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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Missouri

Across Missouri, 224 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE leads the list at -61.4%, against a median of -11.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

224

Missouri

Best Enrollment change

-61.4%

Median Enrollment change

-11.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY	347	134	-61.4%
2	WILLARD INTERMEDIATE NORTH	WILLARD, MO	WILLARD R-II	690	356	-48.4%
3	Smithville Middle	SMITHVILLE, MO	SMITHVILLE R-II	641	371	-42.1%
4	WEDGWOOD 6TH GRADE CENTER	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	458	268	-41.5%
5	PIPKIN MIDDLE	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	597	359	-39.9%
6	CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHARLESTON, MO	CHARLESTON R-I	231	141	-39.0%
7	CONGRESS MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	952	601	-36.9%
8	CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE	CARUTHERSVILLE, MO	CARUTHERSVILLE 18	314	200	-36.3%
9	PERRY CO. MIDDLE	PERRYVILLE, MO	PERRY CO. 32	676	439	-35.1%
10	PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE	PLEASANT HOPE, MO	PLEASANT HOPE R-VI	259	168	-35.1%
11	KENNETH C. HANRAHAN ELEM.	JENNINGS, MO	JENNINGS	202	138	-31.7%
12	OAK GROVE MIDDLE	OAK GROVE, MO	OAK GROVE R-VI	433	301	-30.5%
13	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE	WASHBURN, MO	SOUTHWEST R-V	261	186	-28.7%
14	GATEWAY MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	535	382	-28.6%
15	MAPLE PARK MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	813	585	-28.0%
16	BROOKFIELD MIDDLE	BROOKFIELD, MO	BROOKFIELD R-III	327	237	-27.5%
17	SPARTA MIDDLE	SPARTA, MO	SPARTA R-III	258	187	-27.5%
18	CARR LANE VPA MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	ST. LOUIS CITY	543	396	-27.1%
19	MILL CREEK UPPER ELEM.	BELTON, MO	BELTON 124	595	435	-26.9%
20	JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR	FERGUSON, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	380	278	-26.8%
21	MARIES CO. MIDDLE	BLAND, MO	MARIES CO. R-II	263	193	-26.6%
22	Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Kansas City, MO	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL	759	559	-26.4%
23	PIERCE CITY MIDDLE	PIERCE CITY, MO	PIERCE CITY R-VI	213	158	-25.8%
24	VALLEY PARK MIDDLE	VALLEY PARK, MO	VALLEY PARK	216	161	-25.5%
25	HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE	LEMAY, MO	HANCOCK PLACE	354	266	-24.9%
26	WEST MIDDLE	CHESTERFIELD, MO	PARKWAY C-2	1,081	814	-24.7%
27	BLAIR OAKS MIDDLE SCHOOL	JEFFERSON CITY, MO	BLAIR OAKS R-II	381	290	-23.9%
28	CENTRAL MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	HAZELWOOD	908	692	-23.8%
29	CAMERON VETERANS MIDDLE	CAMERON, MO	CAMERON R-I	413	317	-23.2%
30	PLAZA MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	PARK HILL	872	673	-22.8%
31	SCOTT CO. MIDDLE	BENTON, MO	SCOTT CO. R-IV	252	195	-22.6%
32	RAYTOWN MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	RAYTOWN C-2	858	667	-22.3%
33	POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL	POPLAR BLUFF, MO	POPLAR BLUFF R-I	1,197	932	-22.1%
34	CHILLICOTHE MIDDLE	CHILLICOTHE, MO	CHILLICOTHE R-II	454	354	-22.0%
35	NEW MARK MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY, MO	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,235	965	-21.9%
36	SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLE	BETHANY, MO	SOUTH HARRISON CO. R-II	292	229	-21.6%
37	CUBA MIDDLE	CUBA, MO	CRAWFORD CO. R-II	464	364	-21.6%
38	FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH MIDDLE	ST PETERS, MO	FORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,048	823	-21.5%
39	LEXINGTON MIDDLE	LEXINGTON, MO	LEXINGTON R-V	311	244	-21.5%
40	BUEKER MIDDLE	MARSHALL, MO	MARSHALL	695	550	-20.9%
41	CROSS KEYS MIDDLE	FLORISSANT, MO	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	764	608	-20.4%
42	PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE	PACIFIC, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	500	399	-20.2%
43	WEST MIDDLE	HAZELWOOD, MO	HAZELWOOD	906	724	-20.1%
44	GRANDVIEW MIDDLE	GRANDVIEW, MO	GRANDVIEW C-4	589	471	-20.0%
45	INTERMEDIATE SCH.	DESLOGE, MO	NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I	442	355	-19.7%
46	MONROE CITY MIDDLE	MONROE CITY, MO	MONROE CITY R-I	221	178	-19.5%
47	CARVER MIDDLE	SPRINGFIELD, MO	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	767	618	-19.4%
48	BOURBON MIDDLE SCHOOL	BOURBON, MO	CRAWFORD CO. R-I	295	238	-19.3%
49	KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE	KNOB NOSTER, MO	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	472	381	-19.3%
50	SOUTHEAST MIDDLE	ST LOUIS, MO	HAZELWOOD	606	491	-19.0%

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