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Central High

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 92% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Central High is a public high school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, serving 1,261 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Parkway C-2 School District, which is ranked 39 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Central High has consistently ranked in the top 40 high schools in Missouri over the past 10 years, with a peak ranking of 13 out of 358 schools in the 2020-2021 school year. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong academic performance. Central High also performs exceptionally well in serving its diverse student population, ranking in the top 25 in Missouri for its performance with African American, Hispanic, and White student groups, as well as its performance with English Language Learner and Special Education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Central High performs well within the Parkway C-2 district, particularly in its higher test scores and graduation rates. However, West High, another Parkway C-2 school, outperforms Central High in several key metrics. Outside the district, Kirkwood Senior High and Marquette Senior High, both highly ranked schools, also demonstrate stronger performance than Central High in certain areas.

1,281

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,536

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

369 N Woods Mill Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017-3329

(314) 415-7900

District: Parkway C-2

Feeder schools for Central High:

Elementary:	Green Trails Elementary
	Highcroft Ridge Elementary
	River Bend Elementary
	Shenandoah Valley Elementary
Middle:	Central Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

African American:

16.6%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (58% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Missouri high schools

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg61%

Missouri avg44%

30^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 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	81.3	30 of 367	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	78.4	31 of 378	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	64.5	69 of 352	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	40 of 361	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.4	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	28 of 460	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	38 of 468	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	83.5	36 of 404	91.1%	★★★★★
2016	76.1	42 of 401	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.5	40 of 504	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	83.4	12 of 521	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	82.0	14 of 523	97.3%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	20 of 522	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	70.0	79 of 528	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	78.9	24 of 516	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	65.4	96 of 507	81.1%	★★★★☆
2008	92.5	14 of 539	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	38 of 538	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.5	32 of 534	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	23 of 105	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	24 of 105	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	16 of 99	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	35 of 111	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.1	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	64.7	26 of 111	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	20 of 129	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	20 of 103	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	11 of 53	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	57.9	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	16 of 46	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	26 of 47	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	35 of 47	25.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.0	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	61 of 96	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	39 of 100	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	17 of 74	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	11 of 70	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	18 of 64	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	12 of 91	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	31 of 84	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	93 of 279	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.3	216 of 274	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	77.9	28 of 255	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	103 of 368	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.1	235 of 382	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	86.2	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	12 of 52	76.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	9 of 138	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	50.9	53 of 127	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	25 of 306	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	19 of 321	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	60.0	66 of 302	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	45 of 310	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	12 of 309	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.4	22 of 430	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	25 of 440	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English II72%+19 vs state

Biology I55%+18 vs state

Government54%+14 vs state

Algebra I51%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra 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 Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central High	Public	9-12	369 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7900	1,281	85	15.1	15.8%	695 (54.3%)	213 (16.6%)	110 (8.6%)	180 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.4%)	81.3	30^th of 367 public high schools	91.8%		78.4	31^st of 378 public high schools	91.8%	1	50.8	55.3	72.3		54.2	$14,536	$175	$14,361
North High	Public	9-12	12860 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7600	990	71	13.9	30.0%	354 (35.8%)	371 (37.5%)	95 (9.6%)	72 (7.3%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.0%)	55.1	126^th of 367 public high schools	65.7%		58.4	104^th of 378 public high schools	72.5%	22	39.9	38.0	51.8	57.7	42.5	$15,904	$186	$15,719
West High	Public	9-12	14653 Clayton Rd	Ballwin	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7500	1,417	91	15.4	10.7%	874 (61.7%)	158 (11.2%)	53 (3.7%)	234 (16.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (6.8%)	93	5^th of 367 public high schools	98.6%		91.4	5^th of 378 public high schools	98.7%		67.3	69.4	80.1	85.3	71.7	$14,783	$178	$14,605
Hiram Neuwoehner	Public	9-12	12112 Clayton Rd.	Town and Country	63131	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	No	(314) 989-8700	101	31	3.2	100.0%	47 (46.5%)	40 (39.6%)	3 (3.0%)	9 (8.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)						$150,845	$11,813	$139,032
Marquette Senior High	Public	9-12	2351 Clarkson Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6000	2,095	131	15.9	15.0%	1,322 (63.1%)	178 (8.5%)	131 (6.3%)	388 (18.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.5%)	84.8	19^th of 367 public high schools	94.8%		79.2	28^th of 378 public high schools	92.6%	9	50.7	67.3	71.2	75.7	59.0	$12,409	$161	$12,248
Pattonville Senior High	Public	9-12	2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8051	1,945	127	15.3	42.9%	714 (36.7%)	691 (35.5%)	297 (15.3%)	55 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	185 (9.5%)	73	56^th of 367 public high schools	84.7%		70.5	56^th of 378 public high schools	85.2%		50.1	47.3	59.6	63.1	55.6	$16,401	$347	$16,054
Ladue Horton Watkins High	Public	9-12	1201 S Warson Rd	Saint Louis	63124	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 993-6447	1,395	95	14.7	11.5%	715 (51.3%)	238 (17.1%)	75 (5.4%)	255 (18.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (8.0%)	80.1	36^th of 367 public high schools	90.2%		70.1	57^th of 378 public high schools	84.9%	21	37.4	61.7	74.3	56.2	56.6	$15,940	$17	$15,922
South High	Public	9-12	801 Hanna Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7700	1,485	102	14.5	19.9%	950 (64.0%)	192 (12.9%)	91 (6.1%)	146 (9.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	99 (6.7%)	76.7	43^rd of 367 public high schools	88.3%		77.2	34^th of 378 public high schools	91.0%	9	51.8	49.8	65.8	71.1	53.2	$15,373	$193	$15,180
Kirkwood Senior High	Public	9-12	801 W Essex Ave	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6110	1,693	115	14.6	11.0%	1,294 (76.4%)	173 (10.2%)	82 (4.8%)	26 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (6.9%)	84.1	20^th of 367 public high schools	94.6%		74.6	42^nd of 378 public high schools	88.9%	22	58.0	61.5	76.1	59.5	67.4	$16,377	$60	$16,317
Francis Howell North High	Public	9-12	2549 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4900	1,716	89	19.3	21.3%	1,171 (68.2%)	193 (11.2%)	153 (8.9%)	99 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.5%)	82.6	26^th of 367 public high schools	92.9%		73.7	45^th of 378 public high schools	88.1%	19	51.2	59.4	72.1	85.0	54.1	$13,559	$323	$13,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High

What district is Central High in?

Parkway C-2

What schools feed into Central High?

Central High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Green Trails Elementary
Elementary : Highcroft Ridge Elementary
Elementary : River Bend Elementary
Elementary : Shenandoah Valley Elementary
Middle : Central Middle

Is Central High a good school?

Yes. Central High ranks in the top 8.2% of Missouri high schools.

How many students attend Central High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,281 students attended Central High.

What is the racial makeup of Central High?

Students at Central High are 54% White, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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