KSD Key Facts
Where am I?
Accreditation
- Missouri School Improvement Program: Accredited
- Distinction in Performance Award-state's highest recognition-earned each year since award's inception
Enrollment
| (*Official enrollment is recorded last Wednesday of September.) | |
| Official Enrollment for 2009-2010 | 5,000 |
| Keysor Elementary School, Grades K-5 | 429 |
| North Glendale Elementary School, Grades 1-5 | 344 |
| Robinson Elementary School, Grades K-5 | 411 |
| Tillman Elementary School, Grades K-5 | 552 |
| Westchester Elementary School, Grades K-5 | 446 |
| Nipher Middle School, Grades 6-8 | 599 |
| North Kirkwood Middle School, Grades 6-8 | 589 |
| Kirkwood High School, Grades 9-12 | 1,630 |
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, 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-2009: $4.082 per $100 assessed valuation
- Assessed Valuation as of August 2009: $1,223,831,000
- Operating Budget for 2009-10: $64.5 million
Staff Statistics
- 2009-10 Staff: 735 + 121 SSD* (as of Oct. 2008)
- 393 Teachers and 25 Administrators
- 316 Support Personnel
- 121 Special School District Staff*
*SSD St. Louis County employees who teach in Kirkwood District. - Teacher Salary Average: $62,052
- Teacher Salary Range: $41,200 - $89,900
- Teachers average 14.4 years teaching experience
- Administrators average 21 years experience
- 86% of teachers hold master's degrees or higher
- 42% of administrators hold doctorates
Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) — Spring 2010
The Kirkwood School District is pleased to report that the 2010 MAP index scores for Kirkwood students rank in the top five for St. Louis County in every grade level and content area. Students in Grades 3 through 8 were tested in communications arts and mathematics. Students in Grades 5 and 8 were also tested in science.In an article on overall MAP scores published July 30, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Kirkwood as being one of the local districts with the “highest passing rates again this year” with at least 75 percent of its students passing the tests given last spring.
End of Course Exams (EOC)
On the End of Course (EOC) exams taken at the high school level, Kirkwood High School students ranked first in algebra and third in biology and English II. This is the second year high school students have taken the EOC exams, which replaced MAP tests previously given to students in 10th grade (math) and 11th grade (communications arts). Students take the EOC exams over specific content at the end of the course.
End of Course Exam: Government
District MAP Index
LADUE 834.3
CLAYTON 822.2
ROCKWOOD 818.1
KIRKWOOD 797.8
PATTONVILLE 788.4
MISSOURI AVG 748.7
End of Course Exam: English 2
District MAP Index
CLAYTON 845.2
LADUE 834.4
KIRKWOOD 824.4
LINDBERGH 824.3
ROCKWOOD 824.1
MISSOURI AVG 791.9
End of Course Exam: Biology
District MAP Index
CLAYTON 818.5
LINDBERGH 811.2
KIRKWOOD 795.4
PARKWAY 792.0
PATTONVILLE 787.5
MISSOURI AVG 760.7
End of Course Exam: Algebra I
District MAP Index
KIRKWOOD 816.8
LINDBERGH 813.9
CLAYTON 807.0
VALLEY PARK 806.7
WEBSTER GROVES 803.7
MISSOURI AVG 766.3
