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Alumni: what's one memory from FOX SR. HIGH that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,660
High
DISTRICT 1,699 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX C-6·NCES 291230000506
FOX SR. HIGH
751 JEFFCO BLVD, ARNOLD, MO 63010 · (636) 296-5210 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
561 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 424 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 384 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 381 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 471 | 28% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.9pp since 2021
Math
31.4%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.3% | 38.9% | 27.7% | 25.8% |
| Math | 13.2% | 18.2% | 28.9% | 39.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 34.8% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 28.7% |
| 2021-22 | 50.1% | 33.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like FOX SR. HIGH
FOX SR. HIGH's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX SR. HIGH this school | 1,660 | 33.8% | 39.0% |
| GLENDALE HIGH SPRINGFIELD | 1,357 | 31.0% | 47.6% |
| WARRENSBURG HIGH WARRENSBURG | 1,027 | 33.2% | 39.0% |
| REPUBLIC HIGH REPUBLIC | 1,530 | 35.2% | 54.1% |
| WILLARD HIGH WILLARD | 1,379 | 28.4% | 60.1% |
| JACKSON SR. HIGH JACKSON | 1,830 | 33.2% | 46.7% |
Matched among Missouri high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where FOX SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #197 of 443 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #294 of 453 ▼ 62 | #9 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #216 of 382 ▲ 6 | #10 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #59 of 231 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,660 | #38 of 561 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #321 of 343 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #140 of 343 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #328 of 455 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #137 of 187 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,660
-110 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,815
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,660 | 91.4 | 18.2:1 | 34% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 1,659 | 90.7 | 18.3:1 | 34% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 1,742 | 101.3 | 17.2:1 | 28% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 1,770 | 99 | 17.9:1 | 30% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 1,737 | 103.5 | 16.8:1 | 33% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 1,789 | 101 | 17.7:1 | 37% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 1,747 | 99 | 17.6:1 | 29% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 1,686 | 88 | 19.2:1 | 12% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 1,815 | 86 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FOX SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,737 to 1,660); teachers down 12% (103.5 to 91.4).
About FOX SR. HIGH
FOX SR. HIGH is a high school in ARNOLD, Missouri, according to federal school records. It reported 1,660 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in Missouri enroll about 501 students on average.
FOX C-6 enrolls 10,258 students in 18 schools, including FOX SR. HIGH.
FOX SR. HIGH is 83% White by enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
The school lists 91.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 561 students, or 34%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, FOX SR. HIGH is 8.2 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.0% actual, 47.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting FOX SR. HIGH, Jefferson County has 69 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, FOX MIDDLE, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. FOX SR. HIGH is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment fell by 6% across 4 years, from 1,770 in 2020-21 to 1,660 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at FOX SR. HIGH. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FOX C-6
- SECKMAN SR. HIGHHigh · 1,737 students
- SECKMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 687 students
- FOX MIDDLEMiddle · 570 students
- RIDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- ANTONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 535 students
- GEORGE GUFFEY ELEM.Elementary · 523 students
Other schools in ARNOLD
- FOX MIDDLEMiddle · 570 students
- RIDGEWOOD MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- RICHARD SIMPSON ELEM.Elementary · 410 students
- ROCKPORT HEIGHTS ELEM.Elementary · 386 students
- LONE DELL ELEM.Elementary · 381 students
- MERAMEC HEIGHTS ELEM.Elementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- FOX MIDDLE0.1 mi · 570
- FOX ELEM.0.1 mi · 355
- DON EARL EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.0.1 mi · 125
- SHERWOOD ELEM.1.7 mi · 347
- HAGEMANN ELEM.2.0 mi · 427
- RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE2.7 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About FOX SR. HIGHHow large is FOX SR. HIGH?
FOX SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 1,660 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FOX SR. HIGH serve?
FOX SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does FOX SR. HIGH have?
FOX SR. HIGH employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at FOX SR. HIGH?
At FOX SR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is FOX SR. HIGH public or private?
FOX SR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by FOX C-6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.