Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0Defiance’s public schools
Francis Howell R-III School District and Washington School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Defiance. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Defiance’s schools, in brief
School by school
26 of Defiance’s 27 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Becky-David Elem. places highest (better than 96%); Marthasville Elementary lowest (47%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
17 elementary schools serve Defiance, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and four high schools: Francis Howell High, Francis Howell Central High, Francis Howell North High and Washington High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Defiance, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Francis Howell R-III School District.
Two districts serve Defiance
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Defiance vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Defiance’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance | — | Francis Howell R-III PK–12 · Washington PK–12 |
Every school in Defiance
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Missouri’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Defiance’s schools
Are Defiance’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Defiance. Francis Howell R-III School District and Washington School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Defiance. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 26 of its 27 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Defiance in?
Francis Howell R-III School District and Washington School District.
Where do Defiance kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Francis Howell High, Francis Howell Central High, Francis Howell North High and Washington High School.
Parents talk
What Defiance families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Defiance → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.