FAIRMOUNT ELEM.

Located at 1725 THOELE RD, in ST PETERS, Missouri, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is a big elementary-level community that instructs 971 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III. Enrollment runs roughly 208% larger than the state mean of about 315.

FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is one of 21 schools operated by FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, a district that hosts 17,047 students overall.

Demographically, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. shows that White students make up the majority at 78%. The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.9%; this one comes in at 29.4%, -21.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) reports that median household income runs about $104,692, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILD FAMILY EDUC. CTR., around 1.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRMOUNT ELEM. at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

FAIRMOUNT ELEM. operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. FAIRMOUNT ELEM.'s enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 1,107 (now 971). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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