Enrollment
197
Middle
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS·NCES 292001001895
MRH MIDDLE
7500 Lohmeyer Ave, MAPLEWOOD, MO 63143 · (314) 644-4406 · St. Louis County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- AThree-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
9.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
67 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 7 | 96 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 51% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
MRH MIDDLE→MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2021
Math
58.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +19.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.4% | 24.2% | 29.4% | 7.8% |
| Math | 32.6% | 25.7% | 27.8% | 13.6% |
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 | 62.6% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 52.6% |
| 2022-23 | 43.7% | 36.4% |
| 2021-22 | 55.7% | 38.6% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 MRH MIDDLE
MRH MIDDLE's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRH MIDDLE this school | 197 | 34.0% | 53.6% |
| Academie Lafayette Armour IMS KANSAS CITY | 295 | 28.8% | 63.8% |
| VALLEY PARK MIDDLE VALLEY PARK | 161 | 36.6% | 44.1% |
| OAK GROVE MIDDLE OAK GROVE | 301 | 31.6% | 32.4% |
| CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE PLATTSBURG | 197 | 39.1% | 34.7% |
| Orchard Farm Middle School ST CHARLES | 362 | 22.1% | 49.3% |
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 MRH MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #66 of 379 | #20 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #67 of 380 ▲ 29 | #18 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #23 of 380 ▲ 5 | #11 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.3pp | #12 of 364 | #5 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 197 | #324 of 397 | #46 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.0% | #286 of 379 | #29 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #205 of 224 | #29 of 33 |
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
197
-40 (-17%) vs 2020
+20% since 2000-01, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 197 | 20.1 | 9.8:1 | 34% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 19.4 | 11.1:1 | 31% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 19.7 | 11.2:1 | 31% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 237 | 20 | 11.8:1 | 40% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 14.9 | 13.6:1 | 43% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 45% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | 15 | 10.0:1 | 52% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 13 | 12.6:1 | 51% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MRH MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (202 to 197); teachers up 34% (14.9 to 20.1).
About MRH MIDDLE
In MAPLEWOOD, Missouri, MRH MIDDLE is a small middle school. Enrolled students number 197 students, in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 57% lower than the average for middle schools in Missouri, which is about 461.
MRH MIDDLE is among 4 schools run by MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS, which serves 1,523 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at MRH MIDDLE. Other groups make up 20% Black, 15% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. MRH MIDDLE has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 20.1 full-time equivalents, or about 9.8 students per teacher. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 34%. For comparison, public schools in St. Louis County average 43%.
MRH MIDDLE is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at MRH MIDDLE are 6.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (53.6% actual, 47.1% predicted).
St. Louis County has about 995,569 residents, and median household income is about $82,936, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of St. Louis County number 275 and enroll about 134,601.
The nearest other public school, MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, MRH MIDDLE is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
MRH MIDDLE falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 237 to 197. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.8:1.
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St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 451 students
- MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGHHigh · 439 students
- MRH ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
Other schools in MAPLEWOOD
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 451 students
- MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGHHigh · 439 students
Nearby schools
- MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH0.0 mi · 439
- MRH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.2 mi · 451
- MRH ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 436
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.1.1 mi · 173
- WILKINSON EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.1.2 mi · 304
- AVERY ELEM.1.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About MRH MIDDLEHow many students attend MRH MIDDLE?
MRH MIDDLE enrolls approximately 197 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does MRH MIDDLE serve?
MRH MIDDLE serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MRH MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MRH MIDDLE is approximately 9.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MRH MIDDLE?
At MRH MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 55% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is MRH MIDDLE in?
MRH MIDDLE is part of MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.