External Sites

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Town and Country, Missouri

External Sites in Town and Country, Missouri enrolled 1,223 students in 2024-25 with 1798.6 full-time teachers, 0.7 students per teacher against the Missouri median of 10.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 10% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 40-59% (Missouri: 89.3%).

Enrollment fell 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

1,999 students in 2022-23, 2,273 students in 2023-24, 1,223 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1648.1 to 1798.6.

Students enrolled at External Sites by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 2,273, 2024-25: 1,22301k2k3k2022-231,9992023-242,2732024-251,223
Students enrolled at External Sites by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 2,273, 2024-25: 1,22301k2k3k2022-231,9992023-242,2732024-251,223
Students enrolled at External Sites by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 2,273, 2024-25: 1,22301k2k3k2022-231,9992023-242,2732024-251,223
Students enrolled at External Sites by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 2,273, 2024-25: 1,22301k2k3k2022-231,9992023-242,2732024-251,223
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,9991648.11.2
2023-242,2731657.61.4
2024-251,2231798.60.7

0.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Missouri schools of this kind

Among the 123 Missouri schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; External Sites 0.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherExternal Sites 0.7state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; External Sites 0.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherExternal Sites 0.7state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; External Sites 0.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherExternal Sites 0.7state median 10.8U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Missouri other schools, 2024-25123 values from 3.0 to 42.8; External Sites 0.7; state median 10.8.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherExternal Sites 0.7state median 10.8U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection External Sites enrolled 229 students and reported no counselor; it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent4.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.0% of students were White, 18.9% Black, 3.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White74.0%
  2. Black18.9%
  3. Hispanic3.2%
  4. Asian2.5%
  5. Two or more races0.7%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at External Sites scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2210% or less6%43.2%
Math, 2022-2310% or less4% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

40-59% of the 22 students in External Sites's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMissouri
Four-year graduation rate40‑59%45‑49%89.3%
Students in the class2213467,017

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about External Sites

  1. Ladue Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.0 miles away: 262 students (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Kirkwood Early Child. Ctr.The next nearest public school of this kind, 4.6 miles away: 304 students, 40.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  3. Compare External Sites with Ladue Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co. spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriExternal Sites is the number 4 by size of 141 Missouri schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#4 of 141
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher0.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 10.8 for schools of this kind.0.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about External Sites

  1. How many students attend External Sites?
    1,223 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,999 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Town and Country, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at External Sites?
    0.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for schools of this kind is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is External Sites a Title I school?
    External Sites was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at External Sites do on state tests?
    The students tested at External Sites scored proficient or above: 10% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at External Sites?
    40-59% of the 22 students in External Sites's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.3% across Missouri. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is External Sites in?
    Specl. Sch. Dst. St. Louis Co., NCES district ID 2926760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292676002628 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22