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GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL
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Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersWhat this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 31 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL
GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL is one of the mid-sized junior highs in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri, one of the schools within GRAIN VALLEY R-V, with 527 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Across the 8 schools in GRAIN VALLEY R-V (4,546 students total), GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.2%.
In the broader community, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Jackson County's 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GRAIN VALLEY EARLY CHILDHD CTR, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL's enrollment has grew 30% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 527). Over the same period, the White share declined from 84% to 77%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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