Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I·NCES 290543000095
INTERMEDIATE SCH.
801 ELM ST, DESLOGE, MO 63601 · (573) 431-3300 · St. Francois County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
227 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 5 | 183 | 52% |
| Grade 6 | 172 | 48% |
Student demographics
25%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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.5pp since 2021
Math
41.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.9pp 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 42 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 25.0% | 48.6% | 13.4% |
| Math | 17.3% | 24.4% | 36.4% | 21.7% |
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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 40.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
35.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 INTERMEDIATE SCH.
INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERMEDIATE SCH. this school | 355 | 63.9% | 38.7% |
| FORSYTH MIDDLE FORSYTH | 356 | 65.7% | 52.0% |
| CASSVILLE MIDDLE CASSVILLE | 395 | 60.8% | 44.2% |
| WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE WILLOW SPRINGS | 355 | 66.8% | 47.3% |
| REEDS SPRING MIDDLE REEDS SPRING | 268 | 60.8% | 35.0% |
| KELLY A BURLISON MIDDLE SCHOOL FREDERICKTOWN | 433 | 60.3% | 35.4% |
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 INTERMEDIATE SCH. ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Francois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #220 of 379 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #211 of 380 ▼ 98 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #219 of 380 ▲ 42 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #185 of 364 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #240 of 397 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #89 of 321 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #205 of 321 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #101 of 379 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #45 of 224 | #1 of 6 |
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
355
-49 (-12%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 355 | 28.8 | 12.3:1 | 64% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 27.3 | 13.0:1 | 46% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 54% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 59% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 32.1 | 13.8:1 | 61% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 58% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 59% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 49% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 13 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for INTERMEDIATE SCH..
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (442 to 355); teachers down 10% (32.1 to 28.8).
About INTERMEDIATE SCH.
INTERMEDIATE SCH. is a low-enrollment middle school in DESLOGE, Missouri, under NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I. Enrollment totals 355 students across grades 5 through 6. The school is 23% below the average for middle schools in Missouri.
Besides INTERMEDIATE SCH., NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,581 students.
A large majority of enrollment at INTERMEDIATE SCH. is White, at 86%. The rest of enrollment is 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The diversity index for INTERMEDIATE SCH. is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.3 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Missouri, 13.0:1, is higher. INTERMEDIATE SCH. has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 64%. The average for public schools in St. Francois County is 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, INTERMEDIATE SCH. lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Missouri public middle schools.
The model predicts 35.9% for a school in Missouri with INTERMEDIATE SCH.'s free or reduced-price lunch share. INTERMEDIATE SCH. posts 38.7%.
St. Francois County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $57,477 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. INTERMEDIATE SCH. shares St. Francois County with 27 other public schools.
NORTH CO. MIDDLE is about 0.4 miles from INTERMEDIATE SCH., the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, INTERMEDIATE SCH. ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns INTERMEDIATE SCH. the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 355, down from 404 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.0 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to INTERMEDIATE SCH. can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
St. Francois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I
- NORTH CO. SR. HIGHHigh · 785 students
- NORTH COUNTY PRIMARYElementary · 673 students
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- NORTH CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 364 students
- UNITEC CAREER CTR.High
Other schools in DESLOGE
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.Elementary · 404 students
- NORTH CO. MIDDLEMiddle · 364 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH CO. MIDDLE0.4 mi · 364
- NORTH COUNTY PARKSIDE ELEM.0.8 mi · 404
- CENTRAL ELEM.1.2 mi · 530
- CENTRAL HIGH2.0 mi · 605
- SPECIAL ACRES SCHOOL2.1 mi · 22
- CENTRAL MIDDLE2.2 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About INTERMEDIATE SCH.How many students attend INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
INTERMEDIATE SCH. enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does INTERMEDIATE SCH. serve?
INTERMEDIATE SCH. serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at INTERMEDIATE SCH. is approximately 12.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at INTERMEDIATE SCH.?
At INTERMEDIATE SCH., the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is INTERMEDIATE SCH. public or private?
INTERMEDIATE SCH. is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.