DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE

Set in Doniphan, Missouri, DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by DONIPHAN R-I. It caters to 311 students across grades 3 through 5.

DONIPHAN R-I comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,499 students; DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE is among them.

On demographics, DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE ranks in the top 10% of Missouri public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.4%; DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE posts 81.1%, +31.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ripley County shows the typical household earns roughly $42,037 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE is one of 10 public schools in Ripley County (combined enrollment of about 2,118 students).

DONIPHAN ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.4%.

DONIPHAN INTERMEDIATE operates from a rural location.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.