Hixson Middle School
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · Webster Groves School District · Grades 6–8
Hixson Middle School serves 982 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 9 schools in Webster Groves School District. By enrollment it is the 14th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Webster Groves 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 | 293153002194 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Webster Groves | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 982 | 4,312 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 13.8% | 12.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% 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.
Hixson Middle School in context
Size
Hixson Middle School is the only middle school in Webster Groves School District. Its 982 students are 22.8% of the district's 4,312. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 470 students, so Hixson Middle School is larger 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 342 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 311, against an average of 327 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 311 in grade 6 and 329 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 79.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Webster Groves (79.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
13.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.4% across Webster Groves and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 6.9% 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
Hixson Middle School has 69.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 982 students would have about 75.5 teachers, so Hixson Middle School has 6.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Rogers Middle School, 2.2 miles away in Affton 101 School District. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 79.2% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Hispanic | 5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 311 |
| Grade 7 | 342 |
| Grade 8 | 329 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
630 S Elm Ave, St Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314)963-6450
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hixson Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Middle School | Affton 101 | 2.2 mi | 555 | 13.6 | 44.3% |
| Nipher Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 2.7 mi | 660 | 13.5 | 11.5% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood | 2.9 mi | 160 | 9.8 | 18.8% |
| Mrh Middle School | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 3.0 mi | 197 | 9.8 | 34% |
| Truman Middle School | Lindbergh Schools | 3.2 mi | 816 | 16.3 | 13.7% |
| Busch Ms Character Athletics | St. Louis City | 3.3 mi | 361 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Bayless Junior High School | Bayless | 3.6 mi | 385 | 15.3 | 60.3% |
| North Kirkwood Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 3.6 mi | 697 | 14 | 6.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Webster Groves
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 337 |
| Bristol Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 361 |
| Clark Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 283 |
| Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 306 |
| Edgar Road Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 369 |
| Hudson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 199 |
| Walter Ambrose Family Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 222 |
| Webster Groves High School | High | 9–12 | 1,253 |