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Enrollment
659
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHFIELD R-I·NCES 292043001088
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH
660 N LOCUST ST, MARSHFIELD, MO 65706 · (417) 859-2120 · Webster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Missouri public middle schools
- A-Test 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.
- AThree-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
13.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
259 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 216 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 218 | 33% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARSHFIELD R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +5.3pp since 2021
Math
54.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +14.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 52 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 30.5% | 37.4% | 10.8% |
| Math | 22.8% | 31.4% | 30.2% | 15.4% |
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 | 51.7% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 47.2% |
| 2022-23 | 42.7% | 44.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.4% | 39.3% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH this school | 659 | 39.3% | 50.0% |
| Carl Junction Intermediate Carl Junction | 769 | 39.3% | 49.4% |
| HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. HILLSBORO | 682 | 36.1% | 47.9% |
| WINDSOR MIDDLE Imperial | 608 | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| TROY MIDDLE TROY | 732 | 34.2% | 44.8% |
| WILLARD MIDDLE WILLARD | 704 | 37.5% | 44.3% |
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 MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #97 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #96 of 380 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #80 of 380 ▲ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.1pp | #34 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 659 | #96 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #184 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #220 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #254 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #191 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
659
-48 (-7%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 659 | 48.4 | 13.6:1 | 39% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 47.8 | 13.8:1 | 36% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 50.4 | 13.3:1 | 45% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 52% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 47.3 | 14.4:1 | 50% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 51% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 44% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 34% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 17 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (682 to 659); teachers up 2% (47.3 to 48.4).
About MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in MARSHFIELD, Missouri. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 659 students. Enrollment is 43% higher than the average for middle schools in Missouri, which is about 461.
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH is run by MARSHFIELD R-I, whose 6 schools enroll 3,045 students.
The student body at MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH is 87% White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 23% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 48.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Missouri public middle schools, MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.2%.
Webster County has about 40,500 residents, and the median household income is $71,155, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH, Webster County has 16 other public schools.
DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM. is the public school closest to MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Compared with its nearest neighbors, MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 659 students in 2024-25, 48 fewer than the 707 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,155
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARSHFIELD R-I
- MARSHFIELD HIGHHigh · 865 students
- SHOOK ELEM.Elementary · 468 students
- EDWIN P. HUBBLE ELEM.Elementary · 439 students
- DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM.Elementary · 436 students
- Marshfield Early Learning CntrElementary · 178 students
Other schools in MARSHFIELD
- MARSHFIELD HIGHHigh · 865 students
- SHOOK ELEM.Elementary · 468 students
- EDWIN P. HUBBLE ELEM.Elementary · 439 students
- DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM.Elementary · 436 students
- Marshfield Early Learning CntrElementary · 178 students
Other MARSHFIELD Junior HIGH schools
One other US public school is named MARSHFIELD Junior HIGH. MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- Marshfield Junior HighCoos Bay, OR · 418 students
Nearby schools
- DANIEL WEBSTER ELEM.0.1 mi · 436
- EDWIN P. HUBBLE ELEM.0.1 mi · 439
- Marshfield Early Learning Cntr0.2 mi · 178
- MARSHFIELD HIGH0.7 mi · 865
- SHOOK ELEM.0.7 mi · 468
- NIANGUA ELEM.4.8 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About MARSHFIELD JR. HIGHWhat is the total enrollment at MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH?
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 659 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH serve?
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH have?
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH?
At MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH in?
MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH is part of MARSHFIELD R-I.
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