OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, a high-enrollment middle school in OZARK, Missouri, run under OZARK R-VI, caters to 876 students, covering grades 5 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 90% above the state mean of about 461.

OZARK R-VI comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 5,959 students; OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest consists of 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL records 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.6%, the actual is 58.8%, a residual of +8.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Christian County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 33 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 54.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 7%, going from 940 students in 2018 to 876 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.