Ladue Fifth Grade Center
Public middle school in St. Louis, Missouri · Ladue School District · Grades 5
Ladue Fifth Grade Center serves 357 students in grade 5 in St. Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 8 schools in Ladue School District. By enrollment it is the 235th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5 |
| District | Ladue 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 | 291782003236 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ladue | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 357 | 4,624 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8.1% | 10.1% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Ladue Fifth Grade Center in context
Size
Ladue Fifth Grade Center is the smallest of Ladue School District's 2 middle schools; its 357 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.2 miles away and have a median of 689 students, so Ladue Fifth Grade Center 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
Ladue Fifth Grade Center serves a single grade, grade 5, with 357 students.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 54.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ladue (54.7%). Asian students are next, at 20.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
8.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 10.1% across Ladue and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 3.1% 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
Ladue Fifth Grade Center has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 357 students would have about 27.5 teachers, so Ladue Fifth Grade Center has 1.1 more.
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 Northeast Middle School, 1.7 miles away in Parkway C-2 School District. There are 8 middle schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.3% |
| Asian | 20.4% |
| Black | 12.3% |
| Hispanic | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10900 Ladue Road, St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: (314)983-5540
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ladue Fifth Grade Center. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 1.7 mi | 812 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
| Ladue Middle School | Ladue | 2.0 mi | 1,053 | 13.6 | 11% |
| North Kirkwood Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 3.7 mi | 697 | 14 | 6.6% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 4.1 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood | 4.2 mi | 160 | 9.8 | 18.8% |
| Pattonville Heights Middle School | Pattonville R-III | 4.4 mi | 680 | 12.6 | 42.4% |
| Central Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 4.6 mi | 881 | 13.8 | 17% |
| Hoech Middle School | Ritenour | 4.8 mi | 664 | 12.6 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ladue
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 392 |
| Ladue Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 262 |
| Ladue Horton Watkins High School | High | 9–12 | 1,395 |
| Ladue Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,053 |
| Old Bonhomme Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 379 |
| Reed Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 410 |
| Spoede Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 376 |