Enrollment
63
Middle
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERMITAGE R-IV·NCES 291431001964
HERMITAGE MIDDLE
23824 Polk Street, HERMITAGE, MO 65668 · (417) 745-6417 · Hickory County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL63 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
63 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
HERMITAGE MIDDLE→HERMITAGE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HERMITAGE R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
1.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 1 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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
63
+7 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.3:1
% White
97%
was 98%
% Black
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HERMITAGE MIDDLE
HERMITAGE MIDDLE operates as an one-room-style intermediate school in HERMITAGE, Missouri, one of the schools within HERMITAGE R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 63 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 86% smaller than typical.
HERMITAGE MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by HERMITAGE R-IV, a district that caters to 289 students overall.
Demographically, HERMITAGE MIDDLE lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Hickory County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 100% of students at HERMITAGE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hickory County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HERMITAGE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 38.7%.
Across the wider county, Hickory County reports that median household income runs about $39,390, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HERMITAGE MIDDLE is one of 10 public schools in Hickory County (combined enrollment of about 1,618 students).
HERMITAGE HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HERMITAGE MIDDLE comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.
HERMITAGE MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 56 students in 2018 compared to 63 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.
On this page, the feed for HERMITAGE MIDDLE typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Hickory County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,585
Census ACS
Median income
$39,390
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,618 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HERMITAGE R-IV
- HERMITAGE ELEM.Elementary · 138 students
- HERMITAGE HIGHHigh · 88 students
Other schools in HERMITAGE
- HERMITAGE ELEM.Elementary · 138 students
- HERMITAGE HIGHHigh · 88 students
Nearby schools
- HERMITAGE HIGH0.0 mi · 88
- HERMITAGE ELEM.0.0 mi · 138
- WHEATLAND HIGH4.9 mi · 121
- WHEATLAND ELEM.4.9 mi · 140
- SKYLINE MIDDLE6.9 mi · 194
- SKYLINE ELEM.6.9 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About HERMITAGE MIDDLEHow many students attend HERMITAGE MIDDLE?
HERMITAGE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 63 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HERMITAGE MIDDLE serve?
HERMITAGE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HERMITAGE MIDDLE is approximately 12.5:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HERMITAGE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at HERMITAGE MIDDLE are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Is HERMITAGE MIDDLE public or private?
HERMITAGE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by HERMITAGE R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.