Oakville Senior High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Mehlville R-IX School District · Grades 9–12
Oakville Senior High School serves 1,847 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 18 schools in Mehlville R-IX School District. By enrollment it is the 21st largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 114.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Mehlville R-IX 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 | 292067001118 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mehlville R-IX | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,847 | 10,018 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.4% | 30.1% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Oakville Senior High School in context
Size
Oakville Senior High School is the largest of Mehlville R-IX School District's 2 high schools; its 1,847 students are 18.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 823; Oakville Senior 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 11 with 496 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 443, against an average of 462 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 443 in grade 9 and 463 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 85.5% here and 78.8% across Mehlville R-IX. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 30.1% across Mehlville R-IX and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.7% 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 114.12 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,847 students, Oakville Senior High School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,847 students would have about 151.4 teachers, so Oakville Senior High School has 37.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Oakville Senior 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 Mehlville High School, 2.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 20 other high schools, 4 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 | 85.5% |
| Black | 5% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
| Hispanic | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 443 |
| Grade 10 | 445 |
| Grade 11 | 496 |
| Grade 12 | 463 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5557 Milburn Rd, St Louis, MO 63129
Phone: (314)467-7000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oakville Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehlville High School | Mehlville R-IX | 2.8 mi | 1,388 | 13.6 | 42.8% |
| Fox Senior High School | Fox C-6 | 3.1 mi | 1,660 | 18.2 | 33.8% |
| Hancock Senior High School | Hancock Place | 4.2 mi | 369 | 12.7 | 100% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School | Lindbergh Schools | 4.9 mi | 2,304 | 17.6 | 14.8% |
| Bayless Senior High School | Bayless | 5.6 mi | 562 | 18.6 | 62.1% |
| Southview High School | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 5.9 mi | 66 | 3.1 | 22.7% |
| Affton High School | Affton 101 | 6.0 mi | 761 | 14.8 | 41.3% |
| South Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 6.9 mi | 885 | 25.1 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mehlville R-IX
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beasley Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 250 |
| Bernard Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 577 |
| Bierbaum Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 531 |
| Blades Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 442 |
| Forder Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 397 |
| Hagemann Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 427 |
| John Cary Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 311 |
| Margaret Buerkle Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 549 |
| Mehlville High School | High | 9–12 | 1,388 |
| Mosaic Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 258 |
| Oakville Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 375 |
| Oakville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 629 |
| Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 413 |
| Rogers Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 417 |
| Trautwein Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 369 |
| Washington Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 429 |
| Wohlwend Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 409 |