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Enrollment
694
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANSON R-IV·NCES 290576000123
BRANSON JR. HIGH
263 BUCCANEER BLVD, BRANSON, MO 65616 · (417) 334-3087 · Taney County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
414 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 332 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 362 | 52% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
BRANSON JR. HIGH→BRANSON HIGH
Based on grade levels within BRANSON R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +8.5pp since 2021
Math
53.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.3% | 26.0% | 39.8% | 9.7% |
| Math | 26.4% | 27.5% | 32.2% | 13.8% |
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 | 50.3% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.4% | 48.5% |
| 2021-22 | 41.8% | 47.2% |
% 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
49.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 BRANSON JR. HIGH
BRANSON JR. HIGH's state test result (49.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANSON JR. HIGH this school | 694 | 59.7% | 49.4% |
| MIDDLE SCH. NEOSHO | 702 | 65.4% | 31.7% |
| FIRE PRAIRIE MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE | 713 | 57.6% | 31.5% |
| NEOSHO JR. HIGH NEOSHO | 753 | 60.0% | 42.1% |
| CARVER MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 618 | 59.5% | 41.6% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE JOPLIN | 596 | 57.2% | 44.6% |
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 BRANSON JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Taney County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #102 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #101 of 380 ▲ 27 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #94 of 380 ▲ 113 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.6pp | #76 of 364 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #80 of 397 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #257 of 321 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #123 of 321 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #128 of 379 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #215 of 224 | N/A |
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
694
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 694 | 47.1 | 14.8:1 | 60% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 48.1 | 15.4:1 | 57% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 724 | 47.1 | 15.4:1 | 51% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 55% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 43.3 | 16.3:1 | 58% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 52% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 59% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 466 | 33 | 14.1:1 | 41% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRANSON JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (704 to 694); teachers up 9% (43.3 to 47.1).
About BRANSON JR. HIGH
BRANSON JR. HIGH is a middle school with a street address in BRANSON, Missouri. Its enrollment is 694 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Missouri enroll around 461, and this school is 51% above that mark.
BRANSON JR. HIGH falls under BRANSON R-IV, which has 7 schools enrolling 4,653 students.
More than half of enrollment at BRANSON JR. HIGH is White: 73%. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Taney County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
Based on 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, BRANSON JR. HIGH has a ratio of 14.8:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is 1.7 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 60%. The average for public schools in Taney County is similar, at 63%.
In Missouri, BRANSON JR. HIGH is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.4% actual against a predicted 37.5%.
For the population of Taney County, median household income comes to about $56,497, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Taney County's 21 public schools enroll about 7,946 students and include BRANSON JR. HIGH.
About 1.4 miles separate BRANSON JR. HIGH from the closest public school, CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE. The five-mile area around BRANSON JR. HIGH holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.6% on proficiency, and BRANSON JR. HIGH is above that at 49.4%.
NCES describes the area around BRANSON JR. HIGH as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decrease, from 728 to 694. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 14.8:1.
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Taney County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,529
Census ACS
Median income
$56,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
7,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRANSON R-IV
- BRANSON HIGHHigh · 1,469 students
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 515 students
- BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 465 students
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYElementary · 415 students
Other schools in BRANSON
- BRANSON HIGHHigh · 1,469 students
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 515 students
- BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 465 students
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE1.4 mi · 515
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 517
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARY1.5 mi · 415
- TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP1.8 mi · 75
- BRANSON HIGH2.3 mi · 1,469
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY2.6 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About BRANSON JR. HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at BRANSON JR. HIGH?
BRANSON JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 694 students in grades 07-08.
Is BRANSON JR. HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRANSON JR. HIGH is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does BRANSON JR. HIGH have?
BRANSON JR. HIGH employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BRANSON JR. HIGH?
Student demographics at BRANSON JR. HIGH are roughly 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BRANSON JR. HIGH public or private?
BRANSON JR. HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRANSON R-IV.
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