JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL

JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a junior high of intimate scale in WARSAW, Missouri, run under WARSAW R-IX, works with 272 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 4 schools in WARSAW R-IX (1,241 students total), JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Benton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Benton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $52,567 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 9 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 2,475 students).

The closest other public school is WARSAW HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 274 (now 272). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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