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How has FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 787 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANCIS HOWELL R-III·NCES 292895000220
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE
825 O'FALLON RD, ST CHARLES, MO 63304 · (636) 851-4800 · St. Charles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
72 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 262 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
62.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -4.0pp since 2021
Math
73.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.8% | 32.9% | 30.4% | 6.7% |
| Math | 42.9% | 30.1% | 20.1% | 6.8% |
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 | 62.7% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 72.6% |
| 2022-23 | 62.5% | 72.9% |
| 2021-22 | 66.7% | 70.6% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE this school | 799 | 9.0% | 63.9% |
| FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE ST PETERS | 823 | 14.9% | 57.5% |
| TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL ST. LOUIS | 816 | 13.7% | 54.8% |
| FRONTIER MIDDLE O'FALLON | 1,243 | 11.7% | 61.7% |
| ROBERT H. SPERRENG MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 941 | 17.6% | 55.4% |
| BRYAN MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 827 | 16.9% | 62.9% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #22 of 379 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #13 of 380 ▼ 4 | #1 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #21 of 380 ▲ 8 | #3 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #109 of 364 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #47 of 397 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #306 of 321 | #16 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #157 of 321 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.0% | #376 of 379 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #183 of 224 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
799
-60 (-7%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 1,039
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 799 | 49.2 | 16.2:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 820 | 50.2 | 16.3:1 | 9% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 9% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 54 | 15.9:1 | 11% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 54.5 | 15.3:1 | 9% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 9% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 9% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 1,039 | 63 | 16.5:1 | 4% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (837 to 799); teachers down 10% (54.5 to 49.2).
About FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in ST CHARLES, Missouri, (ZIP code 63304). Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 799 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 461.
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III, which runs FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE, has 21 schools and 17,047 students.
The share of White students at FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE is 79%, a majority. After that, the student body is 7% Asian, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 49.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.2:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 9% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Charles County is 19%.
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.9% and a predicted 56.5%.
The school is in St. Charles County, where median household income comes to about $104,692, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Charles County counts 93 public schools with about 59,314 students.
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE's closest public school neighbor is BRYAN MIDDLE, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.9% is above the 58.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 859 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 799 by 2024-25.
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St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRANCIS HOWELL R-III
- FRANCIS HOWELL HIGHHigh · 1,843 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,750 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,716 students
- FAIRMOUNT ELEM.Elementary · 971 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 865 students
- CASTLIO ELEM.Elementary · 847 students
Other schools in ST CHARLES
- FRANCIS HOWELL HIGHHigh · 1,843 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,750 students
- FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,716 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 865 students
- CASTLIO ELEM.Elementary · 847 students
- BRYAN MIDDLEMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- BRYAN MIDDLE0.9 mi · 827
- INDEPENDENCE ELEM.1.0 mi · 762
- EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR1.1 mi · 224
- PHEASANT POINT ELEM.2.1 mi · 428
- FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLE2.2 mi · 1,114
- JOHN WELDON ELEM.2.4 mi · 640
Frequently asked questions
About FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE?
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 06-08.
Is FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE have?
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE?
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE reports a student body of 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE?
FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE is overseen by FRANCIS HOWELL R-III in St. Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.