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What advice would you give to incoming students at ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH?
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Enrollment
645
High
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CHARLES R-VI·NCES 292892001851
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH
3601 DROSTE RD, ST CHARLES, MO 63301 · (636) 443-4200 · St. Charles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Missouri public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
175 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 152 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 173 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
57.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 14 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.0% | 52.0% | 23.3% | 10.5% |
| Math | 31.2% | 26.7% | 22.9% | 19.1% |
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 | 66.0% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 54.8% |
| 2022-23 | 56.9% | 43.4% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 43.8% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH this school | 645 | 27.1% | 49.1% |
| MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH MAPLEWOOD | 439 | 31.7% | 57.7% |
| Raymore-Peculiar Ninth Gr Cntr RAYMORE | 512 | 21.5% | 36.3% |
| FT. ZUMWALT EAST HIGH ST PETERS | 1,171 | 19.3% | 57.6% |
| Orchard Farm High School St. Charles | 698 | 17.2% | 42.7% |
| KNOB NOSTER HIGH KNOB NOSTER | 474 | 30.4% | 39.4% |
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 ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #89 of 443 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #57 of 453 ▼ 3 | #12 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #52 of 382 ▲ 82 | #11 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #145 of 561 | #14 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #19 of 343 | #1 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #75 of 343 | #2 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #376 of 455 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #153 of 187 | #8 of 9 |
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
645
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,092
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 645 | 62 | 10.4:1 | 27% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 63.3 | 10.0:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 58.9 | 10.7:1 | 30% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 57 | 11.5:1 | 30% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 664 | 56.6 | 11.7:1 | 23% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 26% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 798 | 56 | 14.3:1 | 22% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 1,034 | 62 | 16.7:1 | 4% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 1,092 | 65 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (664 to 645); teachers up 10% (56.6 to 62).
About ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is a medium-sized high school in ST CHARLES, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 645 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 501-student average for high schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 29% higher.
ST. CHARLES R-VI has 4,732 students in 11 schools, and ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is one of those schools.
At ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH, White students make up 67% of the student body. It is also 19% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of St. Charles County is roughly 84% White. ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.4:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 12.2:1 average for high schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is A-. Compared with Missouri public high schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is 49.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.1%.
St. Charles County census figures show that the median household income is $104,692, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 93 public schools in St. Charles County, enrolling about 59,314 students in all.
The shortest distance from ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to MONROE ELEM.. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is 6th on average proficiency.
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 657 to 645. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ST. CHARLES R-VI
- ST. CHARLES HIGHHigh · 782 students
- JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 706 students
- HARDIN MIDDLEMiddle · 676 students
- HARRIS ELEM.Elementary · 408 students
- MONROE ELEM.Elementary · 366 students
- COVERDELL ELEM.Elementary · 291 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
- MONROE ELEM.0.1 mi · 366
- JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 706
- GEORGE M. NULL ELEM.0.9 mi · 233
- HARRIS ELEM.1.7 mi · 408
- BLACKHURST ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 227
- HARDIN MIDDLE2.1 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About ST. CHARLES WEST HIGHHow many students attend ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH?
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH serve?
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is approximately 10.4:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH?
Student demographics at ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH are roughly 67% White, 10% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH?
ST. CHARLES WEST HIGH is overseen by ST. CHARLES R-VI in St. Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.