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 2008-2009 |
5,026
|
| Keysor Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
427 |
| North Glendale Elementary School, Grades 1-5 |
360
|
| Robinson Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
388
|
| Tillman Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
543
|
| Westchester Elementary School, Grades K-5 |
456
|
| Nipher Middle School, Grades 6-8 |
581
|
| North Kirkwood Middle School, Grades 6-8 |
590
|
| Kirkwood High School, Grades 9-12 |
1,681 |
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-2008: $3.9219 per $100 assessed valuation
- Assessed Valuation as of August 2008: $1,278,634,770
- Operating Budget for 2008-09: $60 million
Staff Statistics
- 2008-09 Staff: 732 + 138 SSD* (as of Oct. 2008)
- 389 Teachers and 25 Administrators
- 318 Support Personnel
- 138 Special School District Staff**SSD St. Louis County employees who teach in Kirkwood District.
- Teacher Salary Average: $61,281
- Teacher Salary Range: $39,500 - $87,652
- Teachers average 14 years teaching experience
- Administrators average 18 years experience
- 86% of teachers hold master's degrees or higher
- 40% of administrators hold doctorates
Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) — Spring 2008
Missouri Assessment Program (MAP)-Spring 2008
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 |
KSD |
MO
|
| Grade 3 |
64.1% |
40.9% |
35.9% |
59.2% |
| Grade 4 |
68.9 |
45.60% |
31.1% |
54.4% |
| Grade 5 |
69.9% |
48.6% |
30.1% |
51.4% |
| Grade 6 |
67.9% |
47.6% |
32.0% |
52.4% |
| Grade 7 |
71.0% |
49.3% |
29.0% |
50.7% |
| Grade 8 |
68.4% |
48.4% |
31.7% |
51.7% |
| Grade 11 |
48.2% |
39.2% |
51.8% |
60.8% |
Mathematics |
| Grade |
Advanced & Proficient |
Basic & Below Basic |
|
KSD |
MO |
KSD
|
MO |
| Grade 3 |
66.2% |
44.3% |
33.7% |
55.7% |
| Grade 4 |
66.3% |
44.7% |
33.7% |
55.3% |
| Grade 5 |
64.9% |
46.2% |
35.1% |
53.8% |
| Grade 6 |
72.1% |
51.1% |
28.0% |
48.9% |
| Grade 7 |
75.1% |
49.8% |
24.9% |
50.1% |
| Grade 8 |
58.6% |
44.3% |
41.5% |
55.8% |
| Grade 10 |
64.5% |
46.2% |
35.4% |
53.9% |
| College Placement Tests-Spring 2008 |
Kirkwood Missouri U.S. ACT 23.5 21.6 21.1 SAT Reading 583 594 502 SAT Math 573 597 515 SAT Writing 567 584 494 |
Annual report information for KSD is posted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education at www.dese.mo.gov/schooldata/profile/ |
