Best Public Schools in Maplewood, MO

Summary:

The city of Maplewood, Missouri is home to three schools that serve students from early childhood through high school: Mrh Early Childhood Center, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High, and Mrh Middle. These schools are part of the highly-ranked Maplewood-Richmond Heights school district, which is among the top 15% of districts in the state.

The standout school in the district is Maplewood-Richmond Heights High, which is ranked 24th out of 367 Missouri high schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This high school boasts an impressive 97.2% 4-year graduation rate and a low 1.2% dropout rate, along with strong academic performance that exceeds the state average on End of Course exams. The district's focus on early childhood education is also evident at Mrh Early Childhood Center, which has a low student-teacher ratio and relatively low chronic absenteeism rate compared to the other schools.

Overall, the Maplewood-Richmond Heights school district appears to be a high-performing system that invests heavily in its students, with per-student spending well above the state average. While the district serves a mix of socioeconomic backgrounds, as indicated by the free/reduced lunch rates, the schools are delivering strong academic outcomes and supporting their students' success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Government (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplewood-Richmond Heights High	Public	9-12	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4401	439	33	13.2	31.7%	251 (57.2%)	83 (18.9%)	36 (8.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.1%)	83.1	24^th of 367 public high schools	93.5%		68	66^th of 378 public high schools	82.5%	42						51.0	63.6	69.3	56.0	$18,362	$39	$18,323
Mrh Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-2	2810 Burgess Avenue	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 644-4405	451	38	11.9	22.2%	323 (71.6%)	52 (11.5%)	27 (6.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)								(n/a)										$15,296	$32	$15,264
Mrh Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4406	197	20	9.8	34.0%	108 (54.8%)	39 (19.8%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.2%)	84.5	50^th of 438 public middle schools	88.6%		80.3	66^th of 451 public middle schools	85.4%	16	53.0	44.5	53.0	61.1	61.0					$19,019	$54	$18,966

Cities Near Maplewood

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Louis	0.72 mi	222	296^th
Berkeley	1.54 mi	2	396^th
Saint Ann	1.71 mi	7	347^th
Ferguson	2.71 mi	7	338^th
Hazelwood	2.75 mi	9	253^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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