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History of Clayton Schools
Alphabetical Index
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Central Christian School 700 S. Hanley Road Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 727-4535 The school building was constructed in the 1970s to house a growing student body. CCS continues to operate as a ministry of Central Presbyterian Church, E.P.C. |
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Christian Brothers High School (closed in 2003) Previously located in the 6500 block of Clayton Road |
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Clayton Child Center, Inc. Infant Toddler Center #1 Oak Knoll Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 726-0440 In 1983 Infant/Toddler program opens in rented space from Clayton School District at 7501 Maryland. In 1990, the program was relocated to Oak Knoll. |
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Clayton Family Center (formerly known as Gay School) 301 North Gay Avenue Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 854-6900 |
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Clayton High School #1 Mark Twain Circle Clayton, MO 63105 (314)854-6600 The first Clayton High School classes met in the upper floors of the Forsythe School beginning in 1908. In 1911, the school graduated its first class. The first Clayton High School building opened in September 1917 at 7500 Maryland Avenue. In 1952, the building was sold to Famous-Barr and the site was used for a Famous-Barr parking lot. The current location at 1 Mark Twain Circle opened in 1954, the first class graduating in June 1955. |
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Concordia Seminary of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod 801 Seminary Place Clayton, MO 63105 (314)505-7000 |
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Crispus Attucks School(closed and demolished in 1954) 7700 Bonhomme Avenue Clayton, MO 63105 This school was previously located at Bonhomme Avenue and Hanley Road. The school served the African American children of Clayton, kindergarten through 8th grade, from 1894 to 1954. The location was next known to include a Polynesian restaurant and bar called The Mainlander (1963 through 1977), followed by Lautrec's, which was destroyed by fire in 1978. In 1989, "Bonhomme Place", a seven-story, 114,000 square foot building was erected at that location. |
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Fontbonne University 6800 Wydown Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 (314)862-3456 The Sisters of St. Joseph founded Fontbonne University 1907 as a college for women. Construction on the campus began in 1924 after sufficient funds were available, and the three granite structures that were built (Ryan Hall, Science Building, and East Building) represent the culmination of the Sisters' hopes and dreams of making a contribution to the higher education of women. The current structures are in good condition and have been modified over the years to better suit the needs of the students. |
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Forsyth School 6235 Wydown Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 (314)726-4542 |
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Glenridge Elementary School 7447 Wellington Way Clayton, MO 63105 (314)854-6200 |
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Meramec Elementary School 400 South Meramec Clayton, MO 63105 (314)854-6300 |
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Ralph M. Captain Elementary School (former location of DeMun School) 6435 Northwood Ave Clayton, MO 63105 (314)854-6100 |
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St. Michael School 6345 Wydown Blvd. Clayton, MO 63105 (314)721 4422 |
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Taylor School (closed and demolished) 220 N. Central Avenue Clayton, MO 63105 The site is now known as Taylor Park. |
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Wilson School 400 De Mun Ave Clayton, MO 63105 (314) 725-4999 In 1913, a group of Central West End parents opened a kindergarten for four year olds. They asked Mabel Wilson, a well-known and highly respected kindergarten teacher, to be the director. The development of the Wilson-Froebelian Kindergarten was very successful. For the first four years the school was located in the 5100 block of Westminster. In 1917, it was moved to the 5400 block of Delmar Boulevard. In 1960, the school moved to its current location at 400 DeMun in Clayton. The facility Wilson School took over was the former Community School. The noted architect, William B. Ittner, designed the building. It has been designated an historic landmark. |
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Wydown Middle School 6500 Wydown Clayton, MO 63105 (314)854-6400 Wydown Middle School was erected in 1942. At this point, Wydown was being used as a junior high school. Because of the large population of students, Clayton High School was created as a complement to Wydown. The school was built on a site used during the 1904 World's Fair as an "exhibition" of members of the Philippine Igorot tribe. For a time, the school mascot was therefore the Igorot;[1] now though it is the "Wydown Wildcat." |
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