High Schools in Francis Howell R-III

The Francis Howell R-III school district in Missouri is home to three high-performing high schools: Francis Howell High, Francis Howell Central High, and Francis Howell North High. These schools consistently rank among the top 50 high schools in the state, with Francis Howell High and Francis Howell Central High standing out as the top performers, ranking 8th and 10th respectively in Missouri for the 2023-2024 school year.

Across the district, the high schools boast impressive metrics, including 4-year graduation rates of 95.3% and very low dropout rates of just 0.7%. The schools also excel academically, with students performing well above state averages on End of Course exams in core subjects like Algebra, Biology, and English. For example, in Algebra II, the schools had proficiency rates ranging from 71.5% to 90.7%, compared to the state average of 57.5%.

While the free and reduced lunch rates vary across the schools, from 8.34% at Francis Howell High to 17.73% and 18.64% at Francis Howell Central and Francis Howell North respectively, the district as a whole maintains similar student-teacher ratios, ranging from 18.5 to 19.9 across the three high schools. This consistency in resource allocation likely contributes to the overall high performance of the schools in the Francis Howell R-III district.