Wydown Middle School
Public middle school in Clayton, Missouri · Clayton School District · Grades 6–8
Wydown Middle School serves 604 students in grades 6–8 in Clayton (St. Louis County). It is one of 5 schools in Clayton School District. By enrollment it is the 115th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 9.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 64.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Clayton 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 | 290972002584 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Clayton | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 604 | 2,367 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 9.4 | 9.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.6% | 8.3% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Wydown Middle School in context
Size
Wydown Middle School is the only middle school in Clayton School District. Its 604 students are 25.5% of the district's 2,367. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 362; Wydown Middle 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 8 with 218 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 190, against an average of 201 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (218 against 190). 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: 58.8% here and 61.3% across Clayton. Black students are next, at 16.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 8.3% across Clayton and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 5.5% 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 64.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 604 students, Wydown Middle School has 9.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 604 students would have about 46.5 teachers, so Wydown Middle School has 17.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Wydown Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Mrh Middle School, 2.1 miles away in Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. Within 10 miles there are 43 other middle 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 | 58.8% |
| Black | 16.6% |
| Asian | 11.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
| Hispanic | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 190 |
| Grade 7 | 196 |
| Grade 8 | 218 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6500 Wydown, Clayton, MO 63105
Phone: (314)854-6400
Website: claytonschools.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wydown Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrh Middle School | Maplewood-Richmond Heights | 2.1 mi | 197 | 9.8 | 34% |
| KIPP Triumph Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 305 | 9.2 | 100% |
| Compton-Drew Ilc Middle School | St. Louis City | 2.3 mi | 419 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Brittany Woods | University City | 2.6 mi | 557 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Brentwood Middle School | Brentwood | 2.7 mi | 160 | 9.8 | 18.8% |
| Gateway Science Academy Middle School | Gateway Science Acad/St Louis | 3.4 mi | 426 | 12 | 65% |
| Ladue Middle School | Ladue | 4.0 mi | 1,053 | 13.6 | 11% |
| North Side Community-Grand Center | North Side Community School | 4.4 mi | 134 | 7.9 | 81.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Clayton
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton High School | High | 9–12 | 788 |
| Glenridge Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 321 |
| Meramec Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 368 |
| Ralph M. Captain Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 286 |