FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE

FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE, an expansive middle school in O'FALLON, Missouri, run under FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 1,019 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts it 121% larger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 16,698 students; FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $104,692 per year, 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), FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM., around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 988 (now 1,019). White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window.

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