MIDDLE GROVE ELEM.

MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. operates as a very small primary school in MADISON, Missouri, one of the schools within MIDDLE GROVE C-1. Current enrollment sits at 37 students spanning grades K through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. sits 88% leaner than that benchmark.

MIDDLE GROVE C-1 is the operating authority for MIDDLE GROVE ELEM., handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. logs 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 5.4:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $54,516, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. is one of 10 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 1,520 students).

Nearest neighbor: MADISON ELEM., around 6.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDDLE GROVE ELEM. has grew 12%, going from 33 students in 2018 to 37 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 100% to 95%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.