School District of Clayton includes all of Clayton, portions of Richmond Heights, and a portion of unincorporatedSt. Louis County, Missouri, US.[1] The district is located immediately to the west of the City of St. Louis. Some areas have St. Louis postal addresses, though they are not in the city limits. As of 2017 the school district had 2,681 students, 278 staff, and 6 schools. There was an 11:1 student-teacher ratio.[2]
The district was ranked fourth best in the United States by Niche in 2018.[3] The District, Clayton High School, Wydown Middle School, and Captain Elementary School also were ranked first in Missouri in their respective “best schools” rankings. Glenridge Elementary took the second spot in the Missouri ranking, followed closely by Meramec Elementary at number four. The District also was ranked first in the State of Missouri, and 16th in the country in the ranking of the best places to teach.[4]
Clayton High School — grades 9-12. Clayton High School is highly rated academically. It was ranked by Newsweek as the 230th-best public high school in the nation in 2004, which was the 2nd highest in the state of Missouri. In 2011 it was ranked as the 89th best public high school in the nation and was 1st in the state of Missouri. As of January 2022[update], Clayton High School is rated number 2 best public school in Missouri by Niche.[5] As of 2007, approximately 97% of all Clayton High Schoolers graduate High School, and go on to college. The school won the 2004 Missouri Class 4 state championship in football.[6] The high school's mascot is the Greyhound, and its colors are orange and blue.
Middle schooledit
Wydown Middle School supports students in grades 6-8. The school was erected in 1942. It has since been demolished and replaced with a LEED certified, state of the art building, still holding grades 6-8. At this point, Wydown was being used as a junior high school. This school has a reputation for its intramural programs and its mathematics. It has been ranked top ten in Missouri for "excellence in mathematics for schools with over 500 students" since 1999.
Elementary schoolsedit
Ralph M. Captain Elementary School — grades K-5
Glenridge Elementary School — grades K-5
Meramec Elementary School — grades K-5
Early childhood education and parentingedit
The Family Center — pre-K
Referencesedit
^(PDF). www.clayton.k12.mo.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2011.
^"2017-2018 District Profile" (PDF). School District of Clayton. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^. Niche. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018.
^"Clayton Schools Ranked Fourth in Nation". School District of Clayton. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
^"Clayton High School". Niche. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
^. Archived from the original on March 11, 2007. Retrieved August 18, 2006.
school, district, clayton, includes, clayton, portions, richmond, heights, portion, unincorporated, louis, county, missouri, district, located, immediately, west, city, louis, some, areas, have, louis, postal, addresses, though, they, city, limits, 2017, schoo. School District of Clayton includes all of Clayton portions of Richmond Heights and a portion of unincorporated St Louis County Missouri US 1 The district is located immediately to the west of the City of St Louis Some areas have St Louis postal addresses though they are not in the city limits As of 2017 the school district had 2 681 students 278 staff and 6 schools There was an 11 1 student teacher ratio 2 The district was ranked fourth best in the United States by Niche in 2018 3 The District Clayton High School Wydown Middle School and Captain Elementary School also were ranked first in Missouri in their respective best schools rankings Glenridge Elementary took the second spot in the Missouri ranking followed closely by Meramec Elementary at number four The District also was ranked first in the State of Missouri and 16th in the country in the ranking of the best places to teach 4 Contents 1 Schools 1 1 High school 1 2 Middle school 1 3 Elementary schools 1 4 Early childhood education and parenting 2 References 3 External linksSchools editHigh school edit Clayton High School grades 9 12 Clayton High School is highly rated academically It was ranked by Newsweek as the 230th best public high school in the nation in 2004 which was the 2nd highest in the state of Missouri In 2011 it was ranked as the 89th best public high school in the nation and was 1st in the state of Missouri As of January 2022 update Clayton High School is rated number 2 best public school in Missouri by Niche 5 As of 2007 approximately 97 of all Clayton High Schoolers graduate High School and go on to college The school won the 2004 Missouri Class 4 state championship in football 6 The high school s mascot is the Greyhound and its colors are orange and blue Middle school edit Wydown Middle School supports students in grades 6 8 The school was erected in 1942 It has since been demolished and replaced with a LEED certified state of the art building still holding grades 6 8 At this point Wydown was being used as a junior high school This school has a reputation for its intramural programs and its mathematics It has been ranked top ten in Missouri for excellence in mathematics for schools with over 500 students since 1999 Elementary schools edit Ralph M Captain Elementary School grades K 5 Glenridge Elementary School grades K 5 Meramec Elementary School grades K 5 Early childhood education and parenting edit The Family Center pre KReferences edit Map PDF www clayton k12 mo us Archived from the original PDF on April 1 2012 Retrieved September 22 2011 2017 2018 District Profile PDF School District of Clayton Retrieved March 20 2018 2018 Best School Districts in America Niche Archived from the original on March 17 2018 Clayton Schools Ranked Fourth in Nation School District of Clayton Retrieved March 20 2018 Clayton High School Niche Retrieved January 20 2022 Scoring Summary Archived from the original on March 11 2007 Retrieved August 18 2006 External links editSchool District of Clayton Clayton School District History at the Wayback Machine archived 2006 09 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title School District of Clayton amp oldid 1220325371, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
