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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
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 144 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 141 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 154 | 35% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PERRY CO. 32. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
MO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2021
Math
42.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +18.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 23.0% | 46.7% | 13.4% |
| Math | 16.3% | 26.1% | 35.4% | 22.0% |
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 | 39.7% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 34.5% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 30.1% |
| 2021-22 | 39.7% | 24.1% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 PERRY CO. MIDDLE
PERRY CO. MIDDLE's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERRY CO. MIDDLE this school | 439 | 54.9% | 41.5% |
| NEVADA MIDDLE NEVADA | 511 | 55.6% | 46.4% |
| MOUNTAIN GROVE MIDDLE MOUNTAIN GROVE | 424 | 57.1% | 43.6% |
| BUCHANAN INTERMEDIATE BRANSON | 465 | 57.6% | 50.9% |
| CASSVILLE MIDDLE CASSVILLE | 395 | 60.8% | 44.2% |
| CUBA MIDDLE CUBA | 364 | 52.5% | 43.3% |
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 PERRY CO. MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #184 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #206 of 380 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #197 of 380 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.2pp | #48 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #192 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #86 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.1% | #219 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #153 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #9 of 224 |
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
439
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 439 | 35.8 | 12.3:1 | 55% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 34.7 | 12.7:1 | 55% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 34.7 | 13.3:1 | 55% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 50.9 | 13.3:1 | 58% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 55% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 51% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 49 | 13.7:1 | 39% (259) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERRY CO. MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (676 to 439); teachers down 30% (50.9 to 35.8).
About PERRY CO. MIDDLE
PERRY CO. MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle school in PERRYVILLE, Missouri. There are 439 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in PERRY CO. 32 totals 2,103 students.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PERRY CO. MIDDLE scores 23%.
There are 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at PERRY CO. MIDDLE, giving a ratio of 12.3:1. Middle schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 13.0:1. By family income, 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
PERRY CO. MIDDLE holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Missouri public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PERRY CO. MIDDLE is 2.2 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 41.5% actual, 39.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Census data for Perry County show the median household earns about $62,981 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting PERRY CO. MIDDLE, Perry County has 6 public schools.
PERRYVILLE SR. HIGH is the nearest public school to PERRY CO. MIDDLE, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PERRY CO. MIDDLE ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 502 students in 2020-21 to 439 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.6:1 to 12.3:1.
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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 Elementary School13.1 mi · 640
- Chester High School14.2 mi · 335
- MEADOW HEIGHTS HIGH15.5 mi · 158
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.