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Enrollment
919
Middle
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE SPRINGS R-IV·NCES 290531002835
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL
3930 SOUTH R D MIZE RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015 · (816) 874-3560 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL919 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
16.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
357 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 6 | 301 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
52.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -2.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.0% | 28.7% | 36.1% | 14.1% |
| Math | 30.4% | 21.8% | 30.0% | 17.6% |
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 | 49.7% | 52.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 54.7% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 55.5% |
| 2021-22 | 48.1% | 54.9% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 919 | 38.8% | 49.2% |
| WAYNESVILLE MIDDLE WAYNESVILLE | 906 | 41.4% | 43.0% |
| HARDIN MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 676 | 39.8% | 53.4% |
| ANTIOCH MIDDLE GLADSTONE | 886 | 40.1% | 50.1% |
| JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ST CHARLES | 706 | 43.8% | 40.8% |
| BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLE LEE'S SUMMIT | 1,043 | 32.7% | 47.2% |
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 PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #105 of 379 | #11 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #114 of 380 ▼ 36 | #12 of 36 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #99 of 380 ▼ 9 | #9 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #112 of 364 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 919 | #22 of 397 | #4 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #300 of 321 | #30 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #64 of 321 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #259 of 379 | #25 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #28 of 91 | #5 of 7 |
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
919
+99 (+12%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 919 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 39% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 58.1 | 15.8:1 | 41% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 729 | 47.5 | 15.3:1 | 37% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 36% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 809 | 41.4 | 19.6:1 | 32% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 760 | 41 | 18.5:1 | 30% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 40 | 18.8:1 | 33% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (809 to 919); teachers up 38% (41.4 to 57).
About PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a large middle school, PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 919 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 99% higher.
BLUE SPRINGS R-IV counts 20 schools and 14,657 students, including PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. The remaining students are 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 62% White, within a few points of the school. PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 57%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 57 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Missouri, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. About 39% of students, or 357, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 60%.
allk12 grades PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL a B+. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL are 3.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.2% actual, 45.3% predicted).
Jackson County census figures show that median household income is about $68,577, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 244 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 105,714 students.
The closest public school to PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL is SUNNY POINTE ELEM., about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 49.2% is above the 47.7% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 919, 12% above the 820 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS R-IV
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- DELTA WOODS MIDDLEMiddle · 831 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
Other schools in BLUE SPRINGS
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGHHigh · 2,429 students
- BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGHHigh · 2,299 students
- MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 813 students
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLEMiddle · 807 students
- CORDILL-MASON ELEM.Elementary · 681 students
- LUCY FRANKLIN ELEM.Elementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- SUNNY POINTE ELEM.0.1 mi · 506
- JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.0.9 mi · 460
- BLUE SPRINGS HIGH1.7 mi · 2,429
- THOMAS J. ULTICAN ELEM.2.1 mi · 419
- JAMES LEWIS ELEM.2.2 mi · 473
- BRITTANY HILL MIDDLE2.7 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 919 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
PAUL KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BLUE SPRINGS R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.