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PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 215 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 229 | 34% |
School pathway
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat 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 36 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 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.9% | 23.4% | 47.1% | 17.5% |
| Math | 13.6% | 22.2% | 35.6% | 28.3% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.3% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| 2021-22 | 39.5% | 36.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
Schools most like PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE
PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE this school | 680 | 42.4% | 34.4% |
| HOLMAN MIDDLE ST ANN | 639 | 52.3% | 33.8% |
| ANTIOCH MIDDLE GLADSTONE | 886 | 40.1% | 50.1% |
| PLAZA MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 673 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| GATEWAY 6TH GRADE CENTER Kansas City | 882 | 36.1% | 58.4% |
| WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE WAYNESVILLE | 906 | 41.4% | 43.0% |
Where PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #262 of 379 | #30 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #265 of 380 ▼ 6 | #30 of 51 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #255 of 380 ▲ 5 | #32 of 51 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #76 of 364 | #11 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #87 of 397 | #18 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #114 of 321 | #11 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #5 of 321 | #1 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #239 of 379 | #26 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #56 of 91 | #9 of 13 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 680 | 54 | 12.6:1 | 42% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 54.6 | 12.9:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 54.7 | 12.5:1 | 43% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 46% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 46.2 | 13.8:1 | 39% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 44 | 12.6:1 | 47% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 44 | 11.6:1 | 36% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 27% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 43 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (638 to 680); teachers up 17% (46.2 to 54).
About PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE
PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Missouri, located in MARYLAND HEIGHTS. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 680 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Missouri is about 461, so this school runs 48% larger than that.
PATTONVILLE R-III has 6,201 students spread across 10 schools.
Black students form the largest group at PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE, 35% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In St. Louis County overall, about 24% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.
Its 54 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 42% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 43% average for public schools in St. Louis County.
The allk12 Grade for PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE is C-. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.4% and a predicted 44.0%.
Within St. Louis County, median household income is about $82,936, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 275 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,601.
The shortest distance from PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to TRADITIONAL SCH.. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE ranks 7th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE's location as Suburb: Large.
PATTONVILLE HEIGHTS MIDDLE had 668 students in 2020-21 and 680 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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