BARNWELL MIDDLE

Located at 1035 JUNGS STATION RD, in ST CHARLES, Missouri, BARNWELL MIDDLE is an expansive 6-8 campus that works with 792 students (grades 6 through 8), part of FRANCIS HOWELL R-III. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so BARNWELL MIDDLE sits 72% larger than that benchmark.

Within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, which oversees 21 schools and 17,047 students, BARNWELL MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BARNWELL MIDDLE records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BARNWELL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

In the broader community, St. Charles County reports that median household income runs about $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, St. Charles County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), of which BARNWELL MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is BECKY-DAVID ELEM., roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BARNWELL MIDDLE comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 839 students in 2018 compared to 792 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.