Lindbergh Schools


Lindbergh Schools is a public school district in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. Lindbergh School District serves 6877 students as of the 2017-2018 school year.[2] Its new headquarters are located at the former site of Johnny's Market in Sappington,[3] a census-designated place and unincorporated area.[4] Lindbergh Schools is currently facing a large growth rate in student population (2107).[3][5]

Lindbergh Schools
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis County

United States
Coordinates38.537210, -90.379557
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDr. Tony Lake
Schools10
Budget$78,101,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID2918690 [1]
Students and staff
Students7071 [1](2018-19)
Teachers428.96 FTE [1]
Staff244.66 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio16.48 [1]
Athletic conferenceSuburban West Conference
District mascotFlyers
ColorsGreen and Gold
   
Other information
Websitego.lindberghschools.ws

The district has 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools and 1 high school,[6] and Lindbergh High School, which has a student teacher ratio noticeably higher than the state and national averages.[7][8] There are 464 staff as of the 2016-2017 school year.[9] The average teacher's salary is $53,561 and $107,664 for the average school principal salary. Dr. Jim Simpson, the superintendent for the past ten years, earns $270,858.[9] Dr. Simpson is set to retire at the end of the 2017-2018 school year, and will be replaced by Dr. Tony Lake.[10][11]

Lindbergh Schools is located in the southwest portion of St. Louis County and serves students from all or part of nine different localities: Crestwood, Concord Village, Fenton, Grantwood Village, Green Park, Kirkwood, Lakeshire, Sappington and Sunset Hills.[12]

Schools

High schools
  • Lindbergh High School (Sappington) has a current enrollment of 2075 students,[13] and a graduation rate of 96%.[14] As this is the only high school, students from all localities served by the district attend this school. 113 teachers teach at this school.[13]

Middle schools
  • Robert H. Sperreng Middle School (Sappington) has an enrollment of 777 as of the 2016-2017 school year.[15] It's feeder schools are Dressel Elementary, Concord Elementary, and Kennerly Elementary.[16] Sperreng also has 41 teachers, but their average experience is 13 years.[9] Sperreng is noted for its few windows. A gym coach there was recently charged with statutory sodomy involving a student.[17] There was also a bomb threat that led to students being evacuated in May 2018.[18]
  • Truman Middle School(in Crestwood and Sunset Hills[19][20][21]) has an enrollment of 777 as of the 2016-2017 school year.[9] Its feeder schools are Sappington Elementary, Long Elementary, and Crestwood Elementary.[22] Truman has 41 teachers, who have an average experience of 11 years teaching.[9] It is the newest of the middle schools.

Elementary schools
  • Concord Elementary School (Sappington). 557 students currently learn here[23]
  • Crestwood Elementary School (Crestwood) Has an ELL (English Language Learners) program[24]
  • Dressel Elementary School (Concord) - opened in fall 2017, built on the site of the previous Dresel School, which served many purposes including housing the Lindbergh Eager Achievers Program(LEAP) until a year before its demolition. Since then, LEAP students have been taught at Sperreng.
  • Kennerly Elementary School (Sappington)
  • Long Elementary School (Crestwood). Only Lindbergh school with 3 or less stars from both Great Schools [25] and Niche;[26] this is from parent ratings as well as statistical surveys. Long is also noted to have issues with bullying[27]
  • Sappington Elementary School (Sappington). In the 2016-2017 school year 5th grade students were sent to Sperreng due to overcrowding.[24]

Preschools
  • Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center (Sappington)
    • From 1984 until 2006 it known as "Affton-Lindbergh Early Childhood Education" when this district cooperated with the Affton School District in having a joint program. Affton asked for a joint program with Lindbergh since its original preschool location had no more room to expand, while Truman Middle was not in use at the time. The program moved to the Concord school building in 1996, remaining there when Lindbergh's preschool separated. it is now located next to Lindbergh High School.[28]
  • ECE West (Sunset Hills) - adjacent to Truman Middle School, it began housing half-day preschool classes in August 2015[20][28]

References
  1. "Lindbergh Schools District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  2. callnewspapers.com, Call Newspapers (September 12, 2017). "Lindbergh enrollment rises by 141 students". Retrieved 2017-09-12.
  3. Anthony, Mike. "Lindbergh will build Central Office on former Johnny's Market site". Call Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  4. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Sappington CDP, MO." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  5. Home page. Lindbergh Schools. Retrieved on August 23, 2017. "4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63126"
  6. "Schools / Schools Home". go.lindberghschools.ws. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  7. "Open Data Network".
  8. "Explore Lindbergh Schools School District". Niche. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  9. STLtoday.com, St. Louis Post-Dispatch &. "Public pay: Government and teacher salaries for St. Louis-area and Missouri". Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  10. "Open House Set for Retiring Superintendent". Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  11. "Board Announces New Superintendent of Schools". Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  12. "About Us / Map and Boundaries". go.lindberghschools.ws. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  13. STLtoday.com, St. Louis Post-Dispatch &. "Public pay: Government and teacher salaries for St. Louis-area and Missouri". Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  14. "Explore Lindbergh Senior High School". Niche. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  15. STLtoday.com, St. Louis Post-Dispatch &. "Public pay: Government and teacher salaries for St. Louis-area and Missouri". Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  16. "Redistricting / 2017-18 Boundaries". go.lindberghschools.ws. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  17. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lindbergh-coach-charged-with-statutory-sodomy-involving-former-student/article_2bdf244e-4711-5a49-89b6-0320369df233.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  18. https://fox2now.com/2018/05/10/lindbergh-district-evacuates-sperreng-middle-school-for-threat/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. Home. Truman Middle School. Retrieved on August 23, 2017. "12225 Eddie & Park Rd. St. Louis, MO 63127"
  20. Zoning map. Sunset Hills, Missouri. Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  21. "Crestwood After Ward Changes." Crestwood, Missouri. Retrieved on August 23, 2017.
  22. "Redistricting / 2017-18 Boundaries". go.lindberghschools.ws. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  23. Inc., Zillow. "Concord Elementary School Sunset, Hills, MO Ratings and Reviews | Zillow". Zillow. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  24. "Specials / Support Services". go.lindberghschools.ws. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  25. "Long Elementary School - St Louis, Missouri - MO | GreatSchools". www.greatschools.org. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  26. "Explore Long Elementary School". Niche. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  27. http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Features-c-2018-05-10-203821.114137-sub-Lindbergh-Moms-In-Forefront-Of-Campaign-To-Address-Bullying-In-Schools.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  28. "About ECE." Lindbergh Early Childhood Education. Retrieved on August 23, 2017. "ECE West 9011 Robyn Rd. St. Louis, MO 63126"
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