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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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Missouri public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 509 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 524 | 51% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +2.2pp since 2021
Math
73.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.3pp 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 73 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.9% | 31.9% | 30.5% | 6.5% |
| Math | 42.5% | 30.7% | 19.7% | 6.9% |
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 | 62.8% | 73.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 72.8% |
| 2022-23 | 58.6% | 70.4% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 72.9% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Schools most like NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIXA JUNIOR HIGH this school | 1,033 | 24.5% | 63.5% |
| FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE O'FALLON | 1,019 | 19.7% | 51.3% |
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 757 | 24.6% | 50.5% |
| SECKMAN MIDDLE IMPERIAL | 687 | 23.1% | 50.7% |
| East Trails Middle School Lee's Summit | 1,051 | 24.1% | 49.8% |
| TROY SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL MOSCOW MILLS | 760 | 24.3% | 44.0% |
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 NIXA JUNIOR HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #24 of 379 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #12 of 380 ▼ 4 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #20 of 380 ▲ 12 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #212 of 364 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,033 | #10 of 397 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #280 of 321 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #185 of 321 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #321 of 379 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #55 of 91 | N/A |
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
1,033
+51 (+5%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,033 | 67.5 | 15.3:1 | 24% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 1,073 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 25% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 1,067 | 67 | 15.9:1 | 29% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 63 | 15.6:1 | 30% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 968 | 61.9 | 15.7:1 | 33% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 32% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 815 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 37% (300) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 20% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NIXA JUNIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (968 to 1,033); teachers up 9% (61.9 to 67.5).
About NIXA JUNIOR HIGH
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is a public high-enrollment middle school in NIXA, Missouri. There are 1,033 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. The school is 124% above the average for middle schools in Missouri.
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is one of the 11 schools that make up Nixa Public Schools (6,792 students in total).
White students are 84% of those enrolled at NIXA JUNIOR HIGH. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH has 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3:1. Middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1, 2.3 fewer students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 24% at NIXA JUNIOR HIGH. Public schools in Christian County average 33%.
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Missouri public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, NIXA JUNIOR HIGH is 12.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.5% actual, 50.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Christian County show that median household income comes to about $83,437, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Christian County counts 33 public schools with about 16,175 students.
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH's nearest public school is JOHN THOMAS SCHOOL OF DISCOVER (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.7%; NIXA JUNIOR HIGH's is 63.5%, ranking 3rd of 7.
NIXA JUNIOR HIGH has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 1,033 in 2024-25.
The NIXA JUNIOR HIGH discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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.