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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 635 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARL JUNCTION R-I·NCES 290735000199
Carl Junction Jr. High
206 S Roney, Carl Junction, MO 64834 · (417) 649-7246 · Jasper County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- B+Beats 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
14.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
168 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 255 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 245 | 49% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Carl Junction Jr. High→Carl Junction High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CARL JUNCTION R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
55.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.2% | 28.7% | 37.6% | 10.3% |
| Math | 23.2% | 32.2% | 31.6% | 12.8% |
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 | 51.9% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.9% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.7% | 43.4% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Carl Junction Jr. High
Carl Junction Jr. High's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Junction Jr. High this school | 500 | 33.6% | 51.0% |
| FOX MIDDLE ARNOLD | 570 | 33.9% | 44.8% |
| SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL NIXA | 507 | 30.8% | 63.4% |
| HARRISONVILLE MIDDLE HARRISONVILLE | 502 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE NIXA | 397 | 31.5% | 64.0% |
| OSAGE MIDDLE OSAGE BEACH | 479 | 39.5% | 51.6% |
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 Carl Junction Jr. High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #83 of 379 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #82 of 380 ▲ 80 | #1 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #75 of 380 ▼ 21 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.1pp | #63 of 364 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #167 of 397 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #232 of 321 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #177 of 321 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #288 of 379 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #159 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
500
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 500 | 35.1 | 14.3:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 33.2 | 14.8:1 | 39% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 33.8 | 14.8:1 | 42% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 32.6 | 16.4:1 | 37% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 33% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 37% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 32% (135) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 20 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carl Junction Jr. High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (535 to 500); teachers up 8% (32.6 to 35.1).
About Carl Junction Jr. High
Carl Junction Jr. High is a medium-sized middle-grades school with its address in Carl Junction, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 500 students in grades 7 through 8.
Carl Junction Jr. High is part of CARL JUNCTION R-I, where 6 schools serve 3,331 students.
Carl Junction Jr. High's enrollment is 82% White. It is also 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 2% Native American. For comparison, Jasper County is about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Carl Junction Jr. High is 35.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.3:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Around 34% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Jasper County average 57%.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, Carl Junction Jr. High 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.
In Missouri, Carl Junction Jr. High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 51.0% actual against a predicted 47.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jasper County, the median household income is $60,694, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Jasper County has 49 public schools and roughly 21,177 students.
Nearby, Carl Junction High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Carl Junction Jr. High, there are 5 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Carl Junction Jr. High places 3rd out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 492 to 500, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 17.0 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARL JUNCTION R-I
- Carl Junction High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Primary 2-3Elementary · 490 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Other schools in Carl Junction
- Carl Junction High SchoolHigh · 924 students
- Carl Junction IntermediateMiddle · 769 students
- Carl Junction Primary K-1Elementary · 630 students
- Carl Junction Primary 2-3Elementary · 490 students
- Carl Junction Satellite SchoolCombined · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Carl Junction High School0.1 mi · 924
- Carl Junction Primary 2-30.4 mi · 490
- Carl Junction Intermediate0.4 mi · 769
- Carl Junction Satellite School0.4 mi · 18
- Carl Junction Primary K-10.5 mi · 630
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.5.4 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Carl Junction Jr. HighHow many students attend Carl Junction Jr. High?
Carl Junction Jr. High enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 07-08.
Is Carl Junction Jr. High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carl Junction Jr. High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Carl Junction Jr. High have?
Carl Junction Jr. High employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
How diverse is Carl Junction Jr. High?
Carl Junction Jr. High reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Carl Junction Jr. High public or private?
Carl Junction Jr. High is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARL JUNCTION R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.