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Barnwell Middle

Public Grades 6-8

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Barnwell Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Saint Charles, Missouri, serving 783 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Francis Howell R-III School District, which is ranked 22 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Barnwell Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Missouri, with a current ranking of 38 out of 438 and a 5-star rating.

Barnwell Middle's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Barnwell Middle's 8th-grade students scored 55.7% proficient or better in MAP Mathematics, compared to the Francis Howell R-III district average of 48.6% and the Missouri state average of 32.7%. Similarly, Barnwell Middle's 8th-grade students scored 65.9% proficient or better in MAP English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 63.8% and the state average of 42.2%. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, with its African American and Hispanic students ranking among the top in the state.

Barnwell Middle's excellence extends beyond academic achievement. The school has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.0% to 18.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, Barnwell Middle has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 16.06% to 18.52% over the past few years, also lower than the state average. When compared to nearby schools within the Francis Howell R-III district, such as Bryan Middle, Francis Howell Middle, and Saeger Middle, Barnwell Middle's academic performance is generally stronger. While the school also compares favorably to schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District and Parkway C-2 District, the gap is narrower in some areas.

792

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,528

Per pupil spending ?

19.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1035 Jungs Station Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63303-6098

(636) 851-4100

District: Francis Howell R-III

Students who attend Barnwell Middle usually attend:

High:

Francis Howell North High

Feeder schools for Barnwell Middle:

Elementary:	Becky-David Elementary
	Harvest Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

African American:

11.1%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2022 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (59% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Missouri middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2022) to 91st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

Missouri avg40%

38^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Francis Howell R-III

22^nd of 367Francis Howell R-III among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	38 of 438	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	32 of 451	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	39 of 459	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	20 of 459	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	25 of 454	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	72 of 587	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	91 of 552	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.7	103 of 568	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	78.7	64 of 435	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	175 of 585	70.1%	★★★★☆
2014	69.8	154 of 633	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.7	128 of 649	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.4	140 of 623	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	157 of 625	74.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	147 of 614	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	144 of 601	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	58.2	235 of 624	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	200 of 624	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	168 of 619	72.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	13 of 143	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	68.1	32 of 144	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	48 of 153	68.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	5 of 148	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.8	17 of 135	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	35 of 149	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	53 of 129	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	8 of 16	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	20 of 38	47.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	20 of 187	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	70 of 195	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	38 of 204	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	90 of 162	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	63.2	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	73.9	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.5	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	2 of 44	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	56.2	65 of 121	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	61 of 104	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	83.8	6 of 78	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	45.9	70 of 130	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	58 of 96	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	38 of 369	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	92 of 378	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	94 of 382	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	116 of 365	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	110 of 371	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	211 of 482	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	186 of 422	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	76.7	15 of 98	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	23 of 79	70.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	74 of 196	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	34 of 194	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	75 of 192	60.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	35 of 358	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	35 of 379	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	32 of 385	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	18 of 381	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	21 of 376	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	61 of 527	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	79 of 479	83.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)87th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)85th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)81st percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science61%+22 vs state

Mathematics59%+18 vs state

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	792	50	15.8	19.2%	533 (67.3%)	88 (11.1%)	62 (7.8%)	60 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.6%)	88.4	38^th of 438 public middle schools	91.3%		89.4	32^nd of 451 public middle schools	92.9%	6		62.1	57.2	55.7		60.9		51.7	56.3	65.9		$13,528	$203	$13,325
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	769	52	14.8	25.5%	524 (68.1%)	81 (10.5%)	84 (10.9%)	24 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	83.4	56^th of 438 public middle schools	87.2%		80.4	65^th of 451 public middle schools	85.6%	9		64.8	64.2	40.5		57.8		49.4	46.6	59.2		$13,395	$200	$13,195
Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle	Public	6-8	100 Dubray Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 279-7979	869	71	12.3	24.3%	607 (69.9%)	92 (10.6%)	74 (8.5%)	29 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (7.2%)	86.8	43^rd of 438 public middle schools	90.2%		88.6	35^th of 451 public middle schools	92.2%	8		64.8	54.2	60.4		54.5		53.6	57.9	58.0		$14,985	$488	$14,496
Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2660 Zumbehl Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4400	706	66	10.7	43.8%	482 (68.3%)	111 (15.7%)	82 (11.6%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)								(n/a)	38.6	44.9			40.0		44.2	37.7				$16,505	$531	$15,974
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	750	47	15.8	12.3%	593 (79.1%)	45 (6.0%)	46 (6.1%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.5%)	78.7	73^rd of 438 public middle schools	83.3%		85.2	44^th of 451 public middle schools	90.2%	29		63.3	56.8	31.6		52.4		56.2	49.7	50.3	92.4	$12,781	$165	$12,616
Hardin Middle	Public	7-8	1950 Elm St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4300	676	63	10.7	39.8%	473 (70.0%)	99 (14.6%)	84 (12.4%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	80.1	66^th of 438 public middle schools	84.9%		71.2	103^rd of 451 public middle schools	77.2%	37			52.4	44.8		47.3			55.7	56.2	98.6	$16,623	$358	$16,265
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	827	53	15.6	16.9%	603 (72.9%)	81 (9.8%)	47 (5.7%)	44 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.3%)	91.7	23^rd of 438 public middle schools	94.7%		92.9	21^st of 451 public middle schools	95.3%	2		64.6	67.7	54.5		59.0		56.0	61.8	68.6		$13,241	$205	$13,036
Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	74.6	84^th of 438 public middle schools	80.8%		79.9	69^th of 451 public middle schools	84.7%	15		50.3	51.1	28.5		49.2		55.7	50.4	54.3	94.4	$14,397	$169	$14,229
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	799	49	16.2	9.0%	635 (79.5%)	41 (5.1%)	33 (4.1%)	52 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)	92.2	22^nd of 438 public middle schools	95.0%		94.6	15^th of 451 public middle schools	96.7%	7		72.8	66.7	60.6		59.8		62.7	49.0	73.8		$13,417	$206	$13,211
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle	Public	6-8	300 Knaust Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-0776	823	67	12.2	14.9%	633 (76.9%)	68 (8.3%)	36 (4.4%)	44 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.6%)	84.9	48^th of 438 public middle schools	89.0%		87.6	38^th of 451 public middle schools	91.6%	10		52.9	63.1	58.1		52.2		55.7	48.3	64.1		$15,592	$436	$15,157

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnwell Middle

What district is Barnwell Middle in?

Francis Howell R-III

Is Barnwell Middle a good school?

Yes. Barnwell Middle ranks in the top 8.7% of Missouri middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Barnwell Middle?

Students at Barnwell Middle are 67% White, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Barnwell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Barnwell Middle.

What high school do graduates of Barnwell Middle attend?

Students who attend Barnwell Middle usually go on to attend Francis Howell North High

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