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How has PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
399
Middle
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERAMEC VALLEY R-III·NCES 292346001355
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE
195 N INDIAN PRIDE DR, PACIFIC, MO 63069 · (636) 271-1425 · Franklin County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
192 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 5 | 185 | 46% |
| Grade 6 | 214 | 54% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MERAMEC VALLEY R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -8.8pp since 2021
Math
40.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.9% | 21.6% | 49.4% | 15.8% |
| Math | 14.3% | 26.2% | 38.7% | 20.6% |
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 | 34.5% | 40.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 47.3% |
| 2022-23 | 43.5% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 40.1% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE this school | 399 | 48.1% | 42.6% |
| SULLIVAN MIDDLE SULLIVAN | 434 | 48.2% | 43.8% |
| CLINTON MIDDLE CLINTON | 385 | 45.5% | 34.4% |
| RIVERBEND SCH. PACIFIC | 442 | 45.9% | 39.6% |
| DESOTO JR. HIGH DESOTO | 338 | 47.9% | 42.8% |
| T. S. HILL MIDDLE DEXTER | 475 | 48.6% | 41.5% |
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 PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #170 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #223 of 380 ▼ 82 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #264 of 380 ▼ 85 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.2pp | #50 of 364 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #210 of 397 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #185 of 321 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #233 of 321 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #200 of 379 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #42 of 224 | 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
399
-69 (-15%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 399 | 29.3 | 13.6:1 | 48% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 29.1 | 15.3:1 | 48% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 428 | 32.3 | 13.3:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 38% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 54% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 53% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 49% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 908 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 31% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 545 | 29 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (500 to 399); teachers down 10% (32.5 to 29.3).
About PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE is a middle-grades school in PACIFIC, Missouri, and it is part of MERAMEC VALLEY R-III. There are 399 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 6.
MERAMEC VALLEY R-III has 3,131 students spread across 9 schools.
At PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE, 88% of students are White. Other students are 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Franklin County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
There are 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE, giving a ratio of 13.6:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is about 13.0:1. On the income side, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE would score about 41.9%. It scores 42.6%, within a point of that figure.
For Franklin County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $73,165 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE, Franklin County has 41 public schools.
ZITZMAN ELEM. is about 0.2 miles from PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE is 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment decreased by 15% across 4 years, from 468 in 2020-21 to 399 in 2024-25.
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,950
Census ACS
Median income
$73,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
15,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MERAMEC VALLEY R-III
- PACIFIC HIGHHigh · 973 students
- ZITZMAN ELEM.Elementary · 469 students
- RIVERBEND SCH.Middle · 442 students
- COLEMAN ELEM.Elementary · 265 students
- NIKE ELEM.Elementary · 212 students
- TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
Other schools in PACIFIC
- PACIFIC HIGHHigh · 973 students
- ZITZMAN ELEM.Elementary · 469 students
- RIVERBEND SCH.Middle · 442 students
- TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
- DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING CElementary · 23 students
- MISSOURI EASTERN CORR CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- ZITZMAN ELEM.0.2 mi · 469
- DORIS HOFFMAN EARLY LEARNING C0.2 mi · 23
- RIVERBEND SCH.1.4 mi · 442
- TRUMAN ELEM.1.4 mi · 201
- PACIFIC HIGH1.5 mi · 973
- NIKE ELEM.5.2 mi · 212
Frequently asked questions
About PACIFIC INTERMEDIATEHow large is PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE?
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 399 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE serve?
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE is approximately 13.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE?
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE public or private?
PACIFIC INTERMEDIATE is a public K-12 school, overseen by MERAMEC VALLEY R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.