Oakville Middle, St Louis MO - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oakville Middle

Oakville Middle serves sixth through eighth graders as a regular public school in the Mehlville R-IX district, located within the city of St. Louis. The school’s enrollment is roughly what you would expect for a suburban middle school serving a three-grade span. The student body is predominately white, with small percentages of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. About one in seven students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that suggests a relatively low level of concentrated poverty compared to many other schools in the region.

On state assessments, the school’s performance is strong overall. The composite proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places Oakville Middle in the top quarter of all districts in St. Louis County. That placement is notable for a middle school. Looking grade by grade, sixth graders showed a high proficiency rate in math, while in reading about three in five were proficient. Seventh graders had a somewhat lower math proficiency rate, though reading held steady. By eighth grade, reading proficiency rose further, and science proficiency was moderate. The eighth-grade math result was suppressed in the publicly reported data, which often happens when the tested group is small or when privacy thresholds apply; a parent may want to ask the school directly about that year’s math performance.

Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. No information was available about chronic absenteeism, discipline, staff qualifications, or course access. Those are meaningful gaps for any family considering this school, and they would be worth raising with the school or district administration.

The housing market in the area reflects a stable, moderately priced suburban corridor within the broader St. Louis metropolitan region. Typical home values are above the national figure, but still within reach for many households, and rents are somewhat below the national average. The county’s housing market has seen a modest rise in active listings and a slight decline in median listing price compared to a year earlier, which could be a positive sign for buyers. Overall, the community is an economically diverse part of the county, anchored by major employers in health care, research, and government that the city of St. Louis is known for.

The Mehlville district itself did not have any recent curriculum, budget, or property-tax changes reported in sources that would be of immediate relevance to parents. That may mean the district has been operating without major disruptions, or it may simply indicate that such information was not easy to find in a quick search.

For families looking at Oakville Middle, the picture is one of solid academic performance relative to other schools in the county, a student body that is fairly homogeneous racially and economically, and a neighborhood that offers moderate home prices and stable employment opportunities. The absence of data on program offerings, discipline, and attendance means that a full evaluation will require school visits and conversations with staff. But the assessment results available point to a school where most students are meeting state standards, and where the strongest performance so far appears in the lower middle grades.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 56% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 54% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 48% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 761%

School 61% · District 50% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 57% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 49% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolMEHLVILLE R-IX, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income40%Higher-income62%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income81%22 pp gap