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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Boone County, Missouri

Across Boone County, Missouri, 11 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 62.0%, against a median of 29.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Boone County, Missouri

Top % FRL

62.0%

Median % FRL

29.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	589	62.0%
2	JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	510	61.0%
3	WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	553	55.0%
4	JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	593	32.4%
5	ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	736	31.7%
6	SMITHTON MIDDLE	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	605	29.3%
7	CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE	CENTRALIA, MO	CENTRALIA R-VI	Middle	302	27.5%
8	HALLSVILLE MIDDLE	HALLSVILLE, MO	HALLSVILLE R-IV	Middle	340	27.4%
9	HARRISBURG MIDDLE	HARRISBURG, MO	HARRISBURG R-VIII	Middle	129	27.1%
10	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND, MO	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	Middle	648	19.0%
11	JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBIA, MO	COLUMBIA 93	Middle	579	11.6%

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