The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 52% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Flint Hill Elementary
Flint Hill Elementary sits in Wentzville, a fast‑growing suburban city in western St. Charles County that is part of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The city blends residential neighborhoods with industrial and commercial zones, anchored by the General Motors assembly plant and a range of distribution‑related employers. Wentzville was Missouri’s fastest‑growing city in the last decade, and that expansion has driven the Wentzville R‑IV School District to add multiple high schools in recent years. Flint Hill Elementary itself is part of the Fort Zumwalt School District, not the Wentzville district, which is a distinction worth noting when looking at feeder patterns and administrative boundaries. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. A modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced‑price lunch, meaning the school draws from a relatively more affluent slice of the suburban corridor. No data was available on the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so families with specific support needs would want to ask the school directly about those programs and staffing.
On state assessments, the school’s results show a mix. In English language arts, third graders posted a strong proficiency rate. Fourth graders were at a moderate level. Fifth grade results were suppressed, so a clear picture for that grade is unavailable. In math, the rates declined across the grades, from a solid level in third grade to a modest one in fourth and a lower one in fifth. Science results for fifth graders were also suppressed. Compared to other elementary schools in districts across St. Charles County, the school’s overall proficiency index placed in the top quartile. That is a useful benchmark: among a peer group that includes several well‑regarded suburban districts, Flint Hill’s combined academic performance ranks toward the higher end. Still, the downward trend in math as students move through the grades is a soft spot a parent may want to discuss with the school, especially if their child is entering third grade or beyond.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No charter or magnet designation applies. The Fort Zumwalt School District showed no major parent‑relevant changes in publicly available records from the past few years, so the school’s programming and leadership appear stable from that perspective.
Housing in the area reflects the suburban demand. Home values are well above the state median, and rents are high relative to the national rental market. That context matters: families moving into the attendance zone are paying a premium for a neighborhood with competitive test scores. The commute patterns and school feeder connections between Wentzville and the Fort Zumwalt district boundaries are something a prospective resident would want to verify with the district’s boundary map, since the city itself is split between multiple districts.
Flint Hill Elementary is a straightforward suburban elementary school with a strong relative academic record, particularly in early literacy, and a student body that is both economically and racially less diverse than the county average. The math slide across grades is the one clear pattern worth investigating. For a family looking for a stable, high‑performing elementary within a district that has not had recent upheaval, it fits. For families seeking deep support for English learners or students with disabilities, the missing data means a conversation with the school is the next step.
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