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St. Charles High

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St. Charles High ranks 110 th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 70% of Missouri high schools

Summary

St. Charles High is a public high school serving 785 students in grades 9-12 in Saint Charles, Missouri, which is part of the St. Charles R-VI school district. The school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Missouri high schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 110 out of 367 schools.

Academically, St. Charles High performs well on End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in Algebra II (73.8% proficient) and English II (55.2% proficient), though its performance lags behind the state and district averages in Biology I (31.6% proficient) and Algebra I (37.2% proficient). The school maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 85.4% to 90.0% over the past 5 years, and a relatively low dropout rate of 2.3% to 2.7% during the same period.

While St. Charles High performs well compared to other schools in the St. Charles R-VI district, such as St. Charles West High, it lags behind higher-performing schools in the Parkway C-2 district, like Central High and North High, as well as the nearby Ft. Zumwalt East High. Additionally, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 18.6% to 27.1% over the past 3 years.

782

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,842

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 N Kingshighway St
Saint Charles, MO 63301-1796

(636) 443-4100

District: St. Charles R-VI

Feeder schools for St. Charles High:

Elementary:	Blackhurst Elementary
	Coverdell Elementary
	George M. Null Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

13.9%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Missouri median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg52%

Missouri avg45%

110^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the St. Charles R-VI

44^th of 367St. Charles R-VI 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	58.8	110 of 367	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	173 of 378	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	70 of 352	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	47 of 361	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	79 of 358	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.1	157 of 460	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	159 of 468	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.0	118 of 404	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	23.1	346 of 401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	322 of 504	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.5	299 of 521	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	207 of 523	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.2	339 of 522	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.7	283 of 528	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	367 of 516	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.1	387 of 507	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.3	305 of 539	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.7	249 of 538	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.7	219 of 534	59.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	52 of 105	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	54 of 105	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	14 of 105	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	21 of 96	78.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	57.5	32 of 111	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	47 of 129	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	31 of 103	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	34 of 95	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	67.4	14 of 50	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	43 of 100	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	13 of 64	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	129 of 279	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.9	196 of 274	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	79 of 268	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	40 of 250	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	64 of 255	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	154 of 368	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	131 of 382	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	26 of 135	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	12 of 127	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	96 of 306	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	125 of 321	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	54 of 302	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	39 of 310	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	68 of 309	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	128 of 430	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	136 of 440	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2021)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2024)37th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II74%+16 vs state

English II55%~ state avg

Government52%+11 vs state

Algebra I37%-8 vs state

Biology I32%-6 vs state

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by a student
Monday, March 30, 2009

I really love it at SCHS. Most of the teachers are amazing and will help you after school or before school if you want it. We have lots of activities and our students are nice. Close Quote

Schools Near St. Charles High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
St. Charles High	Public	9-12	725 N Kingshighway St	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4100	782	74	10.5	38.5%	548 (70.1%)	107 (13.7%)	109 (13.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	58.8	110^th of 367 public high schools	70.0%		46.6	173^rd of 378 public high schools	54.2%	63	37.2	31.6	55.2	73.8	51.9	$18,842	$424	$18,418
St. Charles West High	Public	9-12	3601 Droste Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4200	645	62	10.4	27.1%	432 (67.0%)	124 (19.2%)	62 (9.6%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	68.8	71^st of 367 public high schools	80.7%		60	99^th of 378 public high schools	73.8%	28	55.0	34.6	65.2	70.2	50.6	$19,783	$440	$19,342
Lewis Clark Career Center	Public	9-12	2400 Zumbehl Rd	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	St. Charles R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 443-4950	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orchard Farm High School	Public	9-12	2555 Hwy B	Saint Charles	63301	St. Charles County	Orchard Farm R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 695-8650	698	42	16.6	17.2%	521 (74.6%)	73 (10.5%)	60 (8.6%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	52.6	139^th of 367 public high schools	62.1%		54.2	127^th of 378 public high schools	66.4%	12	34.3	40.3	60.6	60.3	30.5	$15,245	$246	$14,999
Pattonville Senior High	Public	9-12	2497 Creve Coeur Mill Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8051	1,945	127	15.3	42.9%	714 (36.7%)	691 (35.5%)	297 (15.3%)	55 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	185 (9.5%)	73	56^th of 367 public high schools	84.7%		70.5	56^th of 378 public high schools	85.2%		50.1	47.3	59.6	63.1	55.6	$16,401	$347	$16,054
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
Ft. Zumwalt East High	Public	9-12	600 1st Executive Ave	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 477-2400	1,171	84	13.9	19.3%	834 (71.2%)	127 (10.8%)	111 (9.5%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (6.3%)	79.2	38^th of 367 public high schools	89.6%		79.7	26^th of 378 public high schools	93.1%	12	60.7	45.9	67.0	88.7	54.0	$15,128	$327	$14,801
Hazelwood West High	Public	9-12	1 Wildcat Ln	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Hazelwood	No	No	No	No	(314) 953-5800	1,994	99	20.1		339 (17.0%)	1,375 (69.0%)	133 (6.7%)	27 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (5.7%)	39.5	206^th of 367 public high schools	43.9%		36	233^rd of 378 public high schools	38.4%	27	19.2	37.5	41.6	50.3	32.3	$14,126	$105	$14,021
North High	Public	9-12	12860 Fee Fee Rd	Saint Louis	63146	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7600	990	71	13.9	30.0%	354 (35.8%)	371 (37.5%)	95 (9.6%)	72 (7.3%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (9.0%)	55.1	126^th of 367 public high schools	65.7%		58.4	104^th of 378 public high schools	72.5%	22	39.9	38.0	51.8	57.7	42.5	$15,904	$186	$15,719
Central High	Public	9-12	369 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7900	1,281	85	15.1	15.8%	695 (54.3%)	213 (16.6%)	110 (8.6%)	180 (14.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (6.4%)	81.3	30^th of 367 public high schools	91.8%		78.4	31^st of 378 public high schools	91.8%	1	50.8	55.3	72.3		54.2	$14,536	$175	$14,361

Frequently Asked Questions about St. Charles High

Is St. Charles High a good school?

St. Charles High ranks 110^th of 367 Missouri high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into St. Charles High?

St. Charles High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blackhurst Elementary
Elementary : Coverdell Elementary
Elementary : George M. Null Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of St. Charles High?

Students at St. Charles High are 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is St. Charles High in?

St. Charles R-VI

How many students attend St. Charles High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended St. Charles High.

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