BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE

Located at 700 W ADAMS STREET, in BOWLING GREEN, Missouri, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is a compact junior high that enrolls 284 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by BOWLING GREEN R-I. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 4 schools in BOWLING GREEN R-I (1,243 students total), BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder reads as 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.4%; actual is 21.8%, a gap of -28.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Pike County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,989 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Pike County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,424 students), BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

BOWLING GREEN HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.9%.

BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 308 (now 284). The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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