JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE

JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in COLUMBIA, Missouri, one of the schools within COLUMBIA 93, hosting 510 students in grades 6 through 8.

JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE is one of 34 schools operated by COLUMBIA 93, a district that caters to 18,640 students overall.

On the student-mix side, JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE shows that 38% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% White, 14% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 10% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Boone County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 75.5%, a residual of +25.4 points.

In the broader community, Boone County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,758 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE has shrank 18%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 36% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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