Mount Hope Elementary School
Public elementary school in O'Fallon, Missouri · Fort Zumwalt School District · Grades K–5
Mount Hope Elementary School serves 444 students in grades K–5 in O'Fallon (St. Charles County). It is one of 25 schools in Fort Zumwalt School District. By enrollment it is the 261st largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| 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 | 290837000237 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 444 | 16,698 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 12.7 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15.5% | 19.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Mount Hope Elementary School in context
Size
Mount Hope Elementary School is the 7th largest of Fort Zumwalt School District's 16 elementary schools; its 444 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 490; Mount Hope Elementary 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 5 with 95 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 66, against an average of 74 per grade. This year grade 5 has 36% more students than kindergarten (95 against 70). 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
The largest group is White students: 78.8% here and 72.9% across Fort Zumwalt School District. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Fort Zumwalt School District and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 9% 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
With 32.82 full-time-equivalent teachers for 444 students, Mount Hope Elementary School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 444 students would have about 36.1 teachers, so Mount Hope Elementary School has 3.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Mount Hope Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Westhoff Elementary School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 33 other elementary schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 78.8% |
| Black | 9.9% |
| Hispanic | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.3% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 70 |
| Grade 1 | 66 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1099 Mt Hope Ln, O'Fallon, MO 63366
Phone: (636)272-2717
Website: fz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mount Hope Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhoff Elementary School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 2.7 mi | 534 | 13.6 | 16.9% |
| Joseph L Mudd Elementary School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.0 mi | 412 | 12.6 | 36.7% |
| Forest Park Elementary School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.0 mi | 436 | 12.6 | 35.1% |
| Rock Creek Elementary School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 3.5 mi | 408 | 12.5 | 23% |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Wentzville R-IV | 3.7 mi | 599 | 12.2 | 16.4% |
| Green Tree Elementary School | Wentzville R-IV | 4.8 mi | 640 | 13.7 | 22.8% |
| Prairie View Elementary School | Wentzville R-IV | 4.8 mi | 696 | 13.6 | 24.6% |
| Dardenne Elementary School | Fort Zumwalt School District | 5.0 mi | 445 | 11.6 | 46.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.