Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District

Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District or MRHSD, is a school district in Maplewood, Missouri. MRHSD serves primarily students that live in Maplewood, Richmond Heights and certain sections of Webster Groves.

Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District
Location
7539 Manchester Rd Maplewood, MO 63143-2913
United States
District information
Established1876 (1876)
SuperintendentKaren L. Hall
Schools4
NCES District ID2920010[1]
Students and staff
Students1,482
Teachers111
Other information
Websitemrhschools.net

About

In 1840, The first school opened off of Manchester and Mcclausland and it was called the "Washington Institute". At the time it was a part of St. Louis Public Schools however in 1876, St. Louis City separated from St. Louis County causing a need for a new school district to service Maplewood and the surrounding cities. In 1909, The first High School, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School opened, making it one of the only few high schools in St. Louis County. By 1935, MRHSD had a running bus system for its pupils. In 1951, the name was changed from School District of Maplewood to Maplewood-Richmond Heights School District. In 2002, First Lady Laura Bush visited MRH to host a "community and character" national program. In 2004, a new elementary school was opened.[2] Due to ongoing gentrification within the borders of the MRHSD, student body enrollment has jumped nearly 40% from 1990 to 2019 causing an increased demand for new schools. An Early Childhood Center was opened in the early 2000s to accommodate Pre-K children.[3] The school district is consistently one of the most improved school districts in Missouri.[4]

Academics

The district wide average ACT score is 19.5 and 68% of students go to college.[5] The annual performance score was 97.5 indicating it is well above the benchmark set by the state of Missouri to be a "fully accredited" school district".

Demographics

[6]

White African American Asian American Latino Two or More Races
74% 17% 3% 3% 2%

Finances

In the 2016–2017 school year, MRHSD had $19,483,000 worth of expenditures and $22,800,000 worth of revenue.[7]

List of Schools

Pre-K
  • Early Education Center

Elementary
  • MRH Elementary School

Middle
  • MRH Middle School

High School

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Maplewood-Richmond Heights". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. "District History". MRHschools. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. Delaney, Ryan (10 December 2019). "gentrification puts maplewood richmond heights schools diversity to the test". news.stlpublicradio. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "maplewood-richmond heights school district". greatschools. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. "maplewood-richmond heights school district". graphics.stltoday.com. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  6. "ACS School District Dashboard". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  7. "Maplewood Richmond Heights School District". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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