ELDON MIDDLE

Located at 1400 N GRAND AVE, in ELDON, Missouri, ELDON MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school that instructs 414 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by ELDON R-I.

Across the 4 schools in ELDON R-I (2,038 students total), ELDON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ELDON MIDDLE shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Miller County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, ELDON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Miller County) reports that median household earnings sit near $56,736, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. ELDON MIDDLE is one of 16 public schools in Miller County (combined enrollment of about 5,092 students).

The closest other public school is DOGWOOD HILLS SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELDON MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. ELDON MIDDLE's enrollment has increased 40% since 2018, when it stood at 295 (now 414). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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