Francis Howell R-III

Summary:

The Francis Howell R-III school district in Missouri is home to 18 high-performing schools, including 10 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 15th out of 386 districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is an exceptional school system.

Several schools within the district stand out as top performers, including Becky-David Elementary, Warren Elementary, Francis Howell Middle, Barnwell Middle, and Saeger Middle. These schools have consistently high test scores, with 60-74% of students proficient or better in math and English Language Arts. The district's three high schools also excel, with a 95.3% four-year graduation rate and a low 0.7% dropout rate, both significantly better than state averages.

While there is some variation in performance within the district, the Francis Howell R-III schools generally demonstrate strong academic achievement, with test scores exceeding state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. The district appears to be effectively supporting student learning, with favorable student-teacher ratios and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the schools serve a relatively affluent population. Overall, the Francis Howell R-III district is a high-quality school system that is preparing its students for success.

District Detail

801 Corporate Centre Drive
O Fallon, MO 63368-8685

(636) 851-4000

SchoolDigger Rank:
15^th of 386 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 17,241

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAP Mathematics (2024)						MAP Science (2024)		MAP English Language Arts (2024)						MAP Algebra I (2024)	MAP Biology I (2024)	MAP English II (2024)	MAP Algebra II (2024)	MAP Geometry (2024)	MAP Government (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	MAP English II End of Course	MAP Algebra II End of Course	MAP Geometry End of Course	MAP Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harvest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Harvest Ridge Dr	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5100	622	50	12.5	25.6%	343 (55.1%)	103 (16.6%)	44 (7.1%)	76 (12.2%)	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.6%)	72.8	224^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.3%		82.6	123^rd of 898 public elementary schools	86.3%	101	42.5	59.5	49.9				47.1		46.7	63.4	53.7										$12,615	$609	$12,006
Bryan Middle	Public	6-8	605 Independence Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5800	831	50	16.5	17.0%	632 (76.1%)	71 (8.5%)	51 (6.1%)	31 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.5%)	92.9	21^st of 451 public middle schools	95.3%		90.7	25^th of 459 public middle schools	94.6%	4				63.1	62.1	57.3		56.1				55.9	57.1	62.6	98.8				96.4		$11,679	$439	$11,240
Fairmount Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 Thoele Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4500	1,026	74	13.9	19.8%	810 (78.9%)	77 (7.5%)	47 (4.6%)	20 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (6.9%)	77.9	167^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.6%		79.6	144^th of 898 public elementary schools	84.0%	23	47.6	54.2	50.4				58.6		61.0	56.7	54.9										$12,141	$865	$11,276
Barnwell Middle	Public	6-8	1035 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4100	783	48	16.4	18.5%	547 (69.9%)	84 (10.7%)	50 (6.4%)	52 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.6%)	89.4	32^nd of 451 public middle schools	92.9%		86.2	39^th of 459 public middle schools	91.5%	7				63.5	54.0	44.2		56.6				50.3	53.7	65.0	98.8						$11,926	$759	$11,167
Henderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5200	671	55	12.2	25.5%	458 (68.3%)	54 (8.0%)	91 (13.6%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.4%)	88.1	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%		76	175^th of 898 public elementary schools	80.5%	100	58.1	63.2	59.2				60.8		58.6	70.4	68.0										$13,122	$768	$12,354
Francis Howell North High	Public	9-12	2549 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4900	1,690	91	18.6	21.5%	1,148 (67.9%)	195 (11.5%)	140 (8.3%)	100 (5.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (6.0%)	73.7	45^th of 378 public high schools	88.1%		76.4	30^th of 352 public high schools	91.5%	15															43.8	48.4	62.0	71.5		53.1	$11,898	$614	$11,284
John Weldon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7370 Weldon Spring Rd	Dardenne Prairie	63368	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5500	656	49	13.2	9.5%	480 (73.2%)	35 (5.3%)	31 (4.7%)	80 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	88.2	73^rd of 906 public elementary schools	91.9%		91.8	50^th of 898 public elementary schools	94.4%	23	53.5	69.8	58.4				57.5		59.7	74.0	68.5										$13,465	$685	$12,779
Francis Howell Middle	Public	6-8	825 O'Fallon Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4800	820	50	16.3	9.4%	661 (80.6%)	44 (5.4%)	27 (3.3%)	49 (6.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.4%)	94.6	15^th of 451 public middle schools	96.7%		94.5	13^th of 459 public middle schools	97.2%	2				69.2	62.8	67.9		63.3				52.3	52.8	72.0							$11,250	$660	$10,590
Early Child Family Educ. Center	Public	PK	4535 Central School Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6400	160	9	17.5	13.8%	126 (78.8%)	10 (6.3%)	5 (3.1%)	8 (5.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)
Becky-David Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4200	840	61	13.7	14.6%	647 (77.0%)	49 (5.8%)	44 (5.2%)	37 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (7.3%)	89.9	63^rd of 906 public elementary schools	93.0%		93	38^th of 898 public elementary schools	95.8%	25	68.0	65.1	63.0				53.0		68.8	71.8	67.0										$12,173	$938	$11,235
Hollenbeck Middle	Public	6-8	4555 Central School Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5400	760	47	16.2	27.5%	519 (68.3%)	79 (10.4%)	80 (10.5%)	26 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.0%)	80.4	65^th of 451 public middle schools	85.6%		80.5	63^rd of 459 public middle schools	86.3%	2				68.6	54.3	36.0		46.1				43.6	47.0	50.1					95.7		$11,554	$547	$11,007
Castlio Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Dingledine Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4300	838	65	12.8	12.3%	645 (77.0%)	38 (4.5%)	56 (6.7%)	51 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	87.5	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%		81.9	133^rd of 898 public elementary schools	85.2%	52	57.2	73.9	56.9				54.9		58.5	69.8	66.1										$13,685	$1,059	$12,626
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 Central School Rd	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 851-5700	839	61	13.7	35.8%	557 (66.4%)	126 (15.0%)	62 (7.4%)	21 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.3%)	66.4	284^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.7%		69.5	247^th of 898 public elementary schools	72.5%	37	38.6	48.8	38.7				46.4		52.8	59.8	54.2										$12,515	$892	$11,624
Saeger Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5600	737	45	16.3	14.2%	591 (80.2%)	44 (6.0%)	41 (5.6%)	25 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.6%)	85.2	44^th of 451 public middle schools	90.2%		89.9	30^th of 459 public middle schools	93.5%	14				60.0	50.6	41.7		52.8				48.5	47.7	64.3	98.4						$11,708	$408	$11,300
Francis Howell Union High	Public	9-12	801 Corporate Centre Drive	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5000	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Francis Howell Central High	Public	9-12	5199 Hwy N	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4600	1,741	92	18.9	16.8%	1,387 (79.7%)	135 (7.8%)	105 (6.0%)	38 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.3%)	88.9	10^th of 378 public high schools	97.4%		85.4	13^th of 352 public high schools	96.3%	3															58.9	56.1	78.0	81.7		69.0	$11,535	$600	$10,934
Early Child. Family Educ Center	Public	PK	2555 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63376	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6200	237	13	18.1	5.5%	166 (70.0%)	19 (8.0%)	15 (6.3%)	22 (9.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.1%)								(n/a)
Warren Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Weiss Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6100	758	52	14.7	9.6%	583 (76.9%)	36 (4.7%)	48 (6.3%)	41 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.2%)	93.8	31^st of 906 public elementary schools	96.6%		92.6	43^rd of 898 public elementary schools	95.2%	12	64.8	71.0	66.8				66.8		73.8	71.6	74.0										$12,005	$861	$11,145
Westwood Trail Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	810 Westwood Industrial Drive	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5300	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Early Child. Family Educ. Center	Public	PK	4810 Meadows Pkwy	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6000	221	17	12.7	10.0%	181 (81.9%)	9 (4.1%)	8 (3.6%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)								(n/a)
Daniel Boone Elementary	Public	K-5	201 W Hwy D	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4400	428	31	13.7	9.6%	385 (90.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	93.2	36^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.0%		93.4	36^th of 898 public elementary schools	96.0%		58.8	66.1	72.1				72.1		62.4	75.6	74.4										$12,159	$432	$11,726
Francis Howell High	Public	9-12	7001 Hwy 94 South	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4700	1,844	92	20.1	8.9%	1,463 (79.3%)	125 (6.8%)	88 (4.8%)	82 (4.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (4.3%)	90	8^th of 378 public high schools	97.9%		89.5	7^th of 352 public high schools	98.0%	1															56.7	62.0	77.9	90.7		65.8	$10,717	$564	$10,152
Independence Elementary	Public	K-5	4800 Meadows Pkwy	Saint Charles	63304	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-5900	739	53	13.9	11.6%	590 (79.8%)	46 (6.2%)	29 (3.9%)	15 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	56 (7.6%)	92.1	44^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.1%		87.3	81^st of 898 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	53.9	71.3	76.2				77.9		62.6		80.6										$12,030	$838	$11,192

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Zumwalt School District	2.13 mi	27	34^th
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	3.93 mi	35
Wentzville R-IV	4.96 mi	22	36^th
Rockwood R-VI	5.06 mi	31	22^nd
Division Of Youth Service	5.91 mi	41

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