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Enrollment
1,033
Middle
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NIXA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 292253000425
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
205 North Street, NIXA, MO 65714 · (417) 724-6400 · Christian County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,033 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
253 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH→NIXA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nixa Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
MO avg 49.5% . +23.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,033
+65 (+7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.7:1
% White
84%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is one of the sprawling intermediate schools in NIXA, Missouri, one of the schools within Nixa Public Schools, with 1,033 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so NIXA JUNIOR HIGH sits 124% bigger than that benchmark.
Nixa Public Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 6,792 students. NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, NIXA JUNIOR HIGH lists that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Christian County's rate of about 33%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), NIXA JUNIOR HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Christian County indicate median household earnings sit near $83,437, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Christian County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students), of which NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is one.
The closest other public school is JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, NIXA JUNIOR HIGH comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. NIXA JUNIOR HIGH's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 968 (now 1,033). White enrollment moved from 88% to 84% across the same window.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nixa Public Schools
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Other schools in NIXA
- NIXA HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- HIGH POINTE ELEM.Elementary · 619 students
- CENTURY ELEM.Elementary · 592 students
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 507 students
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVERElementary · 493 students
- MATHEWS ELEM.Elementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER0.4 mi · 493
- CENTURY ELEM.0.7 mi · 592
- EARLY LEARNING CENTER0.8 mi · 194
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.8 mi · 88
- ESPY ELEM.1.5 mi · 371
- SUMMIT INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 507
Frequently asked questions
About NIXA JUNIOR HIGHHow large is NIXA JUNIOR HIGH?
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,033 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does NIXA JUNIOR HIGH serve?
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at NIXA JUNIOR HIGH?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at NIXA JUNIOR HIGH.
How diverse is NIXA JUNIOR HIGH?
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is NIXA JUNIOR HIGH public or private?
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nixa Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.