Enrollment
313
Middle
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONVILLE R-I·NCES 290558000105
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE
700 MAIN ST, BOONVILLE, MO 65233 · (660) 882-6649 · Cooper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Missouri public middle schools
- C-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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
313 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 109 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 35% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BOONVILLE R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.0pp since 2021
Math
33.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +1.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.9% | 17.9% | 43.1% | 31.8% |
| Math | 13.9% | 19.6% | 35.8% | 30.5% |
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 | 24.8% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.1% | 31.4% |
| 2022-23 | 28.6% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.8% | 31.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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%.
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 LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE this school | 313 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL SALEM | 254 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
| DONIPHAN MIDDLE DONIPHAN | 350 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| JOHN BOISE MIDDLE SCHOOL WARSAW | 272 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| JOHN A. EVANS MIDDLE POTOSI | 316 | 100.0% | 47.2% |
| EAST PRAIRIE MIDDLE EAST PRAIRIE | 290 | 100.0% | 24.8% |
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 LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #295 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #281 of 380 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #329 of 380 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #198 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #258 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #36 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #140 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #157 of 224 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 313 | 27.5 | 11.4:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 26.2 | 12.3:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 26.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 26 | 13.1:1 | 99% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 25.5 | 13.2:1 | 100% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 99% (358) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 53% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 34% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (335 to 313); teachers up 8% (25.5 to 27.5).
About LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE is a public small middle school in BOONVILLE, Missouri. Total enrollment is 313 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 32% below the average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
Across its 5 schools, BOONVILLE R-I enrolls 1,662 students. LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE is one of those schools.
At LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE, 77% of students are White. Other students are 12% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Hispanic. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Cooper County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE reports a ratio of 11.4 students per teacher, from 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 75% average for public schools in Cooper County is 26 points lower.
Among Missouri public middle schools, LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.4%.
In Cooper County, home to about 16,824 people, the median household earns about $70,625 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cooper County number 17, with about 2,425 students.
Measured in a straight line, Greenways Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE. The five-mile area around LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE holds 6 other public schools. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE ranks 4th on proficiency.
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 341 in 2020-21 to 313 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.1:1 in 2020-21, and 11.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Cooper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,824
Census ACS
Median income
$70,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,425 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOONVILLE R-I
- BOONVILLE HIGHHigh · 527 students
- HANNAH COLE PRIMARYElementary · 419 students
- DAVID BARTON ELEM.Elementary · 298 students
- Greenways AcademyCombined · 105 students
- BOONSLICK TECHNICAL EDUC. CTR.High
Other schools in BOONVILLE
- BOONVILLE HIGHHigh · 527 students
- HANNAH COLE PRIMARYElementary · 419 students
- DAVID BARTON ELEM.Elementary · 298 students
- Greenways AcademyCombined · 105 students
- BOONSLICK TECHNICAL EDUC. CTR.High
- BOONVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Greenways Academy0.0 mi · 105
- DAVID BARTON ELEM.0.3 mi · 298
- BOONVILLE HIGH2.6 mi · 527
- HANNAH COLE PRIMARY2.7 mi · 419
- New Franklin Middle-High3.2 mi · 198
- New Franklin Elementary3.2 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLEHow large is LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE?
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE enrolls approximately 313 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE serve?
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE?
Student demographics at LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE are roughly 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE?
LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE is overseen by BOONVILLE R-I in Cooper County.
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