Enrollment
178
Middle
DISTRICT 260 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONROE CITY R-I·NCES 292121001799
MONROE CITY MIDDLE
401A HWY 24/36 EAST, MONROE CITY, MO 63456 · (573) 735-4742 · Monroe County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Missouri public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
11.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
90 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 41 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 30% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
MONROE CITY MIDDLE→MONROE CITY R-I HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MONROE CITY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -5.7pp since 2021
Math
35.1%
MO avg 43.8% . -8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 20.2% | 49.1% | 16.7% |
| Math | 10.9% | 24.2% | 42.1% | 22.5% |
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 | 34.0% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 38.6% |
| 2021-22 | 39.7% | 43.9% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 MONROE CITY MIDDLE
MONROE CITY MIDDLE's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONROE CITY MIDDLE this school | 178 | 50.6% | 33.5% |
| WM. N. CLARK MIDDLE FAYETTE | 155 | 49.7% | 20.7% |
| DIAMOND MIDDLE DIAMOND | 212 | 50.5% | 35.1% |
| BOIS D'ARC ELEM. BOIS D'ARC | 178 | 47.2% | 44.5% |
| SCOTT CO. MIDDLE BENTON | 195 | 53.3% | 28.8% |
| MARIES CO. MIDDLE BLAND | 193 | 48.7% | 28.0% |
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 MONROE CITY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #269 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #269 of 380 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #271 of 380 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.3pp | #21 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #336 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #178 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #46 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
178
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 178 | 16.2 | 11.0:1 | 51% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 16.2 | 11.5:1 | 55% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 16.5 | 11.6:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 49% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 14.5 | 15.3:1 | 60% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 13 | 16.2:1 | 54% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 59% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 26% (60) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MONROE CITY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (221 to 178); teachers up 12% (14.5 to 16.2).
About MONROE CITY MIDDLE
MONROE CITY MIDDLE is a very small middle-grades school found in MONROE CITY, Missouri. Its grade span covers grades 5 through 8, with 178 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
MONROE CITY R-I is responsible for 3 schools, MONROE CITY MIDDLE included, with 780 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, MONROE CITY MIDDLE is 86% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
MONROE CITY MIDDLE has 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. The school's 11.0:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Missouri. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
MONROE CITY MIDDLE holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Missouri public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, MONROE CITY MIDDLE would be expected to post about 41.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.5%.
In the surrounding county, Monroe County, the median household earns about $54,516 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Monroe County has 10 public schools with about 1,520 students, including MONROE CITY MIDDLE.
Measured in a straight line, MONROE CITY ELEM. is less than a tenth of a mile from MONROE CITY MIDDLE. The five-mile area around MONROE CITY MIDDLE holds 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, MONROE CITY MIDDLE ranks 7th on proficiency.
MONROE CITY MIDDLE falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, MONROE CITY MIDDLE enrolled 194 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 178. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.9:1 to 11.0:1.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,734
Census ACS
Median income
$54,516
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONROE CITY R-I
- MONROE CITY ELEM.Elementary · 331 students
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGHHigh · 271 students
Other schools in MONROE CITY
- MONROE CITY ELEM.Elementary · 331 students
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGHHigh · 271 students
Nearby schools
- MONROE CITY ELEM.0.1 mi · 331
- MONROE CITY R-I HIGH0.1 mi · 271
- MARION CO. HIGH12.9 mi · 98
- MARION CO. ELEM.12.9 mi · 109
- PALMYRA HIGH14.3 mi · 331
- PALMYRA ELEM.14.3 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About MONROE CITY MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at MONROE CITY MIDDLE?
MONROE CITY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 178 students in grades 05-08.
Is MONROE CITY MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
MONROE CITY MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does MONROE CITY MIDDLE have?
MONROE CITY MIDDLE employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the student diversity at MONROE CITY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at MONROE CITY MIDDLE are roughly 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MONROE CITY MIDDLE public or private?
MONROE CITY MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MONROE CITY R-I.
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