GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL

Located at 901 SE RYAN RD, in GRAIN VALLEY, Missouri, GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL is a medium-sized junior high that caters to 516 students (grades 6 through 8), part of GRAIN VALLEY R-V.

Across the 8 schools in GRAIN VALLEY R-V (4,546 students total), GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 73.9%, +23.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL is one.

The closest other public school is STONY POINT ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.5%.

GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. GRAIN VALLEY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHL's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 627 (now 516). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

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