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Enrollment
579
Middle
DISTRICT 595 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA 93·NCES 290100003374
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
5550 SINCLAIR RD, COLUMBIA, MO 65203 · (573) 214-3400 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Missouri public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
12.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
67 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 187 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 35% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
65.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2021
Math
78.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +24.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.1% | 28.9% | 28.0% | 6.8% |
| Math | 59.4% | 18.6% | 14.8% | 7.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 76.6% |
| 2022-23 | 65.3% | 68.1% |
| 2021-22 | 59.8% | 53.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 579 | 11.6% | 70.5% |
| ROCKWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE WILDWOOD | 643 | 7.0% | 65.8% |
| FRANCIS HOWELL MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 799 | 9.0% | 63.9% |
| SOUTHWEST MIDDLE BALLWIN | 803 | 16.6% | 50.7% |
| BARNWELL MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 792 | 19.2% | 60.1% |
| DISCOVERY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 678 | 18.3% | 57.6% |
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 JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #5 of 379 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #3 of 380 no change | #1 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #13 of 380 ▼ 5 | #1 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.1pp | #6 of 364 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #129 of 397 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #98 of 321 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #108 of 321 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.6% | #371 of 379 | #11 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 579 | 46.7 | 12.4:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 44.3 | 12.5:1 | 16% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 45.6 | 12.7:1 | 17% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school in COLUMBIA, Missouri. The school enrolls 579 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Missouri) has about 461 students.
COLUMBIA 93 enrolls 18,640 students, and its 34 schools include JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At 71%, White students outnumber all other groups at JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. The remaining students are 8% Asian, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 46.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Around 12% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Boone County average 38%.
The allk12 Grade for JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is A+. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL would score about 55.6%. It scores 70.5%, a top-10% result among Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Boone County, median household income is about $72,758, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 58 public schools in Boone County.
MILL CREEK ELEM. is the closest public school, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in COLUMBIA 93
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Other schools in COLUMBIA
- DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGHHigh · 2,007 students
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,997 students
- MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,492 students
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOLMiddle · 736 students
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARYElementary · 656 students
- MARY PAXTON KEELEY ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
Nearby schools
- MILL CREEK ELEM.1.3 mi · 583
- BEULAH RALPH ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 656
- ANN HAWKINS GENTRY MID. SCHOOL1.8 mi · 736
- ROCK BRIDGE ELEM.2.0 mi · 556
- ROCK BRIDGE SR. HIGH2.0 mi · 1,997
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.3.8 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 579 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
JOHN WARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of COLUMBIA 93.
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