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Enrollment
804
Middle
DISTRICT 645 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FESTUS R-VI·NCES 291203002779
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE
1501 MID-MEADOW LN, FESTUS, MO 63028 · (636) 937-4750 · Jefferson County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
308 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 250 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 279 | 35% |
| Grade 6 | 275 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FESTUS R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.7pp since 2021
Math
60.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 31.8% | 29.5% | 32.3% | 6.1% |
| Math | 32.7% | 27.8% | 26.8% | 12.4% |
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 | 61.3% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 62.5% |
| 2022-23 | 67.4% | 64.8% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 62.9% |
% 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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 FESTUS INTERMEDIATE
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FESTUS INTERMEDIATE this school | 804 | 38.3% | 60.1% |
| JACKSON MIDDLE JACKSON | 850 | 38.8% | 49.7% |
| RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH JACKSON | 867 | 36.1% | 54.8% |
| HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. HILLSBORO | 682 | 36.1% | 47.9% |
| OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL OZARK | 876 | 36.8% | 65.7% |
| OZARK JR. HIGH OZARK | 943 | 35.4% | 62.0% |
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 FESTUS INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #34 of 379 | #2 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #55 of 380 ▼ 15 | #2 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #30 of 380 ▼ 16 | #1 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.6pp | #72 of 364 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #45 of 397 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #318 of 321 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #229 of 321 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #262 of 379 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #54 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
804
+64 (+9%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 804 | 42.3 | 19.0:1 | 38% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 41.2 | 19.4:1 | 39% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 745 | 39.7 | 18.8:1 | 40% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 40 | 18.5:1 | 40% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 40.8 | 18.5:1 | 43% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 41% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 36% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FESTUS INTERMEDIATE.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (753 to 804); teachers up 4% (40.8 to 42.3).
About FESTUS INTERMEDIATE
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in FESTUS, Missouri. The student body numbers 804 students, from grades 4 through 6. An average school in this group (middle schools in Missouri) has about 461 students.
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is one of the 5 schools that make up FESTUS R-VI (3,495 students in total).
About 88% of the student body at FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is White. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 2% Black. The county population is about 89% White, within a few points of the school. FESTUS INTERMEDIATE's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.0 students per teacher. That is 6.0 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 38% of students. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 38%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.5% for FESTUS INTERMEDIATE. The school posts 60.1%, 14.6 points above the prediction.
In Jefferson County (population about 229,458), the median household income is $82,851, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: FESTUS ELEM., less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, FESTUS INTERMEDIATE places 3rd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 64 more students in 2024-25.
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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 FESTUS R-VI
- FESTUS ELEM.Elementary · 1,045 students
- FESTUS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,019 students
- FESTUS MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- Festus Early Childhood CenterElementary · 141 students
Other schools in FESTUS
- FESTUS ELEM.Elementary · 1,045 students
- FESTUS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,019 students
- FESTUS MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 300 students
- DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLEMiddle · 246 students
- TELEGRAPH INTERMEDIATEElementary · 230 students
Nearby schools
- FESTUS ELEM.0.1 mi · 1,045
- FESTUS SR. HIGH0.2 mi · 1,019
- FESTUS MIDDLE0.3 mi · 486
- Festus Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 141
- CRYSTAL CITY ELEM.2.0 mi · 324
- CRYSTAL CITY HIGH2.1 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About FESTUS INTERMEDIATEHow many students attend FESTUS INTERMEDIATE?
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 804 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does FESTUS INTERMEDIATE serve?
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FESTUS INTERMEDIATE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is approximately 19.0:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is FESTUS INTERMEDIATE?
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE reports a student body of 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is FESTUS INTERMEDIATE in?
FESTUS INTERMEDIATE is part of FESTUS R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.