Webster Groves High School
Public high school in St Louis, Missouri · Webster Groves School District · Grades 9–12
Webster Groves High School serves 1,253 students in grades 9–12 in St Louis (St. Louis County). It is one of 9 schools in Webster Groves School District. By enrollment it is the 78th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 89.1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Webster Groves 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 | 293153002197 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Webster Groves | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,253 | 4,312 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 13.6 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 13.8% | 12.4% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Webster Groves High School in context
Size
Webster Groves High School is the only high school in Webster Groves School District. Its 1,253 students are 29.1% of the district's 4,312. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 317; Webster Groves 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 12 with 325 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 299, against an average of 313 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 299 in grade 9 and 325 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 75.6% here and 79.3% across Webster Groves. Black students are next, at 10.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
13.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.4% across Webster Groves and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 6.9% 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 89.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,253 students, Webster Groves High School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 1,253 students would have about 102.7 teachers, so Webster Groves High School has 13.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
Webster Groves 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 Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School, 2.1 miles away in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. Within 10 miles there are 46 other high schools, 16 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 | 75.6% |
| Black | 10.9% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 4.4% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 299 |
| Grade 10 | 308 |
| Grade 11 | 321 |
| Grade 12 | 325 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Selma Ave, St Louis, MO 63119
Phone: (314)963-6400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Webster Groves High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High School | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 2.1 mi | 439 | 13.3 | 31.7% |
| Brentwood High School | Brentwood | 2.2 mi | 195 | 8.6 | 25.6% |
| Community Access Job Training | St. Louis City | 2.4 mi | 85 | 5 | 100% |
| Affton High School | Affton 101 | 2.5 mi | 761 | 14.8 | 41.3% |
| Bayless Senior High School | Bayless | 3.6 mi | 562 | 18.6 | 62.1% |
| Southview High School | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 3.7 mi | 66 | 3.1 | 22.7% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County | 3.8 mi | 44 | 4.4 | 40.9% |
| Gateway Science Academy High School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 4.0 mi | 461 | 13.2 | 57.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Webster Groves
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 337 |
| Bristol Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 361 |
| Clark Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 283 |
| Dr. Henry Givens Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 306 |
| Edgar Road Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 369 |
| Hixson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 982 |
| Hudson Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 199 |
| Walter Ambrose Family Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 222 |