Enrollment
246
Middle
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON CO. R-VII·NCES 291623001722
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE
1250 DOOLING HOLLOW RD, FESTUS, MO 63028 · (636) 937-9188 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
68 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 84 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 78 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 34% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE→JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JEFFERSON CO. R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.0pp since 2021
Math
54.1%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.9% | 30.9% | 40.0% | 7.0% |
| Math | 28.5% | 25.6% | 33.8% | 11.9% |
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 | 52.8% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.3% | 43.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 40.4% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE this school | 246 | 27.6% | 48.1% |
| CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE CENTRALIA | 302 | 27.5% | 42.5% |
| MARK TWAIN JR. HIGH CENTER | 194 | 29.9% | 33.1% |
| PALMYRA MIDDLE PALMYRA | 343 | 28.6% | 41.4% |
| LAWSON MIDDLE LAWSON | 342 | 24.0% | 44.8% |
| SOUTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE MOKANE | 187 | 33.2% | 37.7% |
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 DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #114 of 379 | #6 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #97 of 380 ▲ 48 | #5 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #68 of 380 ▼ 3 | #4 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #58 of 364 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #301 of 397 | #14 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #145 of 321 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #273 of 321 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #312 of 379 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #66 of 91 | 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
246
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+7% since 2000-01, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 246 | 18.8 | 13.1:1 | 28% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 30% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 27% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 35% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 20 | 11.5:1 | 15% (35) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (235 to 246); teachers up 8% (17.5 to 18.8).
About DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is a small middle school that serves part of FESTUS, Missouri. In all, 246 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 47% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Missouri (about 461).
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE reports to JEFFERSON CO. R-VII, which has 5 schools and 1,036 students.
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is 92% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Jefferson County, where about 89% of residents are White. The diversity index for DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. In all, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 38%, higher than here.
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is 1.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.1% versus 49.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Missouri.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $82,851 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE, Jefferson County has 69 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATE, is the closest to DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 246, close to the 247 recorded in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JEFFERSON CO. R-VII
- JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 300 students
- TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATEElementary · 230 students
- PLATTIN PRIMARYElementary · 203 students
- JEFFERSON R-VII PRESCHOOLElementary · 57 students
Other schools in FESTUS
- FESTUS ELEM.Elementary · 1,045 students
- FESTUS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,019 students
- FESTUS INTERMEDIATEMiddle · 804 students
- FESTUS MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 300 students
- TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATEElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATE0.2 mi · 230
- JEFFERSON R-VII PRESCHOOL0.2 mi · 57
- JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 300
- PLATTIN PRIMARY1.4 mi · 203
- Festus Early Childhood Center4.7 mi · 141
- CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.5.3 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLEHow many students attend DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE?
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 06-08.
Is DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE have?
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE?
At DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE public or private?
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by JEFFERSON CO. R-VII.
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