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Enrollment
813
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531001706
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE
900 SW BISHOP DR, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 · (816) 874-3540 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL813 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B-Three-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
14.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
252 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 264 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 272 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -3.3pp since 2021
Math
60.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.1% | 25.6% | 39.6% | 12.5% |
| Math | 33.2% | 27.6% | 28.7% | 10.3% |
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 | 47.7% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 47.3% | 56.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 53.5% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE this school | 813 | 31.0% | 51.9% |
| PLEASANT LEA MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT | 905 | 29.0% | 50.2% |
| WALDEN MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 730 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
| BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE BLUE SPRINGS | 807 | 31.5% | 59.0% |
| BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,043 | 32.7% | 47.2% |
| HOLLENBECK MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 769 | 25.5% | 52.8% |
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 MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #77 of 379 | #8 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #54 of 380 ▲ 29 | #6 of 36 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #112 of 380 ▼ 30 | #10 of 36 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #191 of 364 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 813 | #41 of 397 | #8 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #237 of 321 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #78 of 321 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #300 of 379 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #60 of 224 | #6 of 22 |
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
813
-266 (-25%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 813 | 56.5 | 14.4:1 | 31% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 862 | 57.6 | 15.0:1 | 31% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 1,071 | 60.6 | 17.7:1 | 31% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 1,079 | 57 | 18.9:1 | 35% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 989 | 50.4 | 19.6:1 | 25% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | 51 | 18.2:1 | 28% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 1,015 | 52 | 19.5:1 | 29% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 950 | 56 | 17.0:1 | 6% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (989 to 813); teachers up 12% (50.4 to 56.5).
About MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE is a middle school located in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri, in Jackson County. It has an enrollment of 813 students in grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE sits within BLUE SPRINGS R-IV, which has 20 schools and 14,657 students.
The share of White students at MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE is 64%, a majority. The school is also 15% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put Jackson County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
The school has 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.4 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Jackson County average 60%.
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Missouri public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 48.3%.
Looking at the county, Jackson County, median household income comes to about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 244 public schools and about 105,714 students.
CORDILL-MASON ELEM. is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE's average proficiency of 51.9% compares with 49.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 1,079 (2020-21) to 813 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.4:1, from 18.9:1.
The MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 919 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.0.5 mi · 681
- LIGGETT TRAIL EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 159
- DANIEL YOUNG ELEM.1.0 mi · 330
- FRANKLIN SMITH ELEM.1.3 mi · 401
- WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.1.8 mi · 529
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH1.9 mi · 2,299
Frequently asked questions
About MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEHow large is MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE?
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 813 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE serve?
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE?
At MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 64% White, 11% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE in?
MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
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