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South High

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South High ranks 43 rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

43^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 88% of Missouri high schools

Summary

South High is a public high school located in Manchester, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,524 students. 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.

South High has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Missouri high schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 11th out of 404 schools in 2016-2017. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing well above the state average. South High's four-year graduation rate has consistently been above 92%, significantly higher than the state average, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.9% to 1.3% in recent years.

South High students consistently outperform the state and district averages in End-of-Course (EOC) assessments across subjects like Algebra I, Biology I, English II, Algebra II, and Government. The school's performance is generally on par with or exceeds that of the other high schools in the Parkway C-2 district, such as Central High and West High. However, when compared to high schools in the neighboring Rockwood R-VI district, such as Lafayette Senior High and Marquette Senior High, South High's performance is slightly lower in some areas, particularly in Algebra II and Government EOC assessments.

1,485

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,373

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Hanna Rd
Manchester, MO 63021-6771

(314) 415-7700

District: Parkway C-2

Feeder schools for South High:

Elementary:	Barretts Elementary
	Carman Trails Elementary
	Hanna Woods Elementary
	Oak Brook Elementary
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	Sorrento Springs Elementary
	Wren Hollow Elementary
Middle:	South Middle
	Southwest Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

African American:

12.9%

Asian:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (56% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Missouri high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Parkway C-2's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg62%

Missouri avg45%

43^rd of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	76.7	43 of 367	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	34 of 378	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	65.3	65 of 352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	105 of 361	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	50 of 358	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	64 of 460	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	68 of 468	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	91.4	11 of 404	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	12 of 401	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	75.6	52 of 504	89.7%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	32 of 521	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	19 of 523	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	13 of 522	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	72.0	66 of 528	87.5%	★★★★☆
2010	63.9	123 of 516	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	114 of 507	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	83.6	40 of 539	92.6%	★★★★★
2007	86.9	29 of 538	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.8	27 of 534	94.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	60 of 105	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	34 of 105	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	19 of 99	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	47 of 105	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	66 of 106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	76 of 111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	24 of 38	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.1	14 of 38	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	53 of 111	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	45 of 129	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	36 of 103	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.0	22 of 95	76.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	9 of 53	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	26 of 42	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	4 of 47	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	71.1	11 of 47	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	43.4	31 of 45	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	27 of 96	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	50.2	64 of 100	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	37 of 70	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	35 of 64	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.7	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	23.5	76 of 91	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	67 of 84	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	124 of 279	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	76 of 274	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	133 of 250	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	282 of 368	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	263 of 382	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	91.2	2 of 59	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	2 of 52	96.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	21 of 138	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	22 of 135	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	16 of 127	87.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	36 of 306	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	22 of 321	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	51 of 302	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	97 of 310	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	44 of 309	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	52 of 430	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	50 of 440	88.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)97th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile-44 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2024)20th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II71%+13 vs state

English II66%+13 vs state

Government53%+13 vs state

Algebra I52%+6 vs state

Biology I50%+12 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, November 13, 2021

The lunch portions keep getting smaller and smaller and the food is not great in general, there is also a few teachers that do not help the student learn in any way, they also are not great communicators, other than that this is a good school. Close Quote

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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
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
Valley Park Senior High	Public	9-12	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3613	230	22	10.5	36.1%	149 (64.8%)	38 (16.5%)	15 (6.5%)	9 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.3%)								(n/a)	55.0					$20,788	$104	$20,684
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
Rockwood Summit Senior High	Public	9-12	1780 Hawkins Rd	Fenton	63026	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6800	1,194	78	15.3	17.1%	972 (81.4%)	94 (7.9%)	39 (3.3%)	39 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.1%)	60.3	105^th of 367 public high schools	71.4%		56.4	113^th of 378 public high schools	70.1%	8	49.1	45.1	58.4	47.3	37.3	$15,054	$160	$14,894
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
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
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
South Technical	Public	11-12	12721 W Watson Rd	Saint Louis	63127	St. Louis County	Specl. School Dst. St. Louis County	No	No	No	No	(314) 989-7400	885	35	25.0	4.5%	606 (68.5%)	122 (13.8%)	61 (6.9%)	58 (6.6%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.8%)								(n/a)						$76,498	$8,853	$67,646
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
Lafayette Senior High	Public	9-12	17050 Clayton Rd	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4100	1,669	107	15.6	11.4%	1,178 (70.6%)	149 (8.9%)	86 (5.2%)	181 (10.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.2%)	80.6	34^th of 367 public high schools	90.7%		82.9	18^th of 378 public high schools	95.2%	16	43.7	70.7	70.7	53.3	61.0	$13,532	$161	$13,371

Frequently Asked Questions about South High

What schools feed into South High?

South High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barretts Elementary
Elementary : Carman Trails Elementary
Elementary : Hanna Woods Elementary
Elementary : Oak Brook Elementary
Elementary : Sorrento Springs Elementary
Elementary : Wren Hollow Elementary
Middle : South Middle
Middle : Southwest Middle

What is the racial makeup of South High?

Students at South High are 64% White, 13% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is South High a good school?

South High ranks 43^rd of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is South High in?

Parkway C-2

How many students attend South High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,485 students attended South High.

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