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What's the most underrated thing about MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
424
Middle
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III·NCES 292151002619
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE
400 E 17TH ST, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 65711 · (417) 926-3177 · Wright County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- 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
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
242 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 5 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 24% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
MO avg 44.9% . -6.0pp since 2021
Math
47.9%
MO avg 43.8% . -0.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.5% | 24.7% | 43.3% | 16.3% |
| Math | 21.0% | 26.9% | 32.6% | 19.3% |
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 | 40.2% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 48.6% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 56.5% |
| 2021-22 | 46.2% | 48.2% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE this school | 424 | 57.1% | 43.6% |
| BUFFALO MIDDLE BUFFALO | 466 | 60.3% | 36.6% |
| NORTH CO. MIDDLE DESLOGE | 364 | 53.6% | 30.4% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE PARK HILLS | 442 | 56.6% | 39.6% |
| PERRY CO. MIDDLE PERRYVILLE | 439 | 54.9% | 41.5% |
| KELLY A BURLISON MIDDLE SCHOOL FREDERICKTOWN | 433 | 60.3% | 35.4% |
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 MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #154 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #152 of 380 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #190 of 380 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.2pp | #60 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #199 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #127 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #269 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #144 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #187 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
424
-36 (-8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 424 | 33.2 | 12.8:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 33.9 | 13.3:1 | 59% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 32.9 | 14.5:1 | 59% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 60% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 65% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 68% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 54% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 26 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (441 to 424); teachers up 7% (31 to 33.2).
About MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE
Federal records list MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE as a middle-grades school in MOUNTAIN GROVE, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 424 students in grades 5 through 8.
Federal data list 4 schools in MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III, with 1,543 students enrolled.
The share of students at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE who are White is 92%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Wright County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE scores 15%.
There are about 12.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE, which has 33.2. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE is about 57%. The average for public schools in Wright County is similar, at 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE lands at B, ahead of 57% of Missouri public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 43.6% actual against 38.5% predicted.
For Wright County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $47,909, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 16 public schools and about 3,155 students.
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE's nearest public school is MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM. (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 460 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 424 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.4:1 to 12.8:1.
This page is set up for the MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,965
Census ACS
Median income
$47,909
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,155 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III
- MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 658 students
- MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGHHigh · 455 students
- OZARK REGIONAL JUVENILE DET CTCombined · 6 students
- OZARK MOUNTAIN TECHNICAL CTR.High
Other schools in MOUNTAIN GROVE
- MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.Elementary · 658 students
- MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGHHigh · 455 students
- Manes R-V School DistrictElementary · 41 students
- OZARK REGIONAL JUVENILE DET CTCombined · 6 students
- SKYVIEW SCHOOLCombined · 5 students
- OZARK MOUNTAIN TECHNICAL CTR.High
Nearby schools
- MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.0.5 mi · 658
- MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGH0.7 mi · 455
- SKYVIEW SCHOOL1.0 mi · 5
- OZARK REGIONAL JUVENILE DET CT1.9 mi · 6
- CABOOL MIDDLE8.1 mi · 206
- CABOOL ELEM.8.4 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLEHow many students attend MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE?
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 424 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE serve?
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE is approximately 12.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE?
At MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE public or private?
MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.