Ladue Middle School
Public middle school in St Louis, Missouri · Ladue School District · Grades 6–8
Ladue Middle School serves 1,053 students in grades 6–8 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 8 schools in Ladue School District. By enrollment it is the 7th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 291782000944 |
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 | 1,053 | 4,624 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11% | 10.1% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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 Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Ladue School District, Ladue Middle School is the largest, with 22.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 581 students, so Ladue 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 365 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 342, against an average of 351 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 346 in grade 6 and 342 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 51.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Ladue (54.7%). Asian students are next, at 18.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 10.1% across Ladue and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 4.8% 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 Middle School has 77.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 1,053 students would have about 81 teachers, so Ladue Middle School has 3.8 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 Ladue Fifth Grade Center, 2 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.5% |
| Asian | 18.7% |
| Black | 16.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 346 |
| Grade 7 | 365 |
| Grade 8 | 342 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9701 Conway Rd, St Louis, MO 63124
Phone: (314)993-3900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ladue Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladue Fifth Grade Center | Ladue | 2.0 mi | 357 | 12.5 | 8.1% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood | 2.2 mi | 160 | 9.8 | 18.8% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 2.9 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
| North Kirkwood Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 3.3 mi | 697 | 14 | 6.6% |
| Northeast Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 3.7 mi | 812 | 13.1 | 32.4% |
| Mrh Middle School | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 3.8 mi | 197 | 9.8 | 34% |
| Wydown Middle School | Clayton | 4.0 mi | 604 | 9.4 | 11.6% |
| Hixson Middle School | Webster Groves | 4.5 mi | 982 | 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 Horton Watkins High School | High | 9–12 | 1,395 |
| Old Bonhomme Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 379 |
| Reed Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 410 |
| Spoede Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 376 |