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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BOLIVAR MIDDLE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
587
Middle
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOLIVAR R-I·NCES 290537002423
BOLIVAR MIDDLE
604 W JACKSON, BOLIVAR, MO 65613 · (417) 326-3811 · Polk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
268 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BOLIVAR MIDDLE→BOLIVAR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BOLIVAR R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
MO avg 49.5% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
587
-33 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
94%
was 93%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOLIVAR MIDDLE
Located at 604 W JACKSON, in BOLIVAR, Missouri, BOLIVAR MIDDLE is a mid-tier intermediate school that instructs 587 students (grades 6 through 8), run under BOLIVAR R-I. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 461.
BOLIVAR R-I runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,725 students. BOLIVAR MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, BOLIVAR MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder looks like 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Polk County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Polk County's rate of about 55%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOLIVAR MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 34.7%, a residual of -15.7 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household earnings sit near $59,647, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Polk County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,965 students), BOLIVAR MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE, roughly 1.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOLIVAR MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.2%.
BOLIVAR MIDDLE operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. BOLIVAR MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 620 (now 587). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,444
Census ACS
Median income
$59,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,965 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOLIVAR R-I
- BOLIVAR HIGHHigh · 831 students
- BOLIVAR PRIMARYElementary · 578 students
- BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.Elementary · 572 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTRElementary · 157 students
Other schools in BOLIVAR
- BOLIVAR HIGHHigh · 831 students
- BOLIVAR PRIMARYElementary · 578 students
- BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.Elementary · 572 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTRElementary · 157 students
- Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSEElementary · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Exceptional Pupil Coop.-ECSE1.2 mi · 72
- BOLIVAR PRIMARY1.3 mi · 578
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CNTR1.4 mi · 157
- BOLIVAR INTERMEDIATE SCH.1.5 mi · 572
- BOLIVAR HIGH1.6 mi · 831
- LITTLE STINGERS PRESCHOOL8.9 mi · 19
Frequently asked questions
About BOLIVAR MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at BOLIVAR MIDDLE?
BOLIVAR MIDDLE enrolls approximately 587 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does BOLIVAR MIDDLE serve?
BOLIVAR MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BOLIVAR MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BOLIVAR MIDDLE is approximately 12.5:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BOLIVAR MIDDLE?
At BOLIVAR MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is BOLIVAR MIDDLE public or private?
BOLIVAR MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOLIVAR R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.