Read about actions taken at the Oct. 10 school board meeting. Find out more by visiting Pattonville's BoardDocs website.

Out of about 450 public school districts in Missouri, Pattonville is ranked No. 11 among the top districts on Niche.com’s 2024 Best School Districts in America list. Nationally, Niche ranks Pattonville in the Top 6% of districts (No. 604 out of 10,932).

In Missouri, Pattonville is ranked No. 1 for Most Diverse School Districts; No. 5 for Best Places to Teach; and No. 42 for Districts with the Best Teachers. Pattonville earned an overall grade of A from Niche, with grades ranging from A- to A+ in the following categories: administration, college prep, clubs and activities, diversity, resources and facilities and teachers. Niche is an online service that ranks private and public schools and districts based on dozens of statistics and opinions from students, parents and staff. Find out more at bit.ly/psdNiche.

The Pattonville Board of Education on Sept. 26 voted to approve the district tax rate for the 2023-2024 school year. School boards in St. Louis County set tax rates each year for four classes of property within school district boundaries: residential, commercial, personal and agricultural. The rates for all four property classes, as approved by the board, are: residential: $3.8590; agricultural: $5.4006; commercial: $4.6767; and personal property: $5.4006.

On Sept. 20, members of the City of Maryland Heights were joined by Pattonville High School science teacher Amy Schwendemann for the grand opening of Waste Connection's Sustainability Campus. In 2020, the City of Maryland Heights was awarded a grant for $850,000 for the Greenhouse, Garden and Sustainability Center Project. Located next door to Pattonville High School, this five-acre property will become the home of a campus focused on urban agriculture and renewable resources. The first phase of the project features the construction of two Ceres Net Zero greenhouses. One of the greenhouses will be used exclusively by Pattonville students and faculty, providing a unique hands-on learning experience.