FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH

Set in O'FALLON, Missouri, FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH is a high-enrollment secondary school, run under FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT. It teaches 1,643 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 228% bigger than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Across the 25 schools in FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT (16,698 students total), FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH has 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 51.0%; this one delivers 75.6%, a residual of +24.7 points.

In the area at large, St. Charles County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across St. Charles County's 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ROCK CREEK ELEM., around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 50.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 1,922 students in 2018 compared to 1,643 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 82% to 73% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.