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Westchester Elementary

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Westchester Elementary ranks 123 rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Westchester Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Kirkwood, Missouri, serving 593 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Kirkwood R-VII School District, which is ranked 16th out of 367 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westchester Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking ranging from 12th to 123rd out of over 900 schools in recent years. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test scores across various subjects and grade levels, and they excel in specific subgroups, such as special education and disabled students, where the school ranks among the top in the state. Westchester Elementary also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a very low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a stable and engaged student population.

Westchester Elementary's strong academic performance is further supported by its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.7 to 16.5 students per teacher, which is lower than the district and state averages. The school also spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $9,844 to $11,763 in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages. These factors contribute to Westchester Elementary's consistent high performance and ability to address the needs of diverse learners, making it a standout institution within the Kirkwood R-VII School District and the state of Missouri.

572

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,389

Per pupil spending ?

4.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1416 Woodgate Ave
Kirkwood, MO 63122-1036

(314) 213-6160

District: Kirkwood R-Vii

Students who attend Westchester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Kirkwood Middle
High:	Kirkwood Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Two or more races:

5.8%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Missouri elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg62%

Missouri avg42%

123^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Kirkwood R-Vii

16^th of 367Kirkwood R-Vii among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	123 of 900	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	87 of 906	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	41 of 898	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	26 of 908	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	63 of 901	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	30 of 1052	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	22 of 1045	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.5	17 of 1032	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	94.3	12 of 865	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	20 of 1058	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	38 of 1089	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	87.4	74 of 1108	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	87.6	66 of 1085	93.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	57 of 1088	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	45 of 1066	95.8%	★★★★★
2009	94.5	16 of 1053	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.6	63 of 1084	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	34 of 1080	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	91.9	30 of 1074	97.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	90.8	14 of 302	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	5 of 251	98.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	69.4	20 of 70	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2018	70.0	179 of 887	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	8 of 97	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	138 of 666	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	89 of 668	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	43 of 673	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	28 of 675	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	51 of 691	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	34 of 917	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	32 of 898	96.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)80th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)71st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+21 vs state

Mathematics59%+18 vs state

Science59%+17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, July 12, 2010

This is a wonderful, supportive school that pushes the teachers, staff, and students to go above and beyond all expectations. I could not ask for a better district and school to be a part of. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Westchester Elementary	Public	K-5	1416 Woodgate Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6160	572	34	16.6	4.5%	499 (87.2%)	13 (2.3%)	13 (2.3%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.8%)	84.4	123^rd of 900 public elementary schools	86.3%		86.3	87^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.4%	36	72.0	55.8	50.5	58.9	59.7	67.5				$13,389	$25	$13,363
W. W. Keysor Elementary	Public	K-5	725 N Geyer Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6120	565	37	15.3	4.4%	468 (82.8%)	27 (4.8%)	18 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	93.1	41^st of 900 public elementary schools	95.4%		92.2	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%	1	84.7	73.7	54.0	62.0	82.9	75.6	67.0			$13,503	$30	$13,474
F. P. Tillman Elementary	Public	K-5	230 Quan Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6150	457	32	14.3	6.1%	360 (78.8%)	23 (5.0%)	18 (3.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.9%)	83.5	127^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.9%		86.2	88^th of 906 public elementary schools	90.3%	39	58.9	61.5	46.3	48.8	70.4	75.5	64.2			$15,415	$25	$15,390
Litzsinger	Public	K-8	10094 Litzsinger Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 989-8800	84	32	2.6	100.0%	37 (44.0%)	35 (41.7%)	4 (4.8%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)					7.8		6.3	20.1	6.3	$168,849	$15,227	$153,622
North Glendale Elementary	Public	K-5	765 N Sappington Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6130	571	38	15.1	6.5%	466 (81.6%)	58 (10.2%)	20 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	85.8	111^th of 900 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.6	60^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.4%	51	55.0	55.8	71.7	67.9	61.1	62.6				$13,302	$24	$13,278
George R. Robinson Elementary	Public	K-5	803 Couch Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 213-6140	463	30	15.4	13.8%	324 (70.0%)	72 (15.6%)	26 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.3%)	71.1	241^st of 900 public elementary schools	73.2%		70.2	256^th of 906 public elementary schools	71.7%	15	46.6	62.4	34.6	44.1	60.9	74.9	51.5			$14,988	$29	$14,959
Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	9825 Hudson Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6466	199	20	10.1	10.6%	150 (75.4%)	10 (5.0%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.6%)	94.6	29^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.8%		90.9	52^nd of 906 public elementary schools	94.3%	23	72.5		64.2	71.4	75.0	69.6				$17,507	$110	$17,397
Conway Elementary	Public	K-4	9900 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-2878	392	32	12.4	5.1%	236 (60.2%)	36 (9.2%)	13 (3.3%)	65 (16.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.9%)	97.9	7^th of 900 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.3	6^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.3%	1	75.1	86.9			75.9	90.4				$16,120	$19	$16,102
Dr. Henry Givens Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N Rock Hill Rd	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 963-6460	306	25	12.1	36.9%	165 (53.9%)	102 (33.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	64.6	315^th of 900 public elementary schools	65.0%		77.1	172^nd of 906 public elementary schools	81.0%	143	42.1	43.8	62.8		49.2					$14,314	$30	$14,284
Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	378	27	14.0	3.7%	312 (82.5%)	15 (4.0%)	13 (3.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	93.7	36^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.4	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%	2		86.8	74.1	59.6	62.0	81.9				$14,862	$163	$14,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Westchester Elementary

What schools do graduates of Westchester Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westchester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Kirkwood Middle
High : Kirkwood Senior High

How many students attend Westchester Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Westchester Elementary.

Is Westchester Elementary a good school?

Westchester Elementary ranks 123^rd of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Westchester Elementary in?

Kirkwood R-Vii

What is the racial makeup of Westchester Elementary?

Students at Westchester Elementary are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

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