Pattonville Senior High School
Public high school in Maryland Heights, Missouri · Pattonville R-III School District · Grades 9–12
Pattonville Senior High School serves 1,945 students in grades 9–12 in Maryland Heights (St. Louis County). It is one of 10 schools in Pattonville R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 17th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 126.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Pattonville R-III 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 | 292370001421 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Pattonville R-III | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,945 | 6,201 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.9% | 45.2% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Pattonville Senior High School in context
Size
Pattonville Senior High School is the only high school in Pattonville R-III School District. Its 1,945 students are 31.4% of the district's 6,201. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 5.8 miles away and have a median of 1,136 students, so Pattonville 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 9 with 592 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 420, against an average of 486 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (420 against 592). 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
White students are the largest group, at 36.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Pattonville R-III (35.2%). Black students are next, at 35.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.2% across Pattonville R-III and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 17.4% 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
Pattonville Senior High School has 126.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,945 students would have about 159.4 teachers, so Pattonville Senior High School has 32.5 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 North High School, 3.6 miles away in Parkway C-2 School District. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 25 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 36.7% |
| Black | 35.5% |
| Hispanic | 15.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 592 |
| Grade 10 | 467 |
| Grade 11 | 466 |
| Grade 12 | 420 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd, Maryland Heights, MO 63043
Phone: (314)213-8051
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pattonville Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North High School | Parkway C-2 | 3.6 mi | 990 | 13.9 | 30% |
| St. Charles High School | St. Charles R-VI | 3.9 mi | 782 | 10.6 | 38.5% |
| Hazelwood West High School | Hazelwood | 5.0 mi | 1,994 | 20.2 | – |
| Ritenour Senior High School | Ritenour | 5.7 mi | 2,041 | 19.9 | 100% |
| Francis Howell North High School | Francis Howell R-III | 5.8 mi | 1,716 | 19.3 | 21.3% |
| St. Charles West High School | St. Charles R-VI | 5.9 mi | 645 | 10.4 | 27.1% |
| Central High School | Parkway C-2 | 6.0 mi | 1,281 | 15.1 | 15.8% |
| Orchard Farm High School | Orchard Farm R-V | 7.1 mi | 698 | 16.6 | 17.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Pattonville R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeway Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 417 |
| Holman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 639 |
| Parkwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 409 |
| PATTONVILLE Early CHol | Pre-K | Pre-K | 205 |
| Pattonville Heights Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 680 |
| Robert Drummond Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 |
| Rose Acres Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 388 |
| Traditional School | Elementary | K–8 | 392 |
| Willow Brook Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 459 |