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Enrollment
515
Middle
DISTRICT 558 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRANSON R-IV·NCES 290576003235
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE
308 CEDAR RIDGE DRIVE, BRANSON, MO 65616 · (417) 334-5137 · Taney County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+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.
- 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
14.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
367 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 4 | 171 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 179 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 165 | 32% |
Student demographics
55%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
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
49.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2021
Math
51.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.5pp 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 52 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.3% | 26.7% | 36.5% | 14.4% |
| Math | 27.6% | 23.9% | 28.1% | 20.2% |
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 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.3% | 54.3% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE this school | 515 | 71.3% | 46.4% |
| EAST MIDDLE JOPLIN | 592 | 69.9% | 37.0% |
| BRIDGER MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE | 744 | 72.3% | 43.0% |
| MIDDLE SCH. NEOSHO | 702 | 65.4% | 31.7% |
| NEOSHO JR. HIGH NEOSHO | 753 | 60.0% | 42.1% |
| CARVER MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 618 | 59.5% | 41.6% |
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 CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Taney County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #128 of 379 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #121 of 380 ▼ 16 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #105 of 380 ▼ 3 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #223 of 364 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #158 of 397 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #218 of 321 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #75 of 321 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #76 of 379 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #72 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
515
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 515 | 36.7 | 14.0:1 | 71% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 35.5 | 13.5:1 | 67% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 36.2 | 13.8:1 | 61% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 567 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 67% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 37.2 | 16.5:1 | 66% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 58% (307) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (614 to 515); teachers down 1% (37.2 to 36.7).
About CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is a mid-sized middle school in BRANSON, Missouri. The school offers grades 4 through 6 and enrolls 515 students.
The 7 schools of BRANSON R-IV, including CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE, enroll 4,653 students.
More than half of the students at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE are White (62%). The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. In Taney County overall, about 86% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE scores 55%.
Classroom staffing at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE totals 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is about 71%. On average, public schools in Taney County report 63%.
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Missouri public middle schools.
In Missouri, CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 46.4% actual against a predicted 33.2%.
The county, Taney County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,497 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE, Taney County has 21 public schools.
CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is 2nd on average proficiency.
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment fell by 9% across 4 years, from 567 in 2020-21 to 515 in 2024-25.
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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
- BRANSON JR. HIGHMiddle · 694 students
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 465 students
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYElementary · 415 students
Other schools in BRANSON
- BRANSON HIGHHigh · 1,469 students
- BRANSON JR. HIGHMiddle · 694 students
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARYElementary · 578 students
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 517 students
- BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 465 students
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 517
- CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARY0.1 mi · 415
- TRI LAKES SPECIAL SERV CO-OP0.9 mi · 75
- BRANSON JR. HIGH1.4 mi · 694
- BRANSON HIGH2.7 mi · 1,469
- BUCHANAN ELEMENTARY2.9 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATEWhat is the total enrollment at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE?
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE serve?
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is approximately 14.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE?
At CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE, the student body is approximately 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE public or private?
CEDAR RIDGE INTERMEDIATE is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRANSON R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.