FULTON MIDDLE

FULTON MIDDLE is a mid-tier junior high in FULTON, Missouri, overseen by FULTON 58. The school caters to 513 students in grades 6 through 8.

FULTON 58 comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,281 students; FULTON MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, FULTON MIDDLE shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 6% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FULTON MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of -16.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Callaway County put the typical household earns roughly $74,176 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Callaway County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,396 students), of which FULTON MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is STARK ELEM., roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FULTON MIDDLE comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.2%.

FULTON MIDDLE operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FULTON MIDDLE has ticked down 7%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 513 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 82% to 72% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.