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HALLSVILLE MIDDLE

421 HWY 124 E, HALLSVILLE, MO 65255 · (573) 696-5512 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Missouri public middle schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools

Enrollment
340
Middle
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
93 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611534%
Grade 710330%
Grade 812236%
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
28784%
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
124%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
93%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17752%
Female
16348%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE→HALLSVILLE HIGH
Feeds from
HALLSVILLE INTERMEDIATE03–05
Based on grade levels within HALLSVILLE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
43.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2021
Math
55.9%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.1pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts16.4%26.6%43.3%13.6%
Math21.6%34.3%32.1%11.7%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2543.0%55.9%
2023-2437.8%50.4%
2022-2339.0%46.5%
2021-2241.1%46.8%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 HALLSVILLE MIDDLE

HALLSVILLE MIDDLE's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE this school34027.4%45.5%
NICHOLAS A. INMAN INTERMEDIATE
NIXA
39731.5%64.0%
PALMYRA MIDDLE
PALMYRA
34328.6%41.4%
LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE MIDDLE
ROGERSVILLE
37535.5%47.8%
BERNARD MIDDLE
ST LOUIS
57727.2%49.0%
CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE
CENTRALIA
30227.5%42.5%
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 HALLSVILLE MIDDLE ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn Boone County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#136 of 379#6 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#77 of 380
▲ 34
#3 of 11
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#157 of 380
▲ 56
#6 of 11
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#112 of 364#5 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
340#249 of 397#9 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.1:1#155 of 321#9 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.2%#189 of 321#8 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.4%#314 of 379#8 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.9%#48 of 91N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
340
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2534025.913.1:127% (93)
2023-2434724.414.2:133% (116)
2022-2336523.815.3:128% (102)
2020-213452116.4:136% (123)
2017-183152214.3:133% (103)
2015-163332115.9:138% (126)
2010-112801815.6:137% (104)
2000-013782515.1:127% (101)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HALLSVILLE MIDDLE.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (315 to 340); teachers up 18% (22 to 25.9).

About HALLSVILLE MIDDLE

HALLSVILLE MIDDLE is a small middle school that serves part of HALLSVILLE, Missouri. Its enrollment is 340 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 461.

HALLSVILLE MIDDLE sits within HALLSVILLE R-IV, which has 4 schools and 1,552 students.

The share of students at HALLSVILLE MIDDLE who are White is 84%. The remaining students are 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.

With 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is about 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at HALLSVILLE MIDDLE, 27% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Boone County average 38%.

Among Missouri public middle schools, HALLSVILLE MIDDLE outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for HALLSVILLE MIDDLE is 49.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%.

In the surrounding county, Boone County, median household income comes to about $72,758, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 58 public schools and about 24,547 students.

HALLSVILLE HIGH is the nearest public school to HALLSVILLE MIDDLE, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 45.5% is below the 56.6% average for nearby schools.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 was 340, close to the 345 recorded in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.4:1 to 13.1:1.

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Boone County at a glance

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Population
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students

Quick facts

School name
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE
District
HALLSVILLE R-IV
Address
421 HWY 124 E, HALLSVILLE, MO 65255
Phone
(573) 696-5512
County
Boone County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
340
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
93 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
291356001597
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About HALLSVILLE MIDDLE
How many students attend HALLSVILLE MIDDLE?
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 06-08.
Is HALLSVILLE MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at HALLSVILLE MIDDLE?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at HALLSVILLE MIDDLE.
How diverse is HALLSVILLE MIDDLE?
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HALLSVILLE MIDDLE?
HALLSVILLE MIDDLE is overseen by HALLSVILLE R-IV in Boone County.
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