CASTLIO ELEM.

CASTLIO ELEM., a well-populated K-5 school in ST CHARLES, Missouri, one of the schools within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, caters to 847 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 169% larger than typical.

FRANCIS HOWELL R-III runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 17,047 students. CASTLIO ELEM. is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CASTLIO ELEM. records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school records 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CASTLIO ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 40.5%, a residual of -10.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for St. Charles County put median household earnings sit near $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. CASTLIO ELEM. is one of 93 public schools in St. Charles County (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students).

Nearest neighbor: HOLLENBECK MIDDLE, around 1.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CASTLIO ELEM. ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 44.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. CASTLIO ELEM.'s enrollment has expanded 6% since 2018, when it stood at 797 (now 847). The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 74% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.