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B+

Fox C-6 School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Arnold.

Arnold’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Missouri school districts

Students
10,258
Schools
18
Spent per student
$12,434
MO $14,569
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$51.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fox C-6 School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 71% of Missouri districts
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MO average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $51.6M, about $5,027 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 71% of the 535 Missouri school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Arnold 20,994

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Arnold. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Fox MiddleThis district
9–12Fox SR. HighThis district

Test scores vs. MO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency46%
State average 39.2% · 5,701 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 43.2% · 5,706 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 89.3% · 924 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,434 per student · 15% below MO
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 33%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 44%State 47%Federal 9%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
11,022’20
10,888’21
10,707’22
10,453’23
10,258’24

Down 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

18 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools.

Don Earl Early Childhood CTR.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Arnold
125 students7:1
George Guffey Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fenton
A−
523 students13:1
Antonia Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
B+
452 students13:1
Seckman Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
A−
428 students12:1
Richard Simpson Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B+
410 students10:1
Clyde Hamrick Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
B
386 students11:1
Rockport Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B
386 students12:1
Lone Dell Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B+
381 students11:1
Meramec Heights Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B−
376 students10:1
Fox Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
C+
355 students11:1
Sherwood Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arnold
B+
347 students10:1
Raymond Nancy Hodge Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Imperial
B+
333 students11:1
Seckman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Imperial
B−
687 students13:1
Fox Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arnold
C+
570 students12:1
Ridgewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arnold
B
567 students13:1
Antonia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Barnhart
B+
535 students13:1
Seckman SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Imperial
B
1,737 students17:1
Fox SR. High
High · Grades 9–12 · Arnold
C
1,660 students18:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Missouri.