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Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in O'Fallon, Missouri, serving 1,145 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Fort Zumwalt School District, which is ranked 37th out of 367 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Missouri, placing it in the top 5-10% of middle schools statewide. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with 57.6% of 6th graders, 60.6% of 7th graders, and 63.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in MAP Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Additionally, the school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and spends significantly more per student ($12,329 in 2021-2022) compared to the state average, indicating a strong investment in resources and support for student learning.

When compared to other middle schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District and nearby districts, Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, ranking, and student population diversity. The school's exceptional performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic, Multi-racial, and English Language Learners, is particularly noteworthy, demonstrating its ability to effectively support the learning needs of diverse student populations.

1,114

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,249

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 Waterford Crossing
O Fallon, MO 63368-7135

(636) 272-6690

District: Fort Zumwalt School District

Students who attend Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle usually attend:

High:

Ft. Zumwalt West High

Feeder schools for Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle:

Elementary:	Dardenne Elementary
	Ostmann Elementary
	Pheasant Point Elementary
	Rock Creek Elementary
	More...
	Twin Chimneys Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (61% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Missouri middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fort Zumwalt School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg57%

Missouri avg40%

33^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District

37^th of 367Fort Zumwalt School District 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	89.9	33 of 438	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	25 of 451	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	31 of 459	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	18 of 459	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	17 of 454	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	25 of 587	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	37 of 552	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	87.2	27 of 568	95.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.3	28 of 435	93.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.7	33 of 585	94.4%	★★★★★
2014	76.2	90 of 633	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	95 of 649	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	74 of 623	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	91 of 625	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	108 of 614	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.7	132 of 601	78.0%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	152 of 624	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.9	133 of 624	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.4	137 of 619	77.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	15 of 143	89.5%	★★★★★
2024	53.2	56 of 144	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	39 of 153	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	11 of 148	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	14 of 135	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	14 of 149	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	71.1	22 of 129	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.5	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	6 of 13	53.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	16 of 32	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	83.4	19 of 187	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	6 of 195	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	22 of 204	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	35 of 162	78.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	3 of 81	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	1 of 72	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	1 of 68	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	2 of 68	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	68.7	24 of 121	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	18 of 104	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	1 of 74	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.0	7 of 74	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	4 of 78	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	17 of 130	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	12 of 96	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	41 of 369	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	36 of 378	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	41 of 382	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	49 of 365	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	19 of 371	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	47 of 482	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	65.0	86 of 422	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	12 of 98	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	18 of 79	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	46 of 196	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	58 of 194	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	27 of 192	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	32 of 358	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	25 of 379	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	26 of 385	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	25 of 381	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	19 of 376	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	32 of 527	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	37 of 479	92.3%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)90th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)80th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)62nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+22 vs state

Mathematics60%+19 vs state

Science59%+20 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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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
Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle	Public	6-8	150 Waterford Crossing	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-6690	1,114	91	12.2	21.4%	739 (66.3%)	86 (7.7%)	102 (9.2%)	99 (8.9%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	81 (7.3%)	89.9	33^rd of 438 public middle schools	92.5%		92.4	25^th of 451 public middle schools	94.5%	8	57.6	60.6	63.3	58.7	59.2	59.4	67.4		$15,249	$361	$14,888
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
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
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
Ft. Zumwalt North Middle	Public	6-8	210 Virgil St	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 281-2356	1,019	74	13.8	19.7%	799 (78.4%)	85 (8.3%)	66 (6.5%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (5.4%)	79.5	70^th of 438 public middle schools	84.0%		81.4	58^th of 451 public middle schools	87.1%	12	52.9	57.8	50.1	47.2	47.7	52.3	56.2		$13,959	$190	$13,769
Frontier Middle	Public	6-8	9233 Hwy Dd	O Fallon	63368	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 625-1026	1,243	86	14.4	11.7%	923 (74.3%)	93 (7.5%)	70 (5.6%)	73 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	92.9	20^th of 438 public middle schools	95.4%		91.9	28^th of 451 public middle schools	93.8%	8	69.8	65.5	64.9	67.2	52.5	57.5	74.2		$13,507	$179	$13,328
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle

Is Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle a good school?

Yes. Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle ranks in the top 7.5% of Missouri middle schools.

How many students attend Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,114 students attended Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle attend?

Students who attend Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle usually go on to attend Ft. Zumwalt West High

What is the racial makeup of Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle?

Students at Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle are 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle in?

Fort Zumwalt School District

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