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If you could change one rule at OZARK JR. HIGH, what would it be?
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Enrollment
943
Middle
DISTRICT 910 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OZARK R-VI·NCES 292343002438
OZARK JR. HIGH
1109 W JACKSON, OZARK, MO 65721 · (417) 582-4701 · Christian County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL943 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
334 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 458 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 485 | 51% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
OZARK JR. HIGH→OZARK HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within OZARK R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.3pp since 2021
Math
69.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.4% | 26.0% | 31.8% | 7.7% |
| Math | 41.4% | 28.2% | 22.0% | 8.2% |
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 | 60.4% | 69.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 66.5% |
| 2022-23 | 55.3% | 63.3% |
| 2021-22 | 56.1% | 56.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 OZARK JR. HIGH
OZARK JR. HIGH's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OZARK JR. HIGH this school | 943 | 35.4% | 62.0% |
| OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL OZARK | 876 | 36.8% | 65.7% |
| TROY MIDDLE TROY | 732 | 34.2% | 44.8% |
| Carl Junction Intermediate Carl Junction | 769 | 39.3% | 49.4% |
| RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH JACKSON | 867 | 36.1% | 54.8% |
| FESTUS INTERMEDIATE FESTUS | 804 | 38.3% | 60.1% |
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 OZARK JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #29 of 379 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #24 of 380 ▲ 2 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #33 of 380 ▲ 4 | #5 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #49 of 364 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 943 | #17 of 397 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #167 of 321 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #192 of 321 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #280 of 379 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #33 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
943
+15 (+2%) vs 2020
+148% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 943 | 70.9 | 13.3:1 | 35% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 72.9 | 13.4:1 | 34% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 946 | 70.7 | 13.4:1 | 37% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 69 | 13.4:1 | 35% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 56.4 | 15.1:1 | 30% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 34% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 33% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 17% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 19 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OZARK JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (854 to 943); teachers up 26% (56.4 to 70.9).
About OZARK JR. HIGH
OZARK JR. HIGH is a large middle school in OZARK, Missouri, administered by OZARK R-VI. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 943 students. That is 105% bigger than the average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
OZARK JR. HIGH is in OZARK R-VI, a district with 5,959 students across 8 schools.
At OZARK JR. HIGH, 85% of students are White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, OZARK JR. HIGH scores 27%.
OZARK JR. HIGH reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Lunch program data show 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Christian County average a similar 33%.
OZARK JR. HIGH is 15.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Missouri.
In the surrounding county, Christian County, the median household earns about $83,437 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Christian County has 33 public schools with about 16,175 students, including OZARK JR. HIGH.
OZARK JR. HIGH is about 0.4 miles from OZARK HIGH, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, OZARK JR. HIGH ranks 4th on average proficiency.
OZARK JR. HIGH has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 928 to 943, a small change.
OZARK JR. HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 OZARK R-VI
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Other schools in OZARK
- OZARK HIGHHigh · 1,789 students
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 876 students
- WEST ELEM.Elementary · 584 students
- EAST ELEM.Elementary · 515 students
- NORTH ELEM.Elementary · 514 students
- SOUTH ELEM.Elementary · 505 students
Nearby schools
- OZARK HIGH0.4 mi · 1,789
- OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTR0.8 mi · 233
- SOUTH ELEM.1.6 mi · 505
- OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 876
- NORTH ELEM.1.8 mi · 514
- EAST ELEM.2.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About OZARK JR. HIGHHow many students attend OZARK JR. HIGH?
OZARK JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 943 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does OZARK JR. HIGH serve?
OZARK JR. HIGH serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at OZARK JR. HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at OZARK JR. HIGH is approximately 13.3:1 (71 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at OZARK JR. HIGH?
At OZARK JR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is OZARK JR. HIGH in?
OZARK JR. HIGH is part of OZARK R-VI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.