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Central Elementary

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Central Elementary ranks 305 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

305^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school located in Saint Charles, Missouri, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 839 students. It is part of the Francis Howell R-III School District, which is ranked 22 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Central Elementary's performance on state assessments (MAP) is generally lower compared to the Francis Howell R-III district and the state of Missouri averages, especially in mathematics, the school's performance on English Language Arts assessments is closer to the district and state averages. Central Elementary also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch compared to the nearby schools in the district.

The school's statewide ranking has been declining over the past several years, and it is located in close proximity to several other high-performing elementary schools within the Francis Howell R-III district, such as Warren Elementary, Becky-David Elementary, and Castlio Elementary. These nearby schools consistently outperform Central Elementary on state assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism and free and reduced-price lunch rates.

865

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,127

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4525 Central School Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63304-7199

(636) 851-5700

District: Francis Howell R-III

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

High:

Francis Howell Central High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

African American:

16.8%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (48% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Missouri median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Francis Howell R-III's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg61%

Missouri avg42%

305^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary 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	65.6	305 of 900	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	284 of 906	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	247 of 898	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	298 of 908	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	309 of 901	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	274 of 1052	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	194 of 1045	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	183 of 1032	82.3%	★★★★☆
2016	65.8	295 of 865	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.4	369 of 1058	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	549 of 1089	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	464 of 1108	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.5	424 of 1085	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.7	521 of 1088	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.8	493 of 1066	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.9	598 of 1053	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.6	361 of 1084	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.7	502 of 1080	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.5	411 of 1074	61.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	49 of 190	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	64 of 191	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	149 of 184	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.0	8 of 163	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	43 of 250	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	65 of 243	73.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	55.7	29 of 81	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	166 of 302	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	180 of 251	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	213 of 638	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	158 of 625	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	168 of 611	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	221 of 574	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	440 of 907	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	173 of 887	80.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	52.7	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	17 of 101	83.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	273 of 666	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	236 of 668	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	182 of 673	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	240 of 675	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	301 of 691	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	265 of 917	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	210 of 898	76.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)54th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Science46%+4 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)			MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hawthorn Elementary	Public	K-5	166 Boone Hills Dr	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 474-3999	458	37	12.4	24.9%	287 (62.7%)	81 (17.7%)	35 (7.6%)	16 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.9%)	66.9	289^th of 900 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.7	274^th of 906 public elementary schools	69.8%	15	41.6	51.3	48.1	50.6	51.0	49.9		$16,131	$977	$15,154
Lewis Clark Elementary	Public	3-5	460 McMenamy Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 397-3111	426	33	12.8	33.3%	308 (72.3%)	31 (7.3%)	46 (10.8%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	49.7	471^st of 900 public elementary schools	47.7%		45.2	507^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.0%	36	29.4	42.9	34.0	42.6	43.1	46.0	42.1	$13,486	$65	$13,421
Mid Rivers Elementary	Public	K-5	7479 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 278-2168	444	36	12.3	15.3%	340 (76.6%)	33 (7.4%)	25 (5.6%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.2%)	74	210^th of 900 public elementary schools	76.7%		75.6	188^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.2%	22	45.3	63.7	44.0	47.9	53.1	69.1	50.5	$15,088	$86	$15,003
St. Peters Elementary	Public	K-2	400 McMenamy Rd	St Peters	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 397-3211	384	36	10.5	36.5%	257 (66.9%)	42 (10.9%)	43 (11.2%)	10 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.8%)								(n/a)								$16,831	$610	$16,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks 305^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Francis Howell R-III

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Francis Howell Central High

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 66% White, 17% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 865 students attended Central Elementary.

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