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Which teacher or staff member at CALIFORNIA MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONITEAU CO. R-I·NCES 290651001522
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE
211 S OWEN ST, CALIFORNIA, MO 65018 · (573) 796-2146 · Moniteau County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- C-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
12.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
157 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 5 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 96 | 24% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE→CALIFORNIA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MONITEAU CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2021
Math
41.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.5% | 28.2% | 40.1% | 11.0% |
| Math | 15.8% | 25.3% | 39.0% | 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 | 48.7% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 44.3% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 50.2% | 43.1% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 CALIFORNIA MIDDLE
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALIFORNIA MIDDLE this school | 394 | 39.8% | 43.8% |
| WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE WRIGHT CITY | 536 | 46.3% | 35.1% |
| WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH RIDGE | 569 | 42.5% | 42.3% |
| KNOB NOSTER MIDDLE KNOB NOSTER | 381 | 38.1% | 48.1% |
| CAMDENTON MIDDLE CAMDENTON | 599 | 43.7% | 51.1% |
| HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE HARRISONVILLE | 502 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
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 CALIFORNIA MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #151 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #216 of 380 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #106 of 380 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.8pp | #82 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #216 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #107 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #187 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.8% | #251 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.0% | #12 of 91 |
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
394
+62 (+19%) vs 2020
+37% since 2000-01, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 394 | 31.4 | 12.6:1 | 40% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 44% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 30.9 | 14.0:1 | 39% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 47% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 20.4 | 14.4:1 | 56% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 41% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 42% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CALIFORNIA MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (294 to 394); teachers up 54% (20.4 to 31.4).
About CALIFORNIA MIDDLE
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is a public mid-sized middle-grades school in CALIFORNIA, Missouri. The school has 394 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8.
MONITEAU CO. R-I has a total of 3 schools and 1,337 students, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE among them.
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is 83% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE scores 28%.
There are 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.6:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. On the income side, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Moniteau County is similar, at 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Missouri public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE would be expected to post about 45.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.8%.
Moniteau County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,715, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,223, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE among them.
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE's closest public school neighbor is CALIFORNIA ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, CALIFORNIA MIDDLE ranks 6th on average proficiency.
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 332 to 394, a 19% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.1:1 to 12.6:1.
The CALIFORNIA MIDDLE discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Moniteau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,262
Census ACS
Median income
$65,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,223 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONITEAU CO. R-I
- CALIFORNIA ELEM.Elementary · 504 students
- CALIFORNIA HIGHHigh · 439 students
Other schools in CALIFORNIA
- CALIFORNIA ELEM.Elementary · 504 students
- CALIFORNIA HIGHHigh · 439 students
Other California Middle schools
One other US public school is named California Middle. CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- California MiddleSacramento, CA · 782 students
Nearby schools
- CALIFORNIA ELEM.0.1 mi · 504
- CALIFORNIA HIGH1.4 mi · 439
- CLARKSBURG ELEM.5.7 mi · 57
- LATHAM ELEM.7.8 mi · 38
- HIGH POINT ELEM.10.1 mi · 83
- JAMESTOWN C-I HIGH10.4 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About CALIFORNIA MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at CALIFORNIA MIDDLE?
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 05-08.
Is CALIFORNIA MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does CALIFORNIA MIDDLE have?
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at CALIFORNIA MIDDLE?
Student demographics at CALIFORNIA MIDDLE are roughly 83% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CALIFORNIA MIDDLE public or private?
CALIFORNIA MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MONITEAU CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.