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Lafayette Senior High

Public Grades 9-12

34^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 91% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Lafayette Senior High is a public high school located in Wildwood, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,660 students. The school is part of the Rockwood R-VI School District, which is ranked 27th out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Lafayette Senior High has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Missouri, with a ranking as high as 7th out of 468 schools in the 2017-2018 school year. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years, indicating its exceptional performance. Lafayette's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in subjects like Biology I, English II, and Government. The school also has a low dropout rate, ranging from 0.5% to 1.0% in recent years, and a high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 94% and reaching as high as 97.4% in the 2023-2024 school year.

When comparing Lafayette Senior High to nearby schools within the Rockwood R-VI School District, such as Rockwood Summit Senior High, Eureka Senior High, and Marquette Senior High, it is clear that the district as a whole is performing at a high level. However, Lafayette Senior High stands out as the highest-performing school within the district, with the strongest academic performance, highest statewide ranking, and most consistent 5-star rating.

1,669

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,532

Per pupil spending ?

11.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17050 Clayton Rd
Wildwood, MO 63011-1794

(636) 733-4100

District: Rockwood R-VI

Feeder schools for Lafayette Senior High:

Elementary:	Babler Elementary
	Chesterfield Elementary
	Ellisville Elementary
	Green Pines Elementary
Middle:	Rockwood Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.6%

Asian:

10.8%

African American:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (63% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Missouri high schools

✓98% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Rockwood R-VI's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

Missouri avg45%

34^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Rockwood R-VI

27^th of 367Rockwood R-VI 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	80.6	34 of 367	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	18 of 378	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	16 of 352	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	15 of 361	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	81.5	20 of 358	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	15 of 460	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	7 of 468	98.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	1 of 404	99.8%	★★★★★
2016	85.2	11 of 401	97.3%	★★★★★
2015	86.6	5 of 504	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.2	3 of 521	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.7	9 of 523	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	5 of 522	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	76.8	33 of 528	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	70.4	72 of 516	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	67 of 507	86.8%	★★★★☆
2008	95.5	11 of 539	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	95.0	7 of 538	98.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.2	9 of 534	98.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	49 of 105	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.7	60 of 105	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	22 of 99	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	34 of 105	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	47 of 96	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	36 of 111	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	6 of 14	57.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	73.1	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.7	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.4	15 of 38	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.6	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	2 of 111	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	10 of 129	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	21 of 46	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	3 of 47	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.3	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	60.9	37 of 96	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	28 of 100	72.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	70.1	22 of 91	75.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	67 of 279	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.0	170 of 274	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	124 of 268	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	150 of 250	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	214 of 255	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	256 of 368	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	145 of 382	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	18 of 138	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	29 of 135	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	34 of 127	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	43 of 306	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	27 of 321	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	20 of 302	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	14 of 310	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	18 of 309	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	12 of 430	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	5 of 440	98.9%	★★★★★

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 (2022)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2019)76th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-34 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile-36 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Biology I71%+33 vs state

English II71%+18 vs state

Government61%+20 vs state

Algebra II53%-5 vs state

Algebra I44%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Eureka Senior High	Public	9-12	4525 Hwy 109	Eureka	63025	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-3100	1,586	102	15.6	11.9%	1,361 (85.8%)	90 (5.7%)	63 (4.0%)	30 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.6%)	83	25^th of 367 public high schools	93.2%		77.6	32^nd of 378 public high schools	91.5%	7	61.9	54.6	65.7	57.4	65.6	$13,790	$156	$13,634
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
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
Missouri Eastern Corr Center	Public	7-12	18701 Old Hwy 66 Route 1	Pacific	63069	St. Louis County	Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(636) 257-3322	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Francis Howell High	Public	9-12	7001 Hwy 94 South	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4700	1,843	92	19.9	7.6%	1,462 (79.3%)	127 (6.9%)	90 (4.9%)	84 (4.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.0%)	90.4	10^th of 367 public high schools	97.3%		90	8^th of 378 public high schools	97.9%	2	58.7	63.7	75.9	92.0	69.1	$12,905	$182	$12,724
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Senior High?

Students at Lafayette Senior High are 71% White, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lafayette Senior High a good school?

Yes. Lafayette Senior High ranks in the top 9.3% of Missouri high schools.

What schools feed into Lafayette Senior High?

Lafayette Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Babler Elementary
Elementary : Chesterfield Elementary
Elementary : Ellisville Elementary
Elementary : Green Pines Elementary
Middle : Rockwood Valley Middle

What district is Lafayette Senior High in?

Rockwood R-VI

How many students attend Lafayette Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,669 students attended Lafayette Senior High.

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