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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at INDEPENDENCE ELEM. this year?
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Enrollment
762
Elementary
DISTRICT 600 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANCIS HOWELL R-III·NCES 292895002761
INDEPENDENCE ELEM.
4800 MEADOWS PKWY, ST CHARLES, MO 63304 · (636) 851-5900 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
88 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -19.7pp since 2023
Math
86.1%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.5pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
+93 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.6:1
% White
79%
was 83%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About INDEPENDENCE ELEM.
Set in ST CHARLES, Missouri, INDEPENDENCE ELEM. is a roomy primary school, one of the schools within FRANCIS HOWELL R-III. It works with 762 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 142% above the state mean of about 315.
FRANCIS HOWELL R-III comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 17,047 students; INDEPENDENCE ELEM. is among them.
On demographics, INDEPENDENCE ELEM. logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting INDEPENDENCE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 12% of students at INDEPENDENCE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, INDEPENDENCE ELEM. ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.0%; INDEPENDENCE ELEM. posts 80.5%, +29.4 points above that line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) reports that median household income runs about $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. INDEPENDENCE ELEM. is one of 93 public schools in St. Charles County (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students).
EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around INDEPENDENCE ELEM.. On composite proficiency, INDEPENDENCE ELEM. comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.4%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 14%: 669 students in 2018 compared to 762 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- EARLY CHILD. FAMILY EDUC. CTR0.2 mi · 224
- BRYAN MIDDLE0.3 mi · 827
- FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE1.0 mi · 799
- FRANCIS HOWELL HIGH2.7 mi · 1,843
- SAEGER MIDDLE2.9 mi · 750
- FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL HIGH3.0 mi · 1,750
Frequently asked questions
About INDEPENDENCE ELEM.How large is INDEPENDENCE ELEM.?
INDEPENDENCE ELEM. enrolls approximately 762 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does INDEPENDENCE ELEM. serve?
INDEPENDENCE ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE ELEM.?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at INDEPENDENCE ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at INDEPENDENCE ELEM.?
At INDEPENDENCE ELEM., the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is INDEPENDENCE ELEM. public or private?
INDEPENDENCE ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by FRANCIS HOWELL R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.