Best Public Schools in Zip Code 63016

Summary:

The 63016 zip code is home to a single public high school, Northwest High, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 1,851 students. The school is part of the Northwest R-I school district, which is ranked 123 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northwest High has a strong 91.4% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 1.8% dropout rate. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.7% is on the higher side. Academically, the school's performance on state assessments varies, with strengths in Algebra II (81.6% proficiency) and English II (57.5% proficiency), but lower proficiency rates in Algebra I (42.8%), Biology I (35.1%), and Government (41.5%) compared to district and state averages.

The school serves a moderately economically disadvantaged student population, with 35.93% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The district spends $10,465 per student, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 to 1. Overall, Northwest High appears to be a reasonably performing school, with some areas of strength and opportunities for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and improving student outcomes in certain subject areas.

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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
Northwest High	Public	9-12	6005 Cedar Hill Rd	Cedar Hill	63016	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 274-0555	1,788	111	16.0	37.2%	1,594 (89.1%)	22 (1.2%)	81 (4.5%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.6%)	57.3	114^th of 367 public high schools	68.9%		52.5	133^rd of 378 public high schools	64.8%	19	42.8	35.1	57.5	81.6	41.5	$12,148	$385	$11,763

Cities Near Zip Code 63016

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cedar Hill	1.62 mi	1	91^st
Dittmer	3.01 mi	1	266^th
House Springs	4.46 mi	4	128^th
Catawissa	7.07 mi	1	231^st
Hillsboro	7.8 mi	13	278^th

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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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