Relocation in creve coeur, o'fallon, or ballwin

[aragx6]

Originally Posted by silibran

Agree with Creve Coeur, because the school district for most of the city is Parkway, and it is a good district with a long track record of excellence, and because it would provide the easiest commute to downtown. There are other options though. Agree with the possibliity of Brentwood. I like Maplewood too. Theirs schools have come back, and seem to be much, much better than before. I like the little downtown. Also, you can consider Webster Groves, although I am less enthusiastic about their schools. And I just love Kirkwood! Good schools too. If you want to commute via I-44, either of the latter would work. All of the cities I mentioned, except for Creve Coeur have inventories of older homes.

I can't imagine recommending Maplewood but being cautious about Webster schools -- Webster's scores are far better than Maplewood's.

I'm definitely not saying I wouldn't send my (as of yet imaginary) kids to Maplewood-Richmond Heights schools, but it simply doesn't make sense to say those schools have improved and are worthy of consideration while overlooking the fact that Webster schools have outperformed those in MRH for just about forever.