Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GASCONADE CO. R-I·NCES 291428002464
HERMANN MIDDLE
164 BLUE PRIDE DR, HERMANN, MO 65041 · (573) 486-3121 · Gasconade County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
146 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
HERMANN MIDDLE→HERMANN HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GASCONADE CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
33.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
16.6%
MO avg 48.7% . -39.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 40 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-10 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.4:1
% White
91%
was 96%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERMANN MIDDLE
Set in HERMANN, Missouri, HERMANN MIDDLE is a small junior high, operated by GASCONADE CO. R-I. It enrolls 284 students across grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 38% below typical.
GASCONADE CO. R-I comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 813 students; HERMANN MIDDLE is among them.
On demographics, HERMANN MIDDLE lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder consists of 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at HERMANN MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HERMANN MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 38.0%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Gasconade County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,232, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Gasconade County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,494 students), of which HERMANN MIDDLE is one.
HERMANN HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HERMANN MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERMANN MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.5%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. HERMANN MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 284). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 91%. Class-load math has fell: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for HERMANN MIDDLE typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Gasconade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,746
Census ACS
Median income
$64,232
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GASCONADE CO. R-I
- HERMANN HIGHHigh · 282 students
- HERMANN ELEM.Elementary · 247 students
Other schools in HERMANN
- HERMANN HIGHHigh · 282 students
- HERMANN ELEM.Elementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- HERMANN HIGH0.1 mi · 282
- HERMANN ELEM.0.9 mi · 247
- FRANKLIN CO. ELEM.11.8 mi · 128
- NEW HAVEN HIGH13.4 mi · 130
- NEW HAVEN MIDDLE13.4 mi · 65
- NEW HAVEN ELEM.13.7 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About HERMANN MIDDLEHow many students attend HERMANN MIDDLE?
HERMANN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 04-08.
Is HERMANN MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
HERMANN MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does HERMANN MIDDLE have?
HERMANN MIDDLE employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at HERMANN MIDDLE?
Student demographics at HERMANN MIDDLE are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is HERMANN MIDDLE in?
HERMANN MIDDLE is part of GASCONADE CO. R-I.
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