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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Pictured above: Rep. Michael ODonnell, Rep. Jim Murphy and Rep. David Gregory present Mehlville Superintendent Dr. Chris Gaines with a House resolution praising Mehlvilles 2018 APR scores.

Local lawmakers honor test success by Mehlville School District, Gaines

March 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District is receiving high praise from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. DESE awarded the Mehlville School District an APR score of 99.6 percent on its...

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

Mehlville ranks among top in Missouri on 2018’s test scores

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter February 19, 2019

The Mehlville School District earned its highest scores ever on a statewide academic test in 2018, ranking the district among some of the highest performing public school districts in the state even as...

Mehlville adds interventionists to boost state math test scores

Mehlville adds interventionists to boost state math test scores

January 19, 2018

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District is adding temporary math interventionists to six elementary schools that posted the lowest scores on statewide...

Declining Mehlville test scores cost of losing 2010 tax-rate hike

Declining Mehlville test scores cost of losing 2010 tax-rate hike

December 28, 2017

"Call the Tune" by Mike Anthony Executive Editor news1@callnewspapers.com The Call’s Opinions page recently has hosted a great deal of debate about the Mehlville School District’s state test...

Murphy suggests pilot program to boost Mehlville’s test scores

Murphy suggests pilot program to boost Mehlville’s test scores

December 27, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com Mehlville School District officials are looking at ways to add second teachers to classrooms that are posting the lowest test scores in the...

Students in the Summer Acceleration program held in June 2017 at Blades Elementary in Oakville learn how to make slime.

Some Mehlville test scores up, but district lags behind peers

December 1, 2017

By Gloria Lloyd Staff Reporter news3@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District improved some of its state test scores this year, but it continues to lag behind other area districts at key grade...

Letters to the editor

Former Mehlville board member believes ‘our kids deserve better’

November 30, 2017

Letter to the Editor To the editor: As a graduate of the Mehlville School District and former member of the Board of Education, I was saddened to hear that once again, the district performed poorly...

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