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LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 303 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 32% |
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.7% | 31.0% | 34.2% | 8.0% |
| Math | 27.8% | 25.7% | 32.8% | 13.6% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 53.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.9% | 55.6% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 50.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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%.
Schools most like LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE
LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE this school | 927 | 9.6% | 55.8% |
| NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL WENTZVILLE | 1,031 | 14.4% | 47.8% |
| HIXSON MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 982 | 13.8% | 64.3% |
| NORTH KIRKWOOD MIDDLE KIRKWOOD | 697 | 6.6% | 70.2% |
| WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLE WENTZVILLE | 1,068 | 16.7% | 49.1% |
| NIPHER MIDDLE KIRKWOOD | 660 | 11.5% | 64.3% |
Where LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #53 of 379 | #16 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #105 of 380 ▼ 30 | #23 of 51 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #42 of 380 ▲ 7 | #16 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #183 of 364 | #28 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 927 | #21 of 397 | #5 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #308 of 321 | #41 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #209 of 321 | #36 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.6% | #375 of 379 | #48 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #64 of 91 | #11 of 13 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 927 | 56.8 | 16.3:1 | 10% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 54.8 | 16.6:1 | 12% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 872 | 55.2 | 15.8:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 835 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 14% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 881 | 56.1 | 15.7:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 15% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 929 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 8% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 1,011 | 56 | 18.1:1 | 13% (131) |
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (881 to 927); teachers up 1% (56.1 to 56.8).
About LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE
The public middle school LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE is located in WILDWOOD, Missouri. It serves 927 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE is one of 30 schools in ROCKWOOD R-VI, which enrolls 19,597 students in total.
White students are the large majority at LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE, with 87% of enrollment. Next come 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 62% White among all St. Louis County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Its 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 10%. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 43%.
LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 71% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.8%; the prediction is 56.3%.
In the county around the school, St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 275 public schools operate in St. Louis County, serving about 134,601 students.
Nearest public school: FAIRWAY ELEM., about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE holds at least 8 other public schools. LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE's average proficiency of 55.8% compares with 54.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place LASALLE SPRINGS MIDDLE in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 927, 11% above the 835 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 16.3 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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