Our District

In partnership with its dynamic communities, the Kirkwood School District has built a solid reputation as a district where children and their needs come first. Kirkwood schools and communities share a proud heritage and respect for tradition as well as a progressive attitude toward education for all children. District staff, parents and community members work together to provide innovative educational programs which focus on what today's youth must know and learn to become tomorrow's leaders.

The Kirkwood School District, chartered in 1865, covers an area of 15 square miles and serves all or portions of the following suburban communities: Des Peres, Frontenac, Glendale, Huntleigh, Kirkwood, Oakland, Sunset Hills, Town and Country, and Warson Woods. The district also welcomes eligible students from the city of St. Louis, Riverview Gardens, and Normandy through transfer programs.

With sidewalks and tree-lined streets, many Kirkwood School District neighborhoods are within walking or biking distance of the district's five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The Kirkwood Early Childhood Center and Parents as Teachers serve the needs of our youngest children, birth through seven years of age.