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Francis Howell High

Public Grades 9-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 97% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Francis Howell High is a public high school located in Saint Charles, Missouri, serving 1,844 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Francis Howell R-III School District, which is ranked 22nd out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis Howell High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Missouri, with exceptional academic performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 92% proficiency rate in Algebra II, significantly higher than the 58% statewide average. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 10-20 in the state. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Francis Howell High ranked 5th out of 105 Missouri high schools for African American students and 1st out of 138 schools for students with disabilities.

Compared to nearby schools, Francis Howell High's academic performance and student outcomes are consistently superior. For example, in Algebra II EOC proficiency for the 2024-2025 school year, Francis Howell High had a 92% proficiency rate, compared to 86% at Francis Howell Central High and lower rates at other nearby schools like Timberland High and Ft. Zumwalt North High. This level of sustained excellence is a testament to Francis Howell High's commitment to providing a high-quality education and effectively supporting the diverse needs of its student population.

1,843

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,905

Per pupil spending ?

7.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7001 Hwy 94 South
Saint Charles, MO 63304-2217

(636) 851-4700

District: Francis Howell R-III

Feeder schools for Francis Howell High:

Elementary:	Daniel Boone Elementary
	Independence Elementary
	John Weldon Elementary
Middle:	Francis Howell Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

African American:

6.9%

Hispanic:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (70% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Missouri high schools

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

Missouri avg45%

10^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	90.4	10 of 367	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	8 of 378	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	7 of 352	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	20 of 361	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	21 of 358	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	4 of 460	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	3 of 468	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	6 of 404	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	81.2	25 of 401	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	83.2	14 of 504	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	83.6	11 of 521	97.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	11 of 523	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	10 of 522	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	82.1	9 of 528	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	19 of 516	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	70.5	69 of 507	86.4%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	33 of 539	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.7	36 of 538	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	73.2	88 of 534	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	5 of 105	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	71.9	16 of 105	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	11 of 105	89.5%	★★★★★
2021	53.6	33 of 96	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.5	10 of 106	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.4	7 of 111	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.5	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.6	5 of 38	86.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	4 of 111	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	8 of 129	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.5	1 of 103	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	2 of 95	97.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.8	1 of 47	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	2 of 47	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	6 of 45	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	21 of 50	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	19 of 96	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	22 of 100	78.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	81.6	11 of 91	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	97.8	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	53 of 279	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	70 of 274	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	18 of 368	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	16 of 382	95.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	1 of 138	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	8 of 135	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	16 of 306	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	13 of 321	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	8 of 302	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.4	20 of 310	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	77.8	25 of 309	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	7 of 430	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	6 of 440	98.6%	★★★★★

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 (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)96th percentile~ school

African American (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2019)88th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II92%+34 vs state

English II76%+23 vs state

Government69%+28 vs state

Biology I64%+26 vs state

Algebra I59%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Francis Howell 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
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
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
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	2275 Sommers Road	Lake Saint Louis	63367	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 561-0075	1,647	97	16.9	11.0%	1,273 (77.3%)	95 (5.8%)	113 (6.9%)	60 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (6.4%)	85.1	17^th of 367 public high schools	95.4%		87.3	13^th of 378 public high schools	96.6%	4	70.4	49.2	72.9	87.5	55.6	$12,684	$156	$12,528
Ft. Zumwalt West High	Public	9-12	1251 Turtle Creek Dr	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-0300	1,643	115	14.2	16.4%	1,201 (73.1%)	87 (5.3%)	148 (9.0%)	106 (6.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	95 (5.8%)	92.3	7^th of 367 public high schools	98.1%		91.1	6^th of 378 public high schools	98.4%	1	73.0	65.6	73.6	95.2	70.4	$15,285	$562	$14,723
Ft. Zumwalt South High	Public	9-12	8050 Mexico Rd	St Peters	63376	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 978-1212	1,212	85	14.1	16.0%	912 (75.2%)	100 (8.3%)	61 (5.0%)	61 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (6.4%)	91.1	9^th of 367 public high schools	97.5%		90	9^th of 378 public high schools	97.6%		72.4	64.3	76.9	89.3		$15,491	$370	$15,122
Ft. Zumwalt Hope High	Public	9-12	307 W Pitman	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 379-5300	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)		17.7
Lafayette Senior High	Public	9-12	17050 Clayton Rd	Wildwood	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 733-4100	1,669	107	15.6	11.4%	1,178 (70.6%)	149 (8.9%)	86 (5.2%)	181 (10.8%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (4.2%)	80.6	34^th of 367 public high schools	90.7%		82.9	18^th of 378 public high schools	95.2%	16	43.7	70.7	70.7	53.3	61.0	$13,532	$161	$13,371
Ft. Zumwalt North High	Public	9-12	1230 Tom Ginnever Blvd	O Fallon	63366	St. Charles County	Fort Zumwalt School District	No	No	No	No	(636) 272-4447	1,538	104	14.8	15.5%	1,191 (77.4%)	117 (7.6%)	104 (6.8%)	31 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	91 (5.9%)	80.9	31^st of 367 public high schools	91.6%		81.1	21^st of 378 public high schools	94.4%	10	72.2	42.8	67.4	74.0	59.3	$14,470	$254	$14,216
Timberland High	Public	9-12	559 E Hwy N	Wentzville	63385	St. Charles County	Wentzville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(636) 327-3988	1,525	99	15.4	14.4%	1,175 (77.0%)	123 (8.1%)	115 (7.5%)	25 (1.6%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (5.4%)	80.7	33^rd of 367 public high schools	91.0%		81.7	20^th of 378 public high schools	94.7%	13	54.9	48.5	69.0	77.2	59.4	$13,852	$59	$13,793

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Howell High

How many students attend Francis Howell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,843 students attended Francis Howell High.

What is the racial makeup of Francis Howell High?

Students at Francis Howell High are 79% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Francis Howell High in?

Francis Howell R-III

Is Francis Howell High a good school?

Yes! Francis Howell High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 367 Missouri high schools.

What schools feed into Francis Howell High?

Francis Howell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Daniel Boone Elementary
Elementary : Independence Elementary
Elementary : John Weldon Elementary
Middle : Francis Howell Middle

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