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Francis Howell R-III

At a glance

22^ndof 367 Missouri districts▼ 7

Better than 94% of Missouri districts

Elementary 10 Middle 5 High 4 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

801 Corporate Centre Drive
O Fallon, MO 63368-8685·(636) 851-4000·All Missouri district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 94% of districts

Schools

17,047

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedWarren Elementary22^nd of 900 Missouri elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Francis Howell North High up 19 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Early Child Family Educ. Center 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Francis Howell R-III school district is a high-performing district in Missouri, with 21 schools serving students from elementary through high school. The district is ranked 22 out of 367 school districts in the state and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic achievement across the board.

Within the district, several schools stand out as top performers. Becky-David Elementary and Warren Elementary are ranked among the top 86 and 22 elementary schools in Missouri, respectively, and both have 5-star ratings. At the middle school level, Bryan Middle and Francis Howell Middle are ranked 22nd and 23rd in the state, with 5-star ratings. The district's three high schools, Francis Howell High, Francis Howell Central High, and Francis Howell North High, are all ranked in the top 26 high schools in Missouri and have 5-star ratings.

The district's strong academic performance is reflected in its high graduation rates (95.3%) and low dropout rates (0.7%), which are significantly better than the state averages. While the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.5% is an area for improvement, the overall academic excellence demonstrated by the schools in the Francis Howell R-III district is a testament to the district's commitment to providing a high-quality education for its students.

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Ranking:

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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)	MAP Biology I (2025)	MAP English II (2025)	MAP Algebra II (2025)	MAP Government (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 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 Government End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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	117	11	11.0	14.5%	86 (73.5%)	10 (8.5%)	6 (5.1%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.4%)								(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	812	62	13.0	14.8%	606 (74.6%)	62 (7.6%)	47 (5.8%)	42 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.7%)	88.4	86^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.4%		89.9	63^rd of 906 public elementary schools	93.0%	23	74.4	63.4	59.3				51.6		78.4	67.5	63.5									$14,662	$365	$14,296
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
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	847	65	12.9	12.2%	625 (73.8%)	46 (5.4%)	54 (6.4%)	65 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.4%)	86.8	103^rd of 900 public elementary schools	88.6%		87.5	81^st of 906 public elementary schools	91.1%	22	56.0	73.5	65.0				53.2		55.2	72.2	63.8									$14,728	$595	$14,133
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	865	64	13.6	31.8%	568 (65.7%)	145 (16.8%)	66 (7.6%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.7%)	65.6	305^th of 900 public elementary schools	66.1%		66.4	284^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.7%	21	46.2	43.2	35.2				45.9		52.1	55.5	60.3									$14,127	$544	$13,583
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	420	32	13.1	8.3%	384 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	93	42^nd of 900 public elementary schools	95.3%		93.2	36^th of 906 public elementary schools	96.0%	6			64.5				67.0		62.8	72.3	73.1									$14,756	$208	$14,548
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	971	74	13.1	20.8%	761 (78.4%)	68 (7.0%)	50 (5.1%)	19 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.4%)	67.7	276^th of 900 public elementary schools	69.3%		77.9	167^th of 906 public elementary schools	81.6%	109	48.4	36.7	46.1				44.6		54.2	54.5	59.0									$14,600	$386	$14,214
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	1,843	92	19.9	7.6%	1,462 (79.3%)	127 (6.9%)	90 (4.9%)	84 (4.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.0%)	90.4	10^th of 367 public high schools	97.3%		90	8^th of 378 public high schools	97.9%	2															58.7	63.7	75.9	92.0	69.1	$12,905	$182	$12,724
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
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	1,750	92	18.9	16.7%	1,376 (78.6%)	124 (7.1%)	116 (6.6%)	43 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (5.1%)	83.6	21^st of 367 public high schools	94.3%		88.9	10^th of 378 public high schools	97.4%	11															48.2	57.8	71.2	86.0	61.9	$13,528	$183	$13,345
Early Child. Family Educ Center	Public	PK	2555 Hackmann Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-6200	189	13	14.5	6.3%	132 (69.8%)	15 (7.9%)	14 (7.4%)	14 (7.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)								(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	224	17	13.1	8.9%	161 (71.9%)	12 (5.4%)	16 (7.1%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (7.1%)								(n/a)
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
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	653	55	11.8	30.5%	430 (65.8%)	56 (8.6%)	96 (14.7%)	28 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.1%)	78.9	170^th of 900 public elementary schools	81.1%		88.1	75^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.7%	95	47.8	63.7	48.6				46.9		56.0	71.0	63.0									$15,671	$438	$15,233
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	1,716	89	19.3	21.3%	1,171 (68.2%)	193 (11.2%)	153 (8.9%)	99 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.5%)	82.6	26^th of 367 public high schools	92.9%		73.7	45^th of 378 public high schools	88.1%	19															51.2	59.4	72.1	85.0	54.1	$13,559	$323	$13,236
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	640	49	13.1	9.1%	470 (73.4%)	33 (5.2%)	32 (5.0%)	77 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	88.4	87^th of 900 public elementary schools	90.3%		88.2	73^rd of 906 public elementary schools	91.9%	14	52.8	67.3	72.8				70.0		58.7	62.7	70.9									$14,870	$385	$14,485
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	572	51	11.2	23.1%	304 (53.1%)	99 (17.3%)	47 (8.2%)	71 (12.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.0%)	72.6	224^th of 900 public elementary schools	75.1%		72.8	224^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.3%		48.9	49.3	59.4				57.6		43.6	51.5	54.0									$15,826	$260	$15,566
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
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	762	52	14.6	11.5%	604 (79.3%)	47 (6.2%)	31 (4.1%)	19 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (7.6%)	94.6	30^th of 900 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.1	44^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.1%	14	68.4	66.8	79.3				71.2		70.0	73.5	75.7									$14,200	$299	$13,901
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	729	55	13.3	9.9%	551 (75.6%)	44 (6.0%)	45 (6.2%)	44 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	95.6	22^nd of 900 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.8	31^st of 906 public elementary schools	96.6%	9	76.8	72.0	71.8				68.9		76.7	73.6	73.8									$14,919	$402	$14,517
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)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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