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What's something PERRY CO. MIDDLE does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY CO. 32·NCES 292453001845
PERRY CO. MIDDLE
326 COLLEGE ST, PERRYVILLE, MO 63775 · (573) 547-7500 · Perry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
241 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PERRY CO. 32. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
60.1%
MO avg 49.5% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-237 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.3:1
% White
87%
was 94%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PERRY CO. MIDDLE
Set in PERRYVILLE, Missouri, PERRY CO. MIDDLE is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, run under PERRY CO. 32. It teaches 439 students across grades 6 through 8.
PERRY CO. MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by PERRY CO. 32, a district that works with 2,103 students overall.
On demographics, PERRY CO. MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PERRY CO. MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of -4.5 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Perry County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,981 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Perry County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,216 students), of which PERRY CO. MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: PERRYVILLE SR. HIGH, around 0.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERRY CO. MIDDLE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 37.1%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PERRY CO. MIDDLE has shrank 35%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PERRY CO. MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,976
Census ACS
Median income
$62,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PERRY CO. 32
- PERRYVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 743 students
- PERRYVILLE PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 492 students
- PERRYVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 429 students
- PERRYVILLE AREA CAR TECH CTRHigh
Other schools in PERRYVILLE
- PERRYVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 743 students
- PERRYVILLE PRIMARY CENTERElementary · 492 students
- PERRYVILLE ELEM.Elementary · 429 students
- PERRYVILLE AREA CAR TECH CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- PERRYVILLE SR. HIGH0.1 mi · 743
- PERRYVILLE PRIMARY CENTER0.2 mi · 492
- PERRYVILLE ELEM.0.3 mi · 429
- Chester Elem School13.1 mi · 640
- Chester High School14.2 mi · 335
- MEADOW HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL15.5 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About PERRY CO. MIDDLEHow many students attend PERRY CO. MIDDLE?
PERRY CO. MIDDLE enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
Is PERRY CO. MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PERRY CO. MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PERRY CO. MIDDLE have?
PERRY CO. MIDDLE employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PERRY CO. MIDDLE?
Student demographics at PERRY CO. MIDDLE are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PERRY CO. MIDDLE in?
PERRY CO. MIDDLE is part of PERRY CO. 32.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.