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Enrollment
698
High
DISTRICT 448 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORCHARD FARM R-V·NCES 292316001331
Orchard Farm High School
2555 Hwy B, St. Charles, MO 63301 · (636) 695-8650 · St. Charles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Missouri public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
16.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
120 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 191 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 186 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 21% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ORCHARD FARM R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.1pp since 2021
Math
42.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +18.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.1% | 52.4% | 23.4% | 15.8% |
| Math | 16.2% | 25.8% | 34.2% | 23.5% |
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 | 60.5% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.1% | 34.2% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 23.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 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 Orchard Farm High School
Orchard Farm High School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Farm High School this school | 698 | 17.2% | 42.7% |
| EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH WENTZVILLE | 1,022 | 17.3% | 56.1% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr Cntr RAYMORE | 512 | 21.5% | 36.3% |
| FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGH ST PETERS | 1,171 | 19.3% | 57.6% |
| Southern Boone High ASHLAND | 570 | 18.2% | 57.7% |
| WEBSTER GROVES HIGH ST LOUIS | 1,253 | 13.8% | 61.3% |
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 Orchard Farm High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #149 of 443 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #184 of 453 ▼ 21 | #14 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #87 of 382 ▲ 45 | #12 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.2pp | #22 of 231 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #133 of 561 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #289 of 343 | #9 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #97 of 343 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #423 of 455 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.5% | #17 of 151 | N/A |
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
698
+125 (+22%) vs 2020
+118% since 1990-91, when it was 320
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 698 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 39.4 | 17.4:1 | 25% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 36.2 | 17.5:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 32% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 34.4 | 16.2:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 26% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 18% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Farm High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (556 to 698); teachers up 22% (34.4 to 42).
About Orchard Farm High School
Orchard Farm High School is a medium-sized high school that serves part of St. Charles, Missouri. The school counts 698 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Missouri is about 501 students.
Within ORCHARD FARM R-V, Orchard Farm High School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 2,241 students.
White students are the majority at Orchard Farm High School, with 75% of enrollment. The school is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Orchard Farm High School is 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.6:1. This ratio sits 4.4 above the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. For comparison, public schools in St. Charles County average 19%.
Orchard Farm High School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Missouri public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 53.5% at Orchard Farm High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%.
Among St. Charles County residents, the median household income is $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Orchard Farm High School is one of 93 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Early Learning Center is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Orchard Farm High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Orchard Farm High School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment grew 22% from its 2020-21 level of 573. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 ORCHARD FARM R-V
- Orchard Farm ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Orchard Farm Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 230 students
- Orchard Farm Junior High SchlMiddle
Other schools in St. Charles
- Orchard Farm ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Discovery ElementaryElementary · 394 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 230 students
- BLACKHURST ELEMENTARYElementary · 227 students
- Orchard Farm Junior High SchlMiddle
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 230
- Discovery Elementary1.7 mi · 394
- COVERDELL ELEM.2.8 mi · 291
- BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY3.6 mi · 227
- HARDIN MIDDLE3.7 mi · 676
- ST. CHARLES HIGH3.7 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Farm High SchoolHow many students attend Orchard Farm High School?
Orchard Farm High School enrolls approximately 698 students in grades 09-12.
Is Orchard Farm High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Farm High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Orchard Farm High School have?
Orchard Farm High School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Orchard Farm High School?
Student demographics at Orchard Farm High School are roughly 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Orchard Farm High School in?
Orchard Farm High School is part of ORCHARD FARM R-V.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.