Accreditation

• Missouri School Improvement Program: Accredited
• Distinction in Performance Award-state's highest recognition-earned each year since award's inception

2011 September Enrollment Report (pdf, 1.42MB)

 

Enrollment

(*Official enrollment is recorded last Wednesday of September.)
Official Enrollment for 2011-2012	5,132
Keysor Elementary School, Grades K-5	425
North Glendale Elementary School, Grades 1-5	379
Robinson Elementary School, Grades K-5	426
Tillman Elementary School, Grades K-5	559
Westchester Elementary School, Grades K-5	429
Nipher Middle School, Grades 6-8	605
North Kirkwood Middle School, Grades 6-8	600
Kirkwood High School, Grades 9-12	1,709

 

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 2011: $4.2878 per $100 assessed valuation
• Assessed Valuation as of September 2010: $1,179,201,420
• Operating Budget for 2010-11: $61.6 million

Staff Statistics

• 2011-12 Staff: 714 + 61 SSD*
• 390 Teachers and 25 Administrators
• 299 Support Personnel
• 116 Special School District Staff*
  *SSD St. Louis County employees who teach in Kirkwood District.
• Teacher Salary Average: $67,862
• Teacher Salary Range: $42,300 - $94,005
• Teachers average 15 years teaching experience
• Administrators average 19 years experience
• 89% of teachers hold master's degrees or higher
• 52% of administrators hold doctorates

Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) — Spring 2011

The Kirkwood School District is pleased to report that the 2011 MAP index scores for Kirkwood students rank in the top five for St. Louis County in every grade level and content area. MAP scores show an increase in Kirkwood students scoring in the proficient and advanced categories. Students in Grades 3 through 8 were tested in communications arts and mathematics. Students in Grades 5 and 8 were also tested in science. High School students took the EOC exams in English, algebra and biology.

In addition to an increase in MAP scores, the district saw significant student gains in meeting adequate yearly progress (AYP). AYP reports are part of the Federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, which was signed into law in 2002. The goal of NCLB is for all children to be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Each district and each individual school is assessed to determine if it has achieved adequate yearly progress toward that goal on an annual basis.

End of Course Exams (EOC)

On the End of Course (EOC) exams taken at the high school level, Kirkwood High School students ranked fourth in algebra, second in biology and fifth in English II. This is the third 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.

For a complete listing of the scores, please Student Achievement (pdf, 665.69KB)