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Francis Howell North High

Public Grades 9-12

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 367 Missouri High Schools

Better than 93% of Missouri high schools

Summary

Francis Howell North High is a public high school located in Saint Charles, Missouri, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,690 students. It is part of the Francis Howell R-III School District, which is ranked 22 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis Howell North High consistently ranks among the top 30-45 high schools in Missouri, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally higher than the state and district averages, particularly in subjects like Algebra II, English II, and Government. For example, in 2024-2025, 85% of students were proficient or better in Algebra II, compared to 88.1% for the district and 58% for the state. The school also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, consistently above 93% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Francis Howell North High performs well, with lower chronic absenteeism rates and spending per student than some other highly ranked schools in the area, such as Pattonville Senior High and St. Charles High. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is slightly higher than some nearby schools, which could be an area for improvement to provide more personalized attention and support for students.

1,716

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,559

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2549 Hackmann Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63303-5471

(636) 851-4900

District: Francis Howell R-III

Feeder schools for Francis Howell North High:

Elementary:	Becky-David Elementary
	Harvest Ridge Elementary
	Henderson Elementary
Middle:	Barnwell Middle
	Hollenbeck Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

African American:

11.2%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Missouri high schools

✓94% 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 school62%

District avg67%

Missouri avg45%

26^th of 367

Missouri public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	82.6	26 of 367	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	45 of 378	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	30 of 352	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	75.5	35 of 361	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	66.4	74 of 358	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	27 of 460	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	78.3	33 of 468	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	87.6	27 of 404	93.3%	★★★★★
2016	75.1	48 of 401	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	44 of 504	91.3%	★★★★★
2014	72.9	55 of 521	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	34 of 523	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	81.9	16 of 522	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	22 of 528	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	76.8	33 of 516	93.6%	★★★★★
2009	73.1	51 of 507	89.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.1	80 of 539	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	53 of 538	90.1%	★★★★★
2006	72.7	91 of 534	83.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	17 of 105	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	27 of 105	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	17 of 99	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	29 of 105	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	17 of 96	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	15 of 106	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	26 of 111	76.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	89.9	1 of 38	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	4 of 38	89.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	82.5	12 of 111	89.2%	★★★★★
2021	63.8	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	34 of 103	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	33 of 95	65.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	69.2	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	2 of 33	93.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.6	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	15 of 47	68.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	17 of 50	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	38 of 96	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	26 of 100	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	20 of 74	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	45.3	32 of 70	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	17 of 91	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	80 of 279	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	105 of 274	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	57 of 268	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	87 of 255	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	59 of 368	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	60 of 382	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	73.7	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	55 of 138	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	59 of 135	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	93.4	5 of 127	96.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	27 of 306	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	31 of 321	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	29 of 302	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	30 of 310	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	59.0	78 of 309	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	26 of 430	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	19 of 440	95.7%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2019)97th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)86th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)85th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile-33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra II85%+27 vs state

English II72%+19 vs state

Biology I59%+22 vs state

Government54%+14 vs state

Algebra I51%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Francis Howell North 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 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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Howell North High

Is Francis Howell North High a good school?

Yes. Francis Howell North High ranks in the top 7.1% of Missouri high schools.

How many students attend Francis Howell North High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,716 students attended Francis Howell North High.

What is the racial makeup of Francis Howell North High?

Students at Francis Howell North High are 68% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Francis Howell North High in?

Francis Howell R-III

What schools feed into Francis Howell North High?

Francis Howell North High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Becky-David Elementary
Elementary : Harvest Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Henderson Elementary
Middle : Barnwell Middle
Middle : Hollenbeck Middle

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