MIDDLE SCH.

Located at 1400 HALE MCGINTY DR, in NEOSHO, Missouri, MIDDLE SCH. is a heavily attended 6-8 campus that serves 702 students (grades 5 through 6), operated by NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 52% above typical.

Within NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 9 schools and 4,998 students, MIDDLE SCH. is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MIDDLE SCH. records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Newton County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, MIDDLE SCH. logs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MIDDLE SCH. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.0%.

Around the school, Newton County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,301, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Newton County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,567 students), of which MIDDLE SCH. is one.

Nearest neighbor: GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER ELEM., around 0.7 miles off. 7 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), MIDDLE SCH. ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 753 students in 2018 compared to 702 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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