Accreditation
- Missouri School Improvement Program: Accredited
- Distinction in Performance Award-state's highest recognition-six consecutive years since award's inception
Enrollment
| (*Official enrollment is recorded last Wednesday of September.) |
| Official Enrollment for 2007-2008 |
4,975 |
| Keysor Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
431 |
| North Glendale Elementary School, Grades 1-5 |
356 |
| Robinson Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
415 |
| Tillman Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
525 |
| Westchester Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
419 |
| Nipher Middle School, Grades 6-8 |
565 |
| North Kirkwood Middle School, Grades 6-8 |
580 |
| Kirkwood High School, Grades 9-12 |
1,684 |
Average Class Size
| Elementary, Kindergarten |
18-20 |
| Elementary, Grades 1-2 |
20-22 |
| Elementary, Grades 3-5 |
23-25 |
| Middle Schools |
25 |
| High School |
25 |
Early Childhood Education
- Kirkwood Early Childhood Center serves the needs of children ages birth through 10 years with preschool programs, extended kindergarten, school-age summer camp, early childhood special education and a Parents as Teachers program that provides parent education and child development screenings.
Financial Information
- Residential Tax Rate-2006: $4.0338 per $100 assessed valuation
- Assessed Valuation as of August 2006: $1,059,901,680
- Operating Budget for 2006-07: $54 million
Staff Statistics
- 2006-07 Staff: 732 +119 SSD* (as of Oct. 2006)
- 385 Teachers and 25 Administrators
- 322 Support Personnel
- 119 Special School District Staff**SSD St. Louis County employees who teach in Kirkwood District.
- Teacher Salary Average: $57,001
- Teacher Salary Range: $36,500 - $83,379
- Teachers average 13.6 years teaching experience
- Administrators average 20.4 years experience
- 88% of teachers hold master's degrees or higher
- 40% of administrators hold doctorates
Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) --Spring 2007
Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)-Spring 2007 The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), mandated by the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993, is designed to set a higher standard for student achievement. Four achievement levels are used for MAP tests: Advanced (highest), Proficient, Basic, and Below Basic (lowest). A comparison of MAP scores for Kirkwood students compared to those throughout the state are shown below.
| Subject |
Communications Arts |
| Grade |
Advanced & Proficient |
Basic & Below Basic |
|
KSD |
MO |
MO |
KSD |
| Grade 3 |
65.6% |
43.6% |
56.4% |
34.4% |
| Grade 4 |
67.0% |
46.0% |
54.1% |
32.9% |
| Grade 5 |
75.1% |
48.5% |
51.5% |
25% |
| Grade 6 |
69.9% |
44.4% |
55.7% |
30.1% |
| Grade 7 |
64.1% |
45.6% |
54.5% |
35.8% |
| Grade 8 |
67.2% |
42.5% |
57.5% |
32.8% |
| Grade 11 |
62.3% |
41.8% |
58.2% |
37.6% |
Mathematics |
| Grade |
Advanced & Proficient |
Basic & Below Basic |
|
KSD |
MO |
MO |
KSD |
| Grade 3 |
62.8% |
45.6% |
54.3% |
37.2% |
| Grade 4 |
61.6% |
45.2% |
54.8% |
38.4% |
| Grade 5 |
69.4% |
47.3% |
52.8% |
30.6% |
| Grade 6 |
74.1% |
48.6% |
51.5% |
25.9% |
| Grade 7 |
62.3% |
45.8% |
54.1% |
37.7% |
| Grade 8 |
66.3% |
41.6% |
58.5% |
33.7% |
| Grade 10 |
58.1% |
41.0% |
58.9% |
41.9% |
| College Placement Tests-Spring 2006 |
Kirkwood Missouri U.S. ACT 23.5 21.6 21.1 SAT Verbal 572 587 503 SAT Math 567 591 518 SAT Writing 568 582 497 |
Annual report information for KSD is posted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at www.dese.mo.gov/schooldata/profile/ |
