Brentwood, Missouri School District

Brentwood Missouri Schools

Brentwood Missouri School District is in St. Louis County, just under six miles from St. Louis. Brentwood has outstanding schools, serving ages Pre-K to grade 12. There are private schools and colleges nearby as well.

Early Childhood Education
Brentwood Preschool's goal is to lay a strong, multi-disciplinary educational foundation, preparing young children for entrance into the K-12 schools. They use Project Construct Curriculum, approved by the Missouri Department of Education; part of this guarantees a low teacher to student ratio. The preschool endorses the Parents as Teachers Program, detailed just below. 

Parents as Teachers Program 
PAT (Parents as Teachers) is a voluntary early childhood parent education & family support program. It exists to provide all parents with early childhood development information (prenatal - age 5), involving parents with early learning activities to stimulate their children's growth and skills on a multitude of levels.

PAT recognizes that parents are children's initial and most influential teachers. Their philosophy is, when parents are involved with their child's learning from the very beginning stages, students enter the schooling process with many distinct advantages.

K-12 Brentwood Missouri Schools

  • McGrath Elementary  - Offering K-5 classrooms, McGrath employs 12 classroom teachers, two for each grade level. There are also auxiliary teachers who cover subject matter including Spanish, physical education, Music, Art, ESL, a Reading Specialist and more. McGrath's active PTO is dedicated to strengthening the home and school relationship, so parents and teachers cooperatively co-educate children.
  • Mark Twain Elementary – Provides K-5 classrooms, with two teachers per grade with the exception of 5th grade, which currently has one teacher. Supplementary subject teachers cover PE, Music, Art and Spanish. Mark Twain participates in the Fontbonne University Partnership Program, which is a mentoring program whereby 7th through 12th grade students mentor younger elementary students.
  • Brentwood Middle School -  Serving grades 6 through 8. Brentwood Middle School participates in the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP), which serves academically gifted students. The Eagles sports team is very active. Student/Teacher ratio is low.
  • Brentwood High School - Brentwood High offers a solid college preparatory program; students have the opportunity to earn college credit through UMSL and St. Louis University. Over 80% of BHS teachers have a master's degree or higher. Class sizes are small (1:10 student teacher ratio) insuring individualized attention and instruction. Brentwood High ACT Scores are above the national average. Over 90% of seniors enroll in college. Brentwood High has excellent sports programs in volleyball, football, soccer, basketball, field hockey, wrestling, track and more.

Commitment to Excellence in Education
Through various innovative teacher participation programs, Brentwood School District is dedicated to making sure its educators are up to date with modern technology for the classroom while they advance their teaching skills. The District participates in several resource and support programs, including the following:

  • eMINTS - This program supports classroom teachers by incorporating interactive multimedia technology to enhance academic performance, encourage parent involvement, and create an environment conducive to maximizing instructional effectiveness. e-MINTS supports inquiry-based learning, and has gained national recognition for the integration of technology into the classroom
  • Brentwood Missouri Schools also implements LEAP - an accredited program for talented and gifted students. LEAP programs are in place at both Mark Twain Elementary School and McGrath Elementary.
  • BSD Cyber Campus is devoted to providing ongoing, high quality Professional Development Teacher Resources to all of the District's fine educators, K through 12.

Private Schools, Colleges & Universities
St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School, with about 200 students, serves students from age 3 through 8th grade. Brentwood residents benefit from nearby campuses of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, Washington University, St. Louis University, Webster University, Missouri College (for health professions), and a number of community colleges and trade schools.