |
| Bayless Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 562 |