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What's one thing ROCK CREEK ELEM. gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 290837001883
ROCK CREEK ELEM.
8970 MEXICO RD, O'FALLON, MO 63366 · (636) 978-1611 · St. Charles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
94 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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
60.4%
MO avg 49.5% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
79.9%
MO avg 48.7% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
408
-125 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.5:1
% White
70%
was 75%
% Hispanic
8%
was 7%
% Black
7%
was 7%
% Asian
7%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROCK CREEK ELEM.
ROCK CREEK ELEM. is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in O'FALLON, Missouri, part of FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 408 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 315.
ROCK CREEK ELEM. is one of 25 schools operated by FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that enrolls 16,698 students overall.
On the student-mix side, ROCK CREEK ELEM. reports that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 7% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.
In terms of school funding signals, ROCK CREEK ELEM. shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 23% of students at ROCK CREEK ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROCK CREEK ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.4%.
Across the wider county, 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 roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Charles County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), of which ROCK CREEK ELEM. is one.
Nearest neighbor: FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROCK CREEK ELEM. comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.9%.
ROCK CREEK ELEM. operates from a suburban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ROCK CREEK ELEM. has contracted 23%, going from 533 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 70%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,212 students
- FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGHHigh · 1,171 students
- FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,019 students
Other schools in O'FALLON
- FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGHHigh · 1,643 students
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH HIGHHigh · 1,538 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,243 students
- FT. ZUWMALT WEST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,114 students
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,019 students
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM.Elementary · 696 students
Nearby schools
- FT. ZUMWALT WEST HIGH0.7 mi · 1,643
- FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE1.4 mi · 1,019
- DARDENNE ELEM.1.5 mi · 445
- OSTMANN ELEM.1.9 mi · 362
- TWIN CHIMNEYS ELEM.2.0 mi · 488
- EMGE ELEM.2.1 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About ROCK CREEK ELEM.How many students attend ROCK CREEK ELEM.?
ROCK CREEK ELEM. enrolls approximately 408 students in grades KG-05.
Is ROCK CREEK ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROCK CREEK ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at ROCK CREEK ELEM.?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at ROCK CREEK ELEM..
How diverse is ROCK CREEK ELEM.?
ROCK CREEK ELEM. reports a student body of 70% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is ROCK CREEK ELEM. in?
ROCK CREEK ELEM. is part of FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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