School District of Clayton
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates School District of Clayton includes all of Clayton, portions of Richmond Heights, and a portion of unincorporated St. Louis County, Missouri, US.[1][2] 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.[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.
Schools
High school
- 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. since January 2022[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Clayton High School is rated number 2 best public school in Missouri by Niche.[4] 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.[5] The high school's mascot is the Greyhound, and its colors are orange and blue.
Middle school
- 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
- 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
- The Family Center — pre-K
References
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