Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Ladue School District · Grades 9–12
Ladue Horton Watkins High School serves 1,395 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 8 schools in Ladue School District. By enrollment it is the 62nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| 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 | 291782000946 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,395 | 4,624 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.5% | 10.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% of Missouri high 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 Horton Watkins High School in context
Size
Ladue Horton Watkins High School is the only high school in Ladue School District. Its 1,395 students are 30.2% of the district's 4,624. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.3 miles away and have a median of 614 students, so Ladue Horton Watkins High 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 10 with 363 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 341, against an average of 349 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 348 in grade 9 and 341 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 51.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Ladue (54.7%). Asian students are next, at 18.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 10.1% across Ladue and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 4.9% 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
Ladue Horton Watkins High School has 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,395 students would have about 114.3 teachers, so Ladue Horton Watkins High School has 19.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
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 high school is Hiram Neuwoehner, 2.5 miles away in Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.3% |
| Asian | 18.3% |
| Black | 17.1% |
| Two or more races | 8% |
| Hispanic | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 348 |
| Grade 10 | 363 |
| Grade 11 | 343 |
| Grade 12 | 341 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 S Warson Rd, St Louis, MO 63124
Phone: (314)993-6447
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ladue Horton Watkins High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiram Neuwoehner | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 2.5 mi | 101 | 3.3 | 100% |
| Brentwood High School | Brentwood | 2.7 mi | 195 | 8.6 | 25.6% |
| Clayton High School | Clayton | 2.8 mi | 788 | 9.9 | 8% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 2.9 mi | 44 | 4.4 | 40.9% |
| Kirkwood Senior High School | Kirkwood R-VII | 3.6 mi | 1,693 | 14.7 | 11% |
| University City Senior High School | University City | 4.1 mi | 874 | 14.3 | 100% |
| Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 4.3 mi | 439 | 13.3 | 31.7% |
| Webster Groves High School | Webster Groves | 4.3 mi | 1,253 | 14.1 | 13.8% |
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 Fifth Grade Center | Middle | 5 | 357 |
| 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 |