ANDERSON MIDDLE

ANDERSON MIDDLE is one of the tight-knit middle-grades schools in ANDERSON, Missouri, operated by MCDONALD CO. R-I, with 275 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Across the 10 schools in MCDONALD CO. R-I (3,595 students total), ANDERSON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ANDERSON MIDDLE lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, 3% Native American. By comparison, McDonald County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, ANDERSON MIDDLE lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting ANDERSON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDERSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.3%.

In the area at large, census data for McDonald County shows the typical household earns roughly $52,375 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McDonald County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,867 students), of which ANDERSON MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCDONALD COUNTY HIGH, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around ANDERSON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDERSON MIDDLE at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.6%.

ANDERSON MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ANDERSON MIDDLE has expanded 6%, going from 260 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 84% to 79% over that span.

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