Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOWLING GREEN R-I·NCES 290566000601
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE
700 W ADAMS STREET, BOWLING GREEN, MO 63334 · (573) 324-2181 · Pike County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Missouri public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- FThree-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
11.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
136 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 6 | 105 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 31% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE→BOWLING GREEN HIGH
Based on grade levels within BOWLING GREEN R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -20.0pp since 2021
Math
43.7%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.5% | 17.7% | 52.2% | 17.4% |
| Math | 17.4% | 26.3% | 36.4% | 19.7% |
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 | 30.2% | 43.7% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 59.1% |
| 2022-23 | 44.5% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 50.2% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE this school | 284 | 47.9% | 40.1% |
| RICHMOND MIDDLE RICHMOND | 309 | 48.5% | 32.6% |
| SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SENECA | 305 | 48.2% | 50.0% |
| IDA CANNON MIDDLE ELSBERRY | 258 | 46.5% | 35.9% |
| MONTGOMERY CO. MIDDLE MONTGOMERY CITY | 264 | 46.6% | 22.9% |
| HOLDEN MIDDLE HOLDEN | 301 | 46.5% | 33.4% |
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 BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #204 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #195 of 380 ▼ 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #300 of 380 ▼ 112 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.3pp | #3 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #275 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #47 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #181 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #205 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #142 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
284
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 367
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 284 | 24.3 | 11.7:1 | 48% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22.6 | 11.9:1 | 47% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 23.1 | 12.7:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 22.3 | 13.8:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 39% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 51% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 38% (140) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (308 to 284); teachers up 9% (22.3 to 24.3).
About BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is a middle school located in BOWLING GREEN, Missouri, in Pike County. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 284 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students.
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is one school in BOWLING GREEN R-I, a system of 4 schools with 1,243 students.
Federal enrollment data show BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is 83% White. Other groups make up 12% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 29%, meaning two students picked at random have a 29% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE was 11.7:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 48%. That tracks the 49% average for public schools in Pike County.
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.0% for BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE. The school posts 40.1%, 1.9 points below the prediction.
Pike County census figures show that the median household income is $54,989, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in Pike County, enrolling about 2,424 students in all.
The nearest other public school, BOWLING GREEN HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 28 students since 2020-21, to 284. The school's ratio fell from 14.2:1 to 11.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,711
Census ACS
Median income
$54,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOWLING GREEN R-I
- BOWLING GREEN ELEM.Elementary · 472 students
- BOWLING GREEN HIGHHigh · 373 students
- FRANKFORD ELEM.Elementary · 114 students
- Bowling Green ECCElementary
Other schools in BOWLING GREEN
- BOWLING GREEN ELEM.Elementary · 472 students
- BOWLING GREEN HIGHHigh · 373 students
- LILLIAN SCHAPER SCHOOLCombined · 13 students
- Bowling Green ECCElementary
Other Bowling Green Middle schools
One other US public school is named Bowling Green Middle. BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bowling Green Middle SchoolBowling Green, OH · 589 students
Nearby schools
- BOWLING GREEN HIGH0.1 mi · 373
- BOWLING GREEN ELEM.0.1 mi · 472
- LILLIAN SCHAPER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 13
- BONCL Elem.9.3 mi · 39
- LOUISIANA HIGH9.5 mi · 187
- LOUISIANA MIDDLE9.5 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About BOWLING GREEN MIDDLEHow large is BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE?
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE serve?
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE.
How diverse is BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE?
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE reports a student body of 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE in?
BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is part of BOWLING GREEN R-I.
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