Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School
Public high school in Maplewood, Missouri · Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District · Grades 9–12
Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School serves 439 students in grades 9–12 in Maplewood (St. Louis County). It is one of 4 schools in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. By enrollment it is the 192nd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 33.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Maplewood-Richmond Heights 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 | 292001001067 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 439 | 1,523 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 11.7 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 31.7% | 26% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 60% 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.
Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School in context
Size
Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School is the only high school in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. Its 439 students are 28.8% of the district's 1,523. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 388; Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School is close to their typical size.
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 11 with 116 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 99, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 12 has 12% fewer students than grade 9 (99 against 113). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 57.2% here and 64.2% across Maplewood-Richmond Heights. Black students are next, at 18.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
31.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 26% across Maplewood-Richmond Heights and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 11.8% 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
With 33.05 full-time-equivalent teachers for 439 students, Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 439 students would have about 36 teachers, so Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School has 3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. 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 high school is Brentwood High School, 1.7 miles away in Brentwood School District. Within 10 miles there are 43 other high schools, 19 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 | 57.2% |
| Black | 18.9% |
| Two or more races | 14.1% |
| Hispanic | 8.2% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 113 |
| Grade 10 | 111 |
| Grade 11 | 116 |
| Grade 12 | 99 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7500 Lohmeyer Ave, Maplewood, MO 63143
Phone: (314)644-4401
Website: mrhschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood High School | Brentwood | 1.7 mi | 195 | 8.6 | 25.6% |
| Webster Groves High School | Webster Groves | 2.1 mi | 1,253 | 14.1 | 13.8% |
| Community Access Job Training | St. Louis City | 2.1 mi | 85 | 5 | 100% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 2.4 mi | 44 | 4.4 | 40.9% |
| Clayton High School | Clayton | 2.7 mi | 788 | 9.9 | 8% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 2.8 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
| Central Visual/Perf. Arts High School | St. Louis City | 3.0 mi | 314 | 10.9 | 100% |
| Gateway High School | St. Louis City | 3.0 mi | 860 | 9.2 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Maplewood-Richmond Heights
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrh Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 451 |
| Mrh Elementary School | Elementary | 3–6 | 436 |
| Mrh Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 197 |