Enrollment
129
Middle
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG R-VIII·NCES 291371003100
HARRISBURG MIDDLE
233 S HARRIS, HARRISBURG, MO 65256 · (573) 817-5857 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Missouri public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
35 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 35% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 52% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HARRISBURG MIDDLE→HARRISBURG HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARRISBURG R-VIII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
38.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 24.4% | 39.3% | 22.8% |
| Math | 18.6% | 19.6% | 39.2% | 22.4% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.7% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 32.9% |
| 2022-23 | 36.2% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 41.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 HARRISBURG MIDDLE
HARRISBURG MIDDLE's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISBURG MIDDLE this school | 129 | 27.1% | 31.6% |
| NORTH PLATTE JR. HIGH DEARBORN | 123 | 24.4% | 41.4% |
| EAST BUCHANAN MIDDLE EASTON | 167 | 21.6% | 52.0% |
| MARK TWAIN JR. HIGH CENTER | 194 | 29.9% | 33.1% |
| VIENNA MIDDLE VIENNA | 88 | 29.5% | 26.4% |
| SOUTH CALLAWAY MIDDLE MOKANE | 187 | 33.2% | 37.7% |
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 HARRISBURG MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #289 of 379 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #246 of 380 ▲ 23 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #221 of 380 ▲ 90 | #7 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #114 of 364 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #369 of 397 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #316 of 379 | #9 of 11 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
129
-22 (-15%) vs 2020
+47% since 2010-11, when it was 88
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 129 | 10.9 | 11.9:1 | 27% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 10.8 | 12.6:1 | 26% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 10.3 | 12.9:1 | 37% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 9 | 16.8:1 | 40% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 9.5 | 14.0:1 | 45% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 112 | 8 | 14.0:1 | 40% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 5 | 17.6:1 | 47% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HARRISBURG MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (133 to 129); teachers up 14% (9.5 to 10.9).
About HARRISBURG MIDDLE
HARRISBURG MIDDLE is a small middle school that serves part of HARRISBURG, Missouri. The school counts 129 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 72% smaller than the 461 average for middle schools in Missouri.
HARRISBURG R-VIII has 3 schools and 605 students, and HARRISBURG MIDDLE is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show HARRISBURG MIDDLE is 89% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points above the 77% share among Boone County residents. HARRISBURG MIDDLE's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
HARRISBURG MIDDLE operates with 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. About 27% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 11 points below the 38% average for public schools in Boone County.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, HARRISBURG MIDDLE receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
HARRISBURG MIDDLE trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 18.1 points (31.6% versus 49.7%), a bottom-10% result in Missouri on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boone County show that the median household income is $72,758, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. HARRISBURG MIDDLE is one of 58 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. HARRISBURG MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 47.6% on proficiency, and HARRISBURG MIDDLE is below that at 31.6%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
HARRISBURG MIDDLE's enrollment dropped from 151 in 2020-21 to 129 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.8:1 to 11.9:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at HARRISBURG MIDDLE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HARRISBURG R-VIII
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARYElementary · 291 students
- HARRISBURG HIGHHigh · 185 students
Other schools in HARRISBURG
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARYElementary · 291 students
- HARRISBURG HIGHHigh · 185 students
Other Harrisburg Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harrisburg Middle. HARRISBURG MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolHarrisburg, IL · 382 students
- Harrisburg Middle SchoolHarrisburg, OR · 263 students
Nearby schools
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 291
- HARRISBURG HIGH0.4 mi · 185
- MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.10.6 mi · 251
- STURGEON MIDDLE11.6 mi · 79
- STURGEON ELEMENTARY11.6 mi · 221
- HIGBEE ELEM.11.8 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About HARRISBURG MIDDLEHow large is HARRISBURG MIDDLE?
HARRISBURG MIDDLE enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does HARRISBURG MIDDLE serve?
HARRISBURG MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at HARRISBURG MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at HARRISBURG MIDDLE.
How diverse is HARRISBURG MIDDLE?
HARRISBURG MIDDLE reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is HARRISBURG MIDDLE public or private?
HARRISBURG MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARRISBURG R-VIII.
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