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Ladue Middle

Public Grades 6-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Ladue Middle is a highly-regarded public middle school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 1,033 students in grades 6-8. Part of the Ladue School District, which is ranked 7th out of 367 districts in the state, Ladue Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Missouri, with a statewide ranking between 6th and 27th over the past several years.

The school's students perform exceptionally well on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Ladue Middle has a diverse student population, with high percentages of Asian, African American, and multi-racial students, and the school's performance for these subgroups is particularly noteworthy, with many ranking in the top 3-14 in the state. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.1% to 17.8% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Ritenour Middle, Brittany Woods, and Mrh Middle, Ladue Middle significantly outperforms them in academic proficiency and chronic absenteeism. The school's consistent high performance and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several consecutive years demonstrate its ability to deliver excellent educational outcomes for its diverse student population.

1,053

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,551

Per pupil spending ?

11%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9701 Conway Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63124-1646

(314) 993-3900

District: Ladue

Students who attend Ladue Middle usually attend:

High:

Ladue Horton Watkins High

Feeder schools for Ladue Middle:

Elementary:	Conway Elementary
	Old Bonhomme Elementary
	Reed Elementary
	Spoede Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Asian:

18.7%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Missouri middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg70%

Missouri avg41%

9^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 367Ladue 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	95.7	9 of 438	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	18 of 451	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	27 of 459	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	6 of 459	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	10 of 454	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	11 of 587	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	10 of 552	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	9 of 568	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	4 of 435	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.5	4 of 585	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	94.3	8 of 633	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	84.5	30 of 649	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	6 of 623	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	93.7	8 of 625	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	8 of 614	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.8	7 of 601	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	90.5	11 of 624	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	14 of 624	97.8%	★★★★★
2006	91.4	17 of 619	97.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	3 of 143	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	14 of 144	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.6	14 of 153	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	9 of 148	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.2	21 of 135	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	46 of 149	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	33 of 129	74.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	1 of 21	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	2 of 16	87.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	91.6	8 of 187	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	9 of 195	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.8	16 of 204	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	13 of 162	92.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.8	1 of 42	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	66.6	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	15 of 48	68.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	68.1	27 of 121	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	14 of 104	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	74.0	22 of 130	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	56 of 369	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	131 of 378	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	183 of 382	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	153 of 365	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.2	303 of 371	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	306 of 482	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	150 of 422	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	3 of 51	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.4	1 of 45	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	5 of 98	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	2 of 79	97.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	13 of 196	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	30 of 194	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	10 of 192	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	10 of 358	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	10 of 379	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	22 of 385	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	13 of 381	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	12 of 376	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	11 of 527	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	4 of 479	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2019)83rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+47 vs state

English Language Arts72%+32 vs state

Science68%+29 vs state

Mathematics68%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 14, 2022

This school is overcrowded. They don’t care about students. Assistant principal is cold. They are there to collect their paychecks. They are not there to help your child to build confidence and be successful. They try very hard to push woke agenda. Close Quote

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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)	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 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ladue Middle	Public	6-8	9701 Conway Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 993-3900	1,053	77	13.6	11.0%	542 (51.5%)	170 (16.1%)	45 (4.3%)	197 (18.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (9.1%)	95.7	9^th of 438 public middle schools	97.9%		93.2	18^th of 451 public middle schools	96.0%	9		76.1	69.3	43.8		68.2		73.6	68.8	75.0	92.5	$15,551	$55	$15,496
Ladue Fifth Grade Center	Public	5	10900 Ladue Road	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 983-5540	357	29	12.4	8.1%	194 (54.3%)	44 (12.3%)	23 (6.4%)	73 (20.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)	74.0				81.5		79.1					$16,241	$26	$16,215
Brentwood Middle	Public	6-8	2225 High School Dr.	Brentwood	63144	St. Louis County	Brentwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 962-8238	160	16	9.8	18.8%	91 (56.9%)	25 (15.6%)	12 (7.5%)	13 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.9%)	95.8	8^th of 438 public middle schools	98.2%		95.8	12^th of 451 public middle schools	97.3%	4		80.0	69.4			65.0			63.2	72.0		$20,237	$527	$19,709
Brittany Woods	Public	6-8	8125 Groby Rd	University City	63130	St. Louis County	University City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 290-4280	557	47	11.7	100.0%	46 (8.3%)	440 (79.0%)	48 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	13.9	391^st of 438 public middle schools	10.7%		19	379^th of 451 public middle schools	16.0%	12		19.2	12.1	18.5		14.9		20.6	18.5	20.6		$19,101	$795	$18,307
North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	697	50	13.9	6.6%	568 (81.5%)	37 (5.3%)	46 (6.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	96.1	7^th of 438 public middle schools	98.4%		97.6	7^th of 451 public middle schools	98.4%			81.6	68.3	51.3		65.1		74.2	63.3	78.7		$14,410	$27	$14,383
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	812	62	13.1	32.4%	289 (35.6%)	291 (35.8%)	65 (8.0%)	87 (10.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.6%)	56.4	186^th of 438 public middle schools	57.5%		65.3	134^th of 451 public middle schools	70.3%	52		49.0	38.4	19.2		36.3		45.4	39.8	46.5	92.0	$14,625	$188	$14,436
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
Wydown Middle	Public	6-8	6500 Wydown	Clayton	63105	St. Louis County	Clayton	No	No	No	No	(314) 854-6400	604	64	9.3	11.6%	355 (58.8%)	100 (16.6%)	26 (4.3%)	67 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.1%)	95.7	10^th of 438 public middle schools	97.7%		97.5	8^th of 451 public middle schools	98.2%	2		77.3	73.0	69.3		61.8		70.2	69.4	62.7		$24,493	$112	$24,381
Hixson Middle	Public	6-8	630 S Elm Ave	Saint Louis	63119	St. Louis County	Webster Groves	No	No	No	No	(314) 963-6450	982	69	14.1	13.8%	778 (79.2%)	86 (8.8%)	49 (5.0%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	94.2	17^th of 438 public middle schools	96.1%		92.8	23^rd of 451 public middle schools	94.9%	6		72.0	71.7	64.7		69.3		68.2	59.7	58.2		$14,334	$31	$14,302
Ritenour Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Marshall Ave	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6250	737	49	15.1	100.0%	114 (15.5%)	315 (42.7%)	237 (32.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.7%)	16.9	379^th of 438 public middle schools	13.5%		17.8	390^th of 451 public middle schools	13.5%	11		15.7	17.7	27.3		17.4		16.5	24.6	19.0	95.0	$13,999	$423	$13,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Ladue Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ladue Middle?

Students at Ladue Middle are 51% White, 19% Asian, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Ladue Middle attend?

Students who attend Ladue Middle usually go on to attend Ladue Horton Watkins High

How many students attend Ladue Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,053 students attended Ladue Middle.

Is Ladue Middle a good school?

Yes! Ladue Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 438 Missouri middle schools.

What district is Ladue Middle in?

Ladue

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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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