Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 169 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRENTWOOD·NCES 290588001113
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE
2225 HIGH SCHOOL DR., BRENTWOOD, MO 63144 · (314) 962-8238 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Missouri public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
30 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 53 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 29% |
Student demographics
63%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE→BRENTWOOD HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BRENTWOOD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +7.7pp since 2021
Math
74.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +11.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 47.3% | 22.0% | 23.3% | 7.3% |
| Math | 50.9% | 23.1% | 15.2% | 10.5% |
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 | 69.3% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.6% | 67.2% |
| 2022-23 | 59.2% | 61.2% |
| 2021-22 | 61.6% | 62.9% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 BRENTWOOD MIDDLE
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENTWOOD MIDDLE this school | 160 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
| Platte Purchase Middle School KANSAS CITY | 368 | 35.6% | 47.7% |
| VALLEY PARK MIDDLE VALLEY PARK | 161 | 36.6% | 44.1% |
| WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. BATTLEFIELD | 424 | 26.4% | 67.3% |
| JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 579 | 11.6% | 70.5% |
| PIERCE CITY MIDDLE PIERCE CITY | 158 | 39.2% | 37.5% |
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 BRENTWOOD MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #11 of 379 | #7 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #10 of 380 ▲ 12 | #5 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #5 of 380 ▲ 4 | #4 of 51 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.4pp | #42 of 364 | #12 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #347 of 397 | #49 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #346 of 379 | #33 of 51 |
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
160
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 160 | 16.3 | 9.8:1 | 19% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 164 | 16 | 10.3:1 | 20% (33) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 15.9 | 10.3:1 | 25% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 16% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 15.2 | 11.3:1 | 25% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 27% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 15 | 11.2:1 | 22% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 21% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRENTWOOD MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (172 to 160); teachers up 7% (15.2 to 16.3).
About BRENTWOOD MIDDLE
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE is a small middle school in Missouri, located in BRENTWOOD. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 160 students. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
The district, BRENTWOOD, operates 5 schools serving 847 students.
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE is 57% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 16% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 8% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE counts 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9.8 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Missouri have 13.0:1, compared with 9.8:1 here. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in St. Louis County, the average is 43%.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, BRENTWOOD MIDDLE receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 52.9% for a school in Missouri with BRENTWOOD MIDDLE's free or reduced-price lunch share. BRENTWOOD MIDDLE posts 67.4%.
In the county around the school, St. Louis County, the median household income is $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. St. Louis County is home to 275 public schools and about 134,601 public school students.
The nearest other public school, BRENTWOOD HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. BRENTWOOD MIDDLE places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put BRENTWOOD MIDDLE in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 160, a 4% decrease from 166 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.1:1 in 2020-21, and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about BRENTWOOD MIDDLE may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- MCGRATH ELEM.Elementary · 236 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 173 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other schools in BRENTWOOD
- MCGRATH ELEM.Elementary · 236 students
- BRENTWOOD HIGHHigh · 195 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 173 students
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTERElementary · 83 students
Other Brentwood Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Brentwood Middle. BRENTWOOD MIDDLE is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Brentwood Middle SchoolBrentwood, TN · 1,109 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 602 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolGREELEY, CO · 564 students
- Brentwood Middle SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 269 students
Nearby schools
- BRENTWOOD HIGH0.0 mi · 195
- MCGRATH ELEM.0.2 mi · 236
- BRENTWOOD EARLY CHILDHD CENTER0.2 mi · 83
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.0.6 mi · 173
- AVERY ELEM.1.3 mi · 337
- DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.1.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About BRENTWOOD MIDDLEHow large is BRENTWOOD MIDDLE?
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BRENTWOOD MIDDLE serve?
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRENTWOOD MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRENTWOOD MIDDLE is approximately 9.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRENTWOOD MIDDLE?
At BRENTWOOD MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is BRENTWOOD MIDDLE public or private?
BRENTWOOD MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRENTWOOD.
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