FOX MIDDLE

Set in ARNOLD, Missouri, FOX MIDDLE is a mid-tier middle school, part of FOX C-6. It educates 570 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so FOX MIDDLE sits 24% larger than that benchmark.

FOX C-6 comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 10,258 students; FOX MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, FOX MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FOX MIDDLE has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting FOX MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 34% 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 demographically-adjusted basis, FOX MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 47.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $82,851, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. FOX MIDDLE is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students).

Nearest neighbor: FOX ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOX MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.0%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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