Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · St Peters, Missouri

Ft. Zumwalt South Middle in St Peters, Missouri enrolled 823 students in 2024-25 with 67.1 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

830 students in 2022-23, 863 students in 2023-24, 823 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 68.0 to 67.1.

Students enrolled at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238302023-248632024-25823
Students enrolled at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238302023-248632024-25823
Students enrolled at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238302023-248632024-25823
Students enrolled at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle by school year2022-23: 830, 2023-24: 863, 2024-25: 82302505007501k2022-238302023-248632024-25823
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383068.012.2
2023-2486366.513.0
2024-2582367.112.3

12.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 12.3; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 12.3; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 12.3; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; This school 12.3; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherThis school 12.3state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 286 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ft. Zumwalt South Middle enrolled 859 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 286 of the 859 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent15.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.9% of students were White, 8.3% Black, 5.3% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White76.9%
  2. Black8.3%
  3. Asian5.3%
  4. Two or more races4.6%
  5. Hispanic4.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2251%58%43.2%
Math, 2022-2362%59% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in St Peters

2 public middle schools in St Peters report 2024-25 enrollment; Ft. Zumwalt South Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle86912.319.9%
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle82312.311.7%

All public schools in St Peters →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

  1. Ft. Zumwalt North MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 1,019 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  2. Ft. Zuwmalt West MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,114 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
  3. Compare Ft. Zumwalt South Middle with Ft. Zumwalt North MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fort Zumwalt School District spends per student$13,648 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,648
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriFt. Zumwalt South Middle is the number 37 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#37 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.12.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ft. Zumwalt South Middle

  1. How many students attend Ft. Zumwalt South Middle?
    823 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 830 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in St Peters, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ft. Zumwalt South Middle a Title I school?
    Ft. Zumwalt South Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ft. Zumwalt South Middle scored proficient or above: 51% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ft. Zumwalt South Middle in?
    Fort Zumwalt School District, NCES district ID 2908370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290837002427 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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