Enrollment
275
Middle
DISTRICT 391 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON CO. R-I·NCES 291941001052
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
702 N MISSOURI, MACON, MO 63552 · (660) 385-2189 · Macon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
136 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 MACON CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
MO avg 49.5% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
91.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +59.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 59 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
-42 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.9:1
% White
85%
was 85%
% Hispanic
2%
was 3%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL is an intimate junior high in MACON, Missouri, part of MACON CO. R-I. The school educates 275 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.
Across the 3 schools in MACON CO. R-I (1,174 students total), MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Black.
On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.
Across the wider county, census data for Macon County shows median household income runs about $62,357, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Macon County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,015 students), MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
MACON SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.7%.
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL has contracted 13%, going from 317 students in 2018 to 275 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,163
Census ACS
Median income
$62,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,015 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MACON CO. R-I
- MACON ELEMENTARYElementary · 509 students
- MACON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 390 students
- FAMILY LITERACY CENTERCombined
- MACON AREA CTE CENTERHigh
Other schools in MACON
- MACON ELEMENTARYElementary · 509 students
- MACON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 390 students
- FAMILY LITERACY CENTERCombined
- MACON AREA CTE CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- MACON SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 390
- MACON ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 509
- BEVIER HIGH5.2 mi · 61
- BEVIER ELEM.5.2 mi · 159
- CALLAO ELEM.8.7 mi · 35
- ATLANTA ELEM.10.3 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About MACON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
MACON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MACON CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.