MEXICO MIDDLE

MEXICO MIDDLE is a reasonably sized junior high in MEXICO, Missouri, part of MEXICO 59. The school educates 461 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 5 schools in MEXICO 59 (2,374 students total), MEXICO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MEXICO MIDDLE records that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting MEXICO MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at MEXICO MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Audrain County's rate of about 75%.

After controlling for student poverty, MEXICO MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Audrain County shows median household income runs about $59,448, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Audrain County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,243 students), MEXICO MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EUGENE FIELD ELEM., roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MEXICO MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MEXICO MIDDLE at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

MEXICO MIDDLE operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. MEXICO MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 461). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

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