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Enrollment
1,212
High
DISTRICT 1,391 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 290837002490
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH
8050 MEXICO RD, ST PETERS, MO 63376 · (636) 978-1212 · St. Charles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,212 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Missouri public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
194 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 317 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 281 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 321 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 293 | 24% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
76.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2021
Math
75.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 60.8% | 14.9% | 8.5% |
| Math | 47.6% | 28.2% | 13.3% | 10.7% |
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 | 76.4% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.8% | 74.8% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 71.6% |
| 2021-22 | 79.9% | 70.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH this school | 1,212 | 16.0% | 70.0% |
| ROCKWOOD SUMMIT SR. HIGH FENTON | 1,194 | 17.1% | 45.2% |
| LINDBERGH SR. HIGH ST. LOUIS | 2,304 | 14.8% | 63.8% |
| FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH O'FALLON | 1,643 | 16.4% | 70.9% |
| LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE ST. LOUIS | 1,647 | 11.0% | 65.5% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH HIGH ST CHARLES | 1,716 | 21.3% | 57.8% |
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 FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #8 of 443 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #10 of 453 ▼ 3 | #3 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #14 of 382 ▲ 5 | #3 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #122 of 231 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,212 | #81 of 561 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #178 of 343 | #5 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #98 of 343 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #428 of 455 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #73 of 187 | #3 of 9 |
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
1,212
-160 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,514
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,212 | 85.5 | 14.2:1 | 16% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 1,245 | 90.3 | 13.8:1 | 14% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 1,334 | 94.7 | 14.1:1 | 15% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 1,372 | 93 | 14.8:1 | 14% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 1,346 | 94.5 | 14.2:1 | 12% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 1,370 | 91 | 15.1:1 | 12% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 1,311 | 83 | 15.8:1 | 12% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 2,191 | 130 | 16.9:1 | 3% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 1,514 | 78 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,346 to 1,212); teachers down 10% (94.5 to 85.5).
About FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH
Federal records list FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH as a high school in ST PETERS, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 1,212 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 142% bigger than that mark.
FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 25 schools and 16,698 students, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH among them.
More than half of the students at FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH are White (75%). The next largest groups are 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. In St. Charles County overall, about 84% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
On staff are 85.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. High schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 12.2:1. About 16% of students at FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH lands at A, ahead of 93% of Missouri public high schools.
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH outperforms its prediction by 16.1 points. The model expects 53.9% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Missouri; the school's rate is 70.0%.
In St. Charles County, home to about 414,535 people, median household income comes to about $104,692, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 93 public schools in the county, enrolling about 59,314, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM., is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH's location as Suburb: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% drop, from 1,372 to 1,212.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGHHigh · 1,643 students
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,538 students
- FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGHHigh · 1,171 students
- FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,019 students
- DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLEMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in ST PETERS
- FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGHHigh · 1,171 students
- FAIRMOUNT ELEM.Elementary · 971 students
- DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLEMiddle · 869 students
- FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 823 students
- WARREN ELEM.Elementary · 729 students
- PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- PROGRESS SOUTH ELEM.0.8 mi · 642
- FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE0.9 mi · 823
- Boonslick0.9 mi · 23
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.0 mi · 307
- MID RIVERS ELEM.1.6 mi · 444
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE1.8 mi · 1,019
Frequently asked questions
About FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH?
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH enrolls approximately 1,212 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH serve?
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH have?
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH employs 85 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH?
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH?
FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH HIGH is overseen by FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.