Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School
Public middle school in St Peters, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades 6–8
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School serves 823 students in grades 6–8 in St Peters (St. Charles County). It is one of 25 schools in Fort Zumwalt School District. By enrollment it is the 37th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 67.11 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fort Zumwalt School District |
| County | St. Charles County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290837002427 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Fort Zumwalt School District | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 823 | 16,698 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 19.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in Fort Zumwalt School District, Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School is the smallest, with 4.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 848 students, so Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 286 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 256, against an average of 274 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% more students than grade 6 (281 against 256). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Zumwalt School District (72.9%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Fort Zumwalt School District and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 5.6% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School has 67.11 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 823 students would have about 63.3 teachers, so Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Ft. Zumwalt North Middle School, 2 miles away in the same district. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 12 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 76.9% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Asian | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Hispanic | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 256 |
| Grade 7 | 286 |
| Grade 8 | 281 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Knaust Rd, St Peters, MO 63376
Phone: (636)281-0776
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ft. Zumwalt South Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Zumwalt North Middle School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 2.0 mi | 1,019 | 13.8 | 19.7% |
| Ft. Zuwmalt West Middle School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 2.6 mi | 1,114 | 12.2 | 21.4% |
| Saeger Middle School | Francis Howell R-III | 2.8 mi | 750 | 15.8 | 12.3% |
| Dr. Bernard J. Dubray Middle School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.1 mi | 869 | 12.3 | 24.3% |
| Francis Howell Middle School | Francis Howell R-III | 4.0 mi | 799 | 16.2 | 9% |
| Hollenbeck Middle School | Francis Howell R-III | 4.3 mi | 769 | 14.8 | 25.5% |
| Bryan Middle School | Francis Howell R-III | 4.7 mi | 827 | 15.6 | 16.9% |
| Frontier Middle School | Wentzville R-IV | 6.3 mi | 1,243 | 14.5 | 11.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.