JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM.

JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in O'FALLON, Missouri, part of FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 412 students on its rolls from grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 16,698 students. JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, St. Charles County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 37% of students at JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Charles County runs at roughly 19%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Charles County put the typical household earns roughly $104,692 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

FOREST PARK ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOSEPH L. MUDD ELEM. has shrank 5%, going from 434 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 73% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.