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What's something JARRETT MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
483
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001803
JARRETT MIDDLE
840 S JEFFERSON, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65806 · (417) 523-6600 · Greene County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
12.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
304 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 160 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 31% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2021
Math
36.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 22.6% | 40.1% | 21.2% |
| Math | 15.8% | 20.6% | 30.8% | 32.6% |
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 | 38.5% | 36.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 27.9% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.3% | 23.1% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 JARRETT MIDDLE
JARRETT MIDDLE's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JARRETT MIDDLE this school | 483 | 62.9% | 31.4% |
| CARVER MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 618 | 59.5% | 41.6% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE JOPLIN | 596 | 57.2% | 44.6% |
| GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE ST. LOUIS | 426 | 65.0% | 45.9% |
| HICKORY HILLS MIDDLE SPRINGFIELD | 456 | 52.4% | 51.8% |
| WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 553 | 55.0% | 27.8% |
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 JARRETT MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #292 of 379 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #261 of 380 ▲ 34 | #15 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #209 of 380 ▲ 57 | #14 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #54 of 364 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #177 of 397 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #133 of 321 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #69 of 321 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #109 of 379 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #196 of 224 | #10 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
483
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 483 | 37.5 | 12.9:1 | 63% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 36.2 | 13.8:1 | 71% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 39.5 | 11.3:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 74% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 33.4 | 14.9:1 | 73% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 60% (275) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 63% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 30% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 31 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JARRETT MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (499 to 483); teachers up 12% (33.4 to 37.5).
About JARRETT MIDDLE
JARRETT MIDDLE is a public medium-sized middle school in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. The school's enrollment of 483 students covers grades 6 through 8.
In SPRINGFIELD R-XII, 54 schools enroll a combined 24,450 students.
A majority of students at JARRETT MIDDLE, 63%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Greene County, the White share is about 86%. By the diversity index, JARRETT MIDDLE comes in at 57%.
JARRETT MIDDLE operates with 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. About 63% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 16 points above the 47% average for public schools in Greene County.
The allk12 Grade for JARRETT MIDDLE is C. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with JARRETT MIDDLE's lunch-eligibility share in Missouri is predicted to score 36.3%. JARRETT MIDDLE scores 31.4%, 4.9 points below that line.
JARRETT MIDDLE is located in Greene County, where median household income is about $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 97 public schools in Greene County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,423.
The shortest distance from JARRETT MIDDLE to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to DATEMA HOUSE. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, JARRETT MIDDLE is 5th among 5 schools close by.
JARRETT MIDDLE is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 493 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 483. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.4:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Nearby schools
- DATEMA HOUSE0.1 mi · 10
- CAMPBELL ELEM.0.6 mi · 129
- MOCA-S0.7 mi · 2,345
- PARKVIEW HIGH0.8 mi · 1,182
- ROUNTREE ELEM.1.0 mi · 210
- MCGREGOR ELEM.1.0 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About JARRETT MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at JARRETT MIDDLE?
JARRETT MIDDLE enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 06-08.
Is JARRETT MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
JARRETT MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does JARRETT MIDDLE have?
JARRETT MIDDLE employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is JARRETT MIDDLE?
JARRETT MIDDLE reports a student body of 63% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees JARRETT MIDDLE?
JARRETT MIDDLE is overseen by SPRINGFIELD R-XII in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.