Enrollment
141
Middle
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON R-I·NCES 290867001780
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
1012 S MAIN ST, CHARLESTON, MO 63834 · (573) 683-3346 · Mississippi County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
141 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 4 | 49 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 32% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 33% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→CHARLESTON HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHARLESTON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
MO avg 48.7% . -17.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 68.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 86.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 141 | 100.0% | 65.2% |
| GRAND CENTER ARTS ACAD MIDDLE ST. LOUIS | 218 | 100.0% | 29.9% |
| STEAM ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAZELWOOD | 245 | 100.0% | 55.2% |
| CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE CARUTHERSVILLE | 200 | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| HOGAN PREPARATORY ACAD MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 134 | 100.0% | 55.9% |
| BROOKSIDE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHL KANSAS CITY | 225 | 100.0% | 49.0% |
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 CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #42 of 369 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #60 of 321 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #184 of 370 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #359 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #6 of 224 |
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
141
-39 (-22%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 141 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 100% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 98% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 12.2 | 14.7:1 | 92% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | 98% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 16.5 | 14.0:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 100% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 80% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 63% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (231 to 141); teachers down 15% (16.5 to 14).
About CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public small middle school in CHARLESTON, Missouri. It enrolled 141 students in grades 4 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 69% lower than the average for middle schools in Missouri, which is about 461.
The district for CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is CHARLESTON R-I, with 3 schools and 727 students.
By race and ethnicity, CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 65% Black. The school is also 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Mississippi County residents. By the diversity index, CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 51%.
The count of teachers at CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is 14 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 10.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, higher than at this school. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Mississippi County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 49.4% and the result is 65.2%.
Mississippi County has these Census figures: median household income is about $48,160, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 7 public schools in Mississippi County.
Nearest public school: WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM., about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 65.2% versus a 43.2% average.
For locale, NCES codes CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 180 to 141. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.0:1 to 10.1:1.
The CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Mississippi County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,902
Census ACS
Median income
$48,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,730 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHARLESTON R-I
- CHARLESTON HIGHHigh · 310 students
- WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
Other schools in CHARLESTON
- CHARLESTON HIGHHigh · 310 students
- WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.Elementary · 276 students
- SOUTHEAST CORRECTIONAL CENTERHigh
Other Charleston Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Charleston Middle. CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Charleston Middle SchoolCharleston, IL · 401 students
- Charleston Middle SchoolCHARLESTON, MS · 208 students
Nearby schools
- WARREN E. HEARNES ELEM.0.1 mi · 276
- CHARLESTON HIGH0.7 mi · 310
- EAST PRAIRIE ELEM9.5 mi · 412
- EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLE9.7 mi · 290
- EAST PRAIRIE HIGH9.7 mi · 301
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.11.3 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 141 students in grades 04-06.
Is CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 24% White, 2% Hispanic, 65% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by CHARLESTON R-I in Mississippi County.
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