Rockwood Summit Senior High School
Public high school in Fenton, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades 9–12
Rockwood Summit Senior High School serves 1,194 students in grades 9–12 in Fenton (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 83rd largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Rockwood R-VI 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 | 292685000665 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,194 | 19,597 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.2 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.1% | 12.5% | 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.
Rockwood Summit Senior High School in context
Size
Rockwood Summit Senior High School is the smallest of Rockwood R-VI School District's 4 high schools; its 1,194 students are 6.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 6.3 miles away and have a median of 1,451 students, so Rockwood Summit Senior 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 12 with 309 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 284, against an average of 299 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 298 in grade 9 and 309 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 81.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rockwood R-VI (74.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI 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
Rockwood Summit Senior High School has 77.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,194 students would have about 97.9 teachers, so Rockwood Summit Senior High School has 20.2 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 Valley Park Senior High School, 2.4 miles away in Valley Park School District. There are 3 high schools within 5 miles and 18 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81.4% |
| Black | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 298 |
| Grade 10 | 284 |
| Grade 11 | 303 |
| Grade 12 | 309 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1780 Hawkins Rd, Fenton, MO 63026
Phone: (636)891-6800
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rockwood Summit Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Park Senior High School | Valley Park | 2.4 mi | 230 | 10.5 | 36.1% |
| South High School | Parkway C-2 | 4.2 mi | 1,485 | 14.5 | 19.9% |
| South Technical | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 4.7 mi | 885 | 25.1 | 4.5% |
| Southview High School | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 6.3 mi | 66 | 3.1 | 22.7% |
| Kirkwood Senior High School | Kirkwood R-VII | 6.4 mi | 1,693 | 14.7 | 11% |
| Lindbergh Senior High School | Lindbergh Schools | 6.5 mi | 2,304 | 17.6 | 14.8% |
| Eureka Senior High School | Rockwood R-VI | 7.3 mi | 1,586 | 15.6 | 11.9% |
| West High School | Parkway C-2 | 7.6 mi | 1,417 | 15.5 | 10.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.