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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 63021

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Schools

6,178

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedBarretts Elementary36^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oak Brook Elementary up 168 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Carman Trails Elementary 11 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 63021 zip code area is home to 12 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, which are part of the Parkway C-2 and Rockwood R-VI school districts. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standouts that consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

South High, the lone high school in the data set, is a top performer, ranking in the top 10% of Missouri high schools with a 95.2% four-year graduation rate and a low dropout rate of 0.9%. Similarly, Oak Brook Elementary and Barretts Elementary are exceptional elementary schools, with Barretts ranking among the top in the state and both having strong test scores, particularly in math and English language arts.

On the other hand, the data also reveals significant variation in performance within the same school districts, suggesting that factors beyond just district-level policies play a key role in driving school-level outcomes. The schools' free/reduced lunch rates, which range from 6.04% to 23.35%, indicate varying levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations, and this appears to be correlated with academic achievement. Overall, the 63021 zip code area offers a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standout institutions that provide a strong educational foundation for their students.

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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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th 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	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
Barretts Elementary	Public	K-5	1780 Carman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6000	378	27	14.0	3.7%	312 (82.5%)	15 (4.0%)	13 (3.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	93.7	36^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.4	34^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.2%	2		86.8	74.1				59.6		62.0	81.9										$14,862	$163	$14,699
Carman Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Weidman Rd	Manchester	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 415-6100	355	32	11.0	30.7%	207 (58.3%)	40 (11.3%)	41 (11.5%)	44 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.2%)	56.2	395^th of 900 public elementary schools	56.1%		55.7	389^th of 906 public elementary schools	57.1%	6	51.5	49.9	34.6				28.7		49.9	45.2	36.9									$16,360	$275	$16,085
Hanna Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	720 Hanna Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6300	360	31	11.7	30.3%	207 (57.5%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.1%)	44 (12.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.2%)	67.1	284^th of 900 public elementary schools	68.4%		63.7	309^th of 906 public elementary schools	65.9%	25	45.8	62.6	65.0				44.9		39.1	43.1	53.3									$16,559	$164	$16,395
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
Sorrento Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	390 Tumulty Dr	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6800	288	23	12.3	18.4%	217 (75.3%)	24 (8.3%)	16 (5.6%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	46	507^th of 900 public elementary schools	43.7%		49.3	458^th of 906 public elementary schools	49.4%	49	34.8	38.2	34.2				33.9		46.4		40.3									$15,629	$165	$15,464
Wren Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	655 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6850	409	30	13.4	14.7%	308 (75.3%)	28 (6.8%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	74.3	207^th of 900 public elementary schools	77.0%		79	158^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.6%	49	48.7	66.1	56.0				43.8		49.9		56.0									$14,966	$162	$14,803
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61				50.1	53.1	28.5		41.1				42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6					$13,905	$169	$13,736
Oak Brook Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Big Bend Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-6550	401	27	14.9	10.0%	291 (72.6%)	15 (3.7%)	14 (3.5%)	53 (13.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	90.1	71^st of 900 public elementary schools	92.1%		71.4	239^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.6%	168	70.2	60.6	59.6				58.1		71.7		76.0									$15,258	$163	$15,095
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19				53.7	59.4	37.3		59.2				49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4					$15,264	$158	$15,106
Ballwin Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Jefferson	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 891-6575	426	30	14.0	18.8%	279 (65.5%)	24 (5.6%)	32 (7.5%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	78.6	172^nd of 900 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.3	196^th of 906 public elementary schools	78.4%	24	56.4	56.3	44.7				56.2		59.3		58.5									$14,995	$205	$14,790
Woerther Elementary	Public	K-5	314 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6175	423	32	13.0	11.1%	276 (65.2%)	25 (5.9%)	18 (4.3%)	74 (17.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	87.8	95^th of 900 public elementary schools	89.4%		78.7	161^st of 906 public elementary schools	82.2%	66	65.3	70.4	55.7				63.5		64.0	65.3	55.7									$14,642	$354	$14,288
Ridge Meadows Elementary	Public	K-5	777 Ridge Rd	Ellisville	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6650	267	19	14.0	6.4%	205 (76.8%)	9 (3.4%)	14 (5.2%)	28 (10.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	83	135^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.0%		84.7	109^th of 906 public elementary schools	88.0%	26	73.0	44.1	55.2				55.3		76.8	61.8										$17,061	$247	$16,813
Center For Creative Learning	Public	1-5	265 Old State Rd	Ellisville	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6550	0	26	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 63021

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ballwin	0.21 mi	12	59^th
Manchester	0.9 mi	5	35^th
Valley Park	2.53 mi	3	165^th
Chesterfield	3.15 mi	13	20^th
Ellisville	3.55 mi	4	21^st

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.