School District of Clayton

Schools

High school

• Clayton High School — grades 9-12. Clayton High School is highly rated academically. It was ranked by Newsweek as the 230th-best public high school in the nation in 2004, which was the 2nd highest in the state of Missouri. In 2011 it was ranked as the 89th best public high school in the nation and was 1st in the state of Missouri. As of 2019, Clayton High School is rated number 1 best public school in Missouri by As of 2007, approximately 97% of all Clayton High Schoolers graduate High School, and go on to college. The school won the 2004 Missouri Class 4 state championship in football. The high school's mascot is the Greyhound, and its colors are orange and blue.

  Alumni

• Erin Daniels, 1991, actress
• Scott Foley, actor, Felicity
• Derrick Frost, 1999, NFL punter
• Rocco Landesman, 1965, award-winning Broadway producer
• Ryan McAdams, 2000, Fulbright Scholar and accomplished conductor
• Louise Post, 1985, lead singer of the rock band Veruca Salt
• Kathryn Sansone, 1980, Personal Trainer, author
• Andy Cohen Bravo TV
• Jairus Byrd, NFL Safety
• Claire Saffitz, 2005, pastry chef and host of the Bon Appétit cooking show Gourmet Makes

  Middle school

• Wydown Middle School supports students in grades 6-8. The school was erected in 1942. It has since been demolished and replaced with a LEED certified, state of the art building, still holding grades 6-8. At this point, Wydown was being used as a junior high school. This school has a reputation for its intramural programs and its mathematics. It has been ranked top ten in Missouri for "excellence in mathematics for schools with over 500 students" since 1999.

  Elementary schools

• Captain Elementary School — grades K-5
• Glenridge Elementary School — grades K-5
• Meramec Elementary School — grades K-5

  Early childhood education and parenting

• The Family Center — pre-K