Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 101 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKWOOD R-I·NCES 291914003283
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
400 W 4th, Lockwood, MO 65682 · (417) 232-4513 · Dade County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
18.1:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
27 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 7 | 31 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 48% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Students here typically continue to
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL→LOCKWOOD HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LOCKWOOD R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
26.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.7pp since 2021
Math
24.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.2% | 12.5% | 39.2% | 33.9% |
| Math | 10.7% | 14.2% | 42.8% | 32.1% |
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 | 26.7% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 46.1% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 34.4% | 28.1% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 60 | 45.0% | 28.4% |
| LIBERAL MIDDLE LIBERAL | 59 | 45.8% | 61.3% |
| PARIS JR. HIGH PARIS | 66 | 43.9% | 24.9% |
| NEW HAVEN MIDDLE NEW HAVEN | 65 | 50.8% | 48.4% |
| LEETON MIDDLE LEETON | 52 | 53.8% | 24.2% |
| POLO MIDDLE POLO | 103 | 44.7% | 63.4% |
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 LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #393 of 397 |
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
60
+22 (+58%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 60 | 3.3 | 18.1:1 | 45% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 3.6 | 14.1:1 | 59% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 50 | 2.7 | 18.3:1 | 58% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 2 | 19.0:1 | 47% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 73 | 7 | 10.5:1 | 67% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | 63% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (73 to 60); teachers down 52% (7 to 3.3).
About LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a very small middle school in Missouri, with an address in Lockwood. Total enrollment is 60 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. Middle schools in Missouri have about 461 students on average; enrollment here is 87% lower.
The district, LOCKWOOD R-I, operates 3 schools serving 304 students.
The share of White students at LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 93%. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. In Dade County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL has 3.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is 5.1 students per teacher. At LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Dade County is similar, at 45%.
Among Missouri public middle schools, LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.4% is 14.6 points below the 43.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Dade County, home to about 7,641 people, median household income comes to about $53,750, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Dade County's 10 public schools enroll about 1,061 students and include LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
LOCKWOOD HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.5%; LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 28.4%, ranking 9th of 9.
For locale, NCES codes LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 38 to 60. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
The LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,641
Census ACS
Median income
$53,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,061 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKWOOD R-I
- LOCKWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 142 students
- LOCKWOOD HIGHHigh · 102 students
Other schools in Lockwood
- LOCKWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 142 students
- LOCKWOOD HIGHHigh · 102 students
- LOCKWOOD SPECL. EDUC. COOP.Combined
Other Lockwood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lockwood Middle. LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lockwood Middle SchoolLockwood, MT · 359 students
Nearby schools
- LOCKWOOD HIGH0.0 mi · 102
- LOCKWOOD ELEM.0.4 mi · 142
- GREENFIELD HIGH6.6 mi · 160
- GREENFIELD ELEM.6.9 mi · 235
- GOLDEN CITY HIGH7.8 mi · 88
- GOLDEN CITY ELEM.7.8 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 07-08.
Is LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 18.1:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 93% White, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LOCKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOCKWOOD R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.