Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Summary:

Ft. Zumwalt South Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in St. Peters, Missouri, serving around 830 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Fort Zumwalt School District, which is ranked 34th out of 386 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ft. Zumwalt South Middle consistently outperforms state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 54.6% of 6th graders, 66.9% of 7th graders, and 49.3% of 8th graders proficient or better in MAP Mathematics, compared to state averages of 44.4%, 40.6%, and 30.6%, respectively. The school also serves diverse student populations effectively, ranking highly in the state for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, Multi-racial, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. While the school has seen a slight increase in chronic absenteeism, it has managed to reduce it to 15.3% in 2022-2023, lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Francis Howell Middle and Bryan Middle, Ft. Zumwalt South Middle generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement. The school's exceptional performance in Algebra I, with over 96% of students proficient or better, is particularly noteworthy. Ft. Zumwalt South Middle's consistent high performance, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a top-40 ranking among Missouri middle schools, is a testament to its effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and commitment to student success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 300 Knaust Rd
       St Peters, MO  63376-1716


(636) 281-0776

District: Fort Zumwalt School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
38th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,070 Help


Students who attend Ft. Zumwalt South Middle usually attend:

High:    Ft. Zumwalt South High

Feeder schools for Ft. Zumwalt South Middle:

Elementary:    Emge Elementary
    Progress South Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.9 Help
Number of students:  863

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.4%
African American:
8.3%
Asian:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.9% Help


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Compare Details Ft. Zumwalt South Middle ranks better than 91.6% of middle schools in Missouri. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.56. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.4%), African American (8.3%), Asian (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Fort Zumwalt School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle is 12.9. 2 middle schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Ft. Zumwalt South Middle employs 66.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle is $13,070, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ft. Zumwalt South Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Ft. Zumwalt South Middle 38th of 451 Missouri public middle schools. (See Ft. Zumwalt South Middle in the ranking list.)

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Fort Zumwalt School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Zumwalt School District 34th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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Rank History for all students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.21 129th 619 79.2%
2007 65.18 157th 624 74.8%
2008 72.73 96th 624 84.6%
2009 74.17 95th 601 84.2%
2010 66.96 178th 614 71.0%
2011 81.01 61st 625 90.2%
2012 81.05 57th 623 90.9%
2013 78.03 62nd 649 90.4%
2014 86.70 35th 633 94.5%
2015 88.02 34th 585 94.2%
2016 90.91 18th 435 95.9%
2017 90.05 20th 568 96.5%
2018 84.58 45th 552 91.8%
2019 87.75 32nd 587 94.5%
2021 87.54 34th 454 92.5%
2022 86.07 38th 459 91.7%
2023 84.20 48th 459 89.5%
2024 87.56 38th 451 91.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.59 5th 79 93.7%
2019 91.30 6th 98 93.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 76.35 26th 192 86.5%
2024 94.13 5th 194 97.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.19 71st 422 83.2%
2019 64.87 112th 482 76.8%
2021 82.00 31st 371 91.6%
2022 75.71 45th 365 87.7%
2023 73.89 56th 382 85.3%
2024 71.29 66th 378 82.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.52 70th 162 56.8%
2019 70.95 41st 204 79.9%
2021 54.64 63rd 195 67.7%
2022 61.61 53rd 187 71.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.11 28th 121 76.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.04 3rd 32 90.6%
2019 69.46 17th 38 55.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.41 11th 129 91.5%
2019 84.45 11th 149 92.6%
2021 82.44 16th 135 88.1%
2022 72.66 28th 148 81.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.58 23rd 96 76.0%
2019 61.83 43rd 130 66.9%
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Rank History for White students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.37 58th 479 87.9%
2019 84.08 47th 527 91.1%
2021 81.24 46th 376 87.8%
2022 81.31 46th 381 87.9%
2023 78.00 59th 385 84.7%
2024 82.07 44th 379 88.4%
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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1400 1400
1992 1367 34 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1417
1993 1394 37 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1449
1994 1391 43 9 10 0 n/a n/a 0 1453
1995 1127 25 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
1996 1127 25 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 1170
1997 952 26 9 12 0 n/a n/a 0 999
1998 1093 25 11 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1141
1999 1226 25 8 6 1 n/a n/a 0 1266
2000 1364 34 10 5 3 n/a n/a 0 1416
2001 1465 41 14 21 2 n/a n/a 0 1543
2002 993 45 11 14 3 n/a n/a 0 1066
2003 993 45 11 14 3 n/a n/a 0 1066
2004 1038 56 12 13 3 n/a n/a 0 1122
2005 1067 72 13 16 4 n/a n/a 0 1172
2006 1065 70 15 15 2 n/a n/a 0 1167
2007 1057 89 15 17 1 n/a n/a 0 1179
2008 1041 86 23 14 2 n/a n/a 0 1166
2009 927 64 33 23 1 n/a n/a 0 1048
2010 915 63 31 19 2 n/a n/a 0 1030
2011 882 50 36 25 1 0 17 0 1011
2012 903 59 32 25 2 0 22 0 1043
2013 901 57 41 23 1 1 25 0 1049
2014 860 52 37 22 1 5 30 0 1007
2015 825 49 45 30 3 3 25 0 980
2016 810 59 53 40 2 2 28 0 994
2017 811 62 59 42 2 3 37 0 1016
2018 827 77 46 47 1 3 47 0 1048
2019 773 73 52 49 1 2 45 0 995
2020 721 81 41 49 0 1 50 0 943
2021 663 75 36 42 0 1 42 0 859
2022 660 73 36 47 0 0 54 0 870
2023 638 71 38 39 0 0 44 0 830
2024 651 72 49 42 2 0 47 0 863

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1400 70.9 19.7 n/a
1992 1417 78.1 18.1 n/a
1993 1449 80.0 18.1 9.2
1994 1453 79.9 18.2 10.3
1995 1170 71.0 16.5 9.4
1996 1170 71.0 16.5 9.4
1997 999 62.7 15.9 5.8
1998 1141 69.3 16.5 3.2
1999 1266 77.5 16.3 4.3
2000 1416 75.5 18.8 4.9
2001 1543 88.9 17.4 4.7
2002 1066 69.2 15.4 7
2003 1066 69.2 15.4 7
2004 1122 65.8 17.1 8.2
2005 1172 66.0 17.8 10.2
2006 1167 67.2 17.4 9.8
2007 1179 66.1 17.8 10.3
2008 1166 68.6 17.0 11.5
2009 1048 66.2 15.8 12.6
2010 1030 67.7 15.1 15.8
2011 1011 68.4 14.7 15.5
2012 1043 67.2 15.5 15.3
2013 1049 67.5 15.5 18.4
2014 1007 67.2 14.9 19.1
2015 980 67.0 14.6 16.4
2016 994 70.0 14.2 15.2
2017 1016 68.5 14.8 16.5
2018 1048 67.0 15.6 16.5
2019 995 68.0 14.6 18.1
2020 943 67.5 13.9 17.8
2021 859 70.0 12.2 18.9
2022 870 68.0 12.7 14.9
2023 830 68.0 12.2 16.5
2024 863 66.5 12.9 18.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 1400 70.9 19.7 n/a
1992 1417 78.1 18.1 n/a
1993 1449 80.0 18.1 9.2
1994 1453 79.9 18.2 10.3
1995 1170 71.0 16.5 9.4
1996 1170 71.0 16.5 9.4
1997 999 62.7 15.9 5.8
1998 1141 69.3 16.5 3.2
1999 1266 77.5 16.3 4.3
2000 1416 75.5 18.8 4.9
2001 1543 88.9 17.4 4.7
2002 1066 69.2 15.4 7
2003 1066 69.2 15.4 7
2004 1122 65.8 17.1 8.2
2005 1172 66.0 17.8 10.2
2006 1167 67.2 17.4 9.8
2007 1179 66.1 17.8 10.3
2008 1166 68.6 17.0 11.5
2009 1048 66.2 15.8 12.6
2010 1030 67.7 15.1 15.8
2011 1011 68.4 14.7 15.5
2012 1043 67.2 15.5 15.3
2013 1049 67.5 15.5 18.4
2014 1007 67.2 14.9 19.1
2015 980 67.0 14.6 16.4
2016 994 70.0 14.2 15.2
2017 1016 68.5 14.8 16.5
2018 1048 67.0 15.6 16.5
2019 995 68.0 14.6 18.1
2020 943 67.5 13.9 17.8
2021 859 70.0 12.2 18.9
2022 870 68.0 12.7 14.9
2023 830 68.0 12.2 16.5
2024 863 66.5 12.9 18.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $299 (2.6%) $11,063 (97.4%) $11,362
2020 $356 (3.0%) $11,444 (97.0%) $11,800
2021 $615 (4.7%) $12,577 (95.3%) $13,192
2022 $655 (5.0%) $12,415 (95.0%) $13,070

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 32nd of 587 Middle schoolsRanks 48th of 459 Middle schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)67.164.2
 2.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fort Zumwalt School District)59.159.5
 0.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)42.543.7
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)61.451.2
 10.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Zumwalt School District)60.348
 12.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)45.937.5
 8.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)65.558.6
 6.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fort Zumwalt School District)59.557.3
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)3839.5
 1.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)56.444.8
 11.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Zumwalt School District)57.651
 6.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)43.637.3
 6.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)46.351.8
 5.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fort Zumwalt School District)40.747.4
 6.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)2930
 1%
8th Grade Science (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)6145.2
 15.8%
   8th Grade Science (Fort Zumwalt School District)61.350.7
 10.6%
   8th Grade Science (Missouri)43.737.8
 5.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)62.454.3
 8.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Fort Zumwalt School District)61.456
 5.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)47.342.7
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Ft. Zumwalt South Middle)97.897.2
 0.6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fort Zumwalt School District)74.272
 2.2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students995830
 16.6%
African American7371
 2.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian5238
 26.9%
Hispanic4939
 20.4%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White773638
 17.5%
Two or More Races4544
 2.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients18.1%16.5%
 1.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Yes. Ft. Zumwalt South Middle ranks in the top 8.4% of Missouri middle schools.

Students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle are 75% White, 8% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 863 students attended Ft. Zumwalt South Middle.

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


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