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How has BODE MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001646
BODE MIDDLE
720 N NOYES BLVD, ST JOSEPH, MO 64506 · (816) 671-4050 · Buchanan County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
198 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 242 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 246 | 50% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.9pp since 2021
Math
49.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +19.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.9% | 25.0% | 41.5% | 14.4% |
| Math | 26.2% | 23.1% | 26.0% | 24.5% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 29.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BODE MIDDLE
BODE MIDDLE's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BODE MIDDLE this school | 488 | 40.6% | 43.4% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 555 | 44.3% | 42.3% |
| PLAZA MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 673 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| CONGRESS MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 601 | 30.9% | 41.8% |
| PERSHING MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 702 | 38.7% | 51.5% |
| WALDEN MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 730 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BODE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #156 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #142 of 380 ▲ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #146 of 380 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.4pp | #17 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #173 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #54 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #42 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #249 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #178 of 224 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
488
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 488 | 41.3 | 11.8:1 | 41% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 35.7 | 13.3:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 30.7 | 15.8:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 36% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 38.4 | 13.4:1 | 50% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 39% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 26% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BODE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (513 to 488); teachers up 8% (38.4 to 41.3).
About BODE MIDDLE
BODE MIDDLE is the name of a medium-sized middle school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The school had 488 students in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 22 schools in ST. JOSEPH, with 10,430 students enrolled.
A majority of students at BODE MIDDLE, 58%, are White. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Black, and 5% Pacific Islander. Buchanan County's residents are about 81% White, 23 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at BODE MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
BODE MIDDLE operates with 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 69% average for public schools in Buchanan County is 28 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for BODE MIDDLE is B. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.7%.
Buchanan County census figures show that median household income is about $62,158, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. BODE MIDDLE is among the 36 public schools in Buchanan County.
The next-closest public school is EDISON ELEM., about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BODE MIDDLE at 5th of 8.
Under the NCES locale system, BODE MIDDLE is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 535 in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25, a 9% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.8:1.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
- LINDBERGH ELEM.Elementary · 431 students
Nearby schools
- EDISON ELEM.0.4 mi · 362
- CENTRAL HIGH0.6 mi · 1,733
- COLEMAN ELEM.1.1 mi · 388
- Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr1.1 mi · 232
- TRUMAN MIDDLE1.2 mi · 486
- FIELD ELEM.1.2 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About BODE MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at BODE MIDDLE?
BODE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 07-08.
Is BODE MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
BODE MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at BODE MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at BODE MIDDLE.
How diverse is BODE MIDDLE?
BODE MIDDLE reports a student body of 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees BODE MIDDLE?
BODE MIDDLE is overseen by ST. JOSEPH in Buchanan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.