St. Louis High School

Having numerous children, foster and biological, in the St. Louis Public Schools has given me a broad perspective on the school system. Over the last 17 years, I have found the faculty to be fair and genuinely concerned for the development and education young people. Most of the teachers that we have experienced have been creative in their efforts to challenge the brightest of our students to excel beyond their peers as well as putting in extra time with the less gifted students to assure that they too are receiving a quality education. As I have observed my own children as well as others within the district, friends and acquaintances of those in my care, I have found that those that want a quality education receive a very good education in this school district. The athletic comments posted by others are inaccurate. Jeff Oswald, parent of former and current students.
--Submitted by a parent

This school in my eyes is a daycare. Overall quality of education is low, this does not prepare students for college or any form of higher education. Students are generally bored. Some teachers try to take it seriously, but it is nearly impossible because there is absolutely no discipline. Too much emphasis on sports and not actual academics, even though we never do good in them. Technology dept is pretty good, and Spanish too, everything else, incl Biology, Math, and some English is a joke.
--Submitted by t vl, a former student

This school is excellent. It has a small town atmosphere and offers a great education to its students. Their are numerous and diverse extracurricular activities students can be involved with, the pine river does not smell bad, even if you do live next to it. The only reasonable explanation for a parent or child not liking St. Louis, is by their own choice. Their choice not to be involved in the numerous facets of school life.
--Submitted by JF, a former student

This school is awful. I learned more when I moved! The Pine River is right next to it and the smell is overbearingly nasty! The kids there are so mean. They place too much emphasis on their football team and other sports(which never win). And the faculty isn't fair to all students. ALl in all, I learned nothing from this school except for that teenagers are rude!
--Submitted by J, a former student

Well of course this school is small, it is in a small town. This school is a great example of public education. The atmosphere is very personal and friendly. I graduated from there and I would send my kids there.
--Submitted by a former student

Do not send your child to this school. the school is very small, also there has been many bomb threats and also usually there's five kids that drop out of this high school to go to the alternative high or just quit school! Also, the kids at SLHS are very mean to other kids!
--Submitted by rjdnao llmre, a former student

This school is the very best example of public education I have ever seen. I would send my child here 3 or 4 times.
--Submitted by Chad Parsons, a parent