Enrollment
278
Middle
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II·NCES 291201002784
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR
685 JANUARY, FERGUSON, MO 63135 · (314) 524-0280 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
180 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 6 | 278 | 100% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
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MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
9.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
14.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | 26.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #365 of 369 | #50 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #279 of 321 | #40 of 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #366 of 370 | #51 of 51 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #281 of 397 | #42 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #136 of 321 | #14 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #203 of 321 | #35 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #98 of 379 | #19 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #20 of 224 | #3 of 33 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
-74 (-21%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 278 | 21.5 | 12.9:1 | 65% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 23.5 | 11.2:1 | 99% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 26.8 | 12.1:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 30 | 11.7:1 | 99% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 22.5 | 16.9:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 91% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR.
About JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR
Among the schools in FERGUSON, Missouri, is JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR, a small middle school. Enrollment is 278 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grade 6. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 40% lower.
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR is run by FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II, whose 23 schools enroll 8,809 students.
Most students at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR are Black: 86% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of St. Louis County is roughly 24% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 13.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 65%. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 15.5%, is 34.6 points below the 50.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
St. Louis County has about 995,569 residents, and median household income is about $82,936, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
The shortest distance from JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to FERGUSON MIDDLE. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR saw enrollment fall 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.7 to 12.9 over 4 years.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
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- FERGUSON MIDDLE0.1 mi · 582
- WALNUT GROVE ELEM.0.7 mi · 368
- LEE HAMILTON ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 310
- BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 374
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 250
- MCCLUER HIGH1.1 mi · 1,075
Frequently asked questions
About JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTRWhat is the total enrollment at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR?
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 06-06.
What age range does JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR serve?
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR serves students from grade 06 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR is approximately 12.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR?
At JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR, the student body is approximately 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR public or private?
JOHNSON WABASH 6TH GRADE CTR is a public K-12 school, overseen by FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II.
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