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What's one thing PERSHING MIDDLE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
702
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD R-XII·NCES 292886001811
PERSHING MIDDLE
2120 VENTURA, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804 · (417) 523-2400 · Greene County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
272 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 221 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 267 | 38% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
50.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
54.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +10.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.7% | 29.8% | 33.9% | 15.4% |
| Math | 25.3% | 29.3% | 27.4% | 17.8% |
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 | 50.5% | 54.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.1% | 48.7% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 52.1% |
| 2021-22 | 49.3% | 44.4% |
% 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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 PERSHING MIDDLE
PERSHING MIDDLE's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSHING MIDDLE this school | 702 | 38.7% | 51.5% |
| ROGERS MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 555 | 44.3% | 42.3% |
| RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE ARNOLD | 567 | 41.1% | 56.2% |
| ROLLA JR. HIGH ROLLA | 577 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 609 | 35.5% | 41.0% |
| WASHINGTON MIDDLE ST LOUIS | 429 | 34.3% | 53.1% |
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 PERSHING MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #80 of 379 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #92 of 380 ▲ 39 | #8 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #93 of 380 ▼ 14 | #8 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #108 of 364 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #77 of 397 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #302 of 321 | #13 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #126 of 321 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #261 of 379 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #181 of 224 | #9 of 11 |
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
702
-52 (-7%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 702 | 43.5 | 16.1:1 | 39% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 693 | 43.1 | 16.1:1 | 42% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 44.5 | 15.8:1 | 41% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 42% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 43.3 | 17.0:1 | 42% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 708 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 36% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 34% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 13% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PERSHING MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (736 to 702); teachers unchanged (43.3 to 43.5).
About PERSHING MIDDLE
PERSHING MIDDLE is a high-enrollment middle school with its address in SPRINGFIELD, Missouri. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 702 students. The average among middle schools in Missouri is roughly 461 students; this school is 52% bigger than that.
PERSHING MIDDLE is one of 54 schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII, which enrolls 24,450 students in total.
At PERSHING MIDDLE, White students make up 75% of the student body. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. The school's White share is 11 points below the 86% share among Greene County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 43.5 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Missouri have 13.0:1, compared with 16.1:1 here. About 39% of students, or 272, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Greene County is 47%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PERSHING MIDDLE is +6.2 points: 51.5% actual, 45.4% predicted.
Greene County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,479, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Greene County has 97 public schools and roughly 42,423 students.
The nearest other public school, PERSHING ELEM., is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, PERSHING MIDDLE ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
PERSHING MIDDLE's enrollment dropped from 754 in 2020-21 to 702 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,375
Census ACS
Median income
$61,479
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
42,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD R-XII
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
- MOCAP Attendance CenterCombined · 993 students
Other schools in SPRINGFIELD
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- KICKAPOO HIGHHigh · 1,923 students
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,428 students
- GLENDALE HIGHHigh · 1,357 students
- PARKVIEW HIGHHigh · 1,182 students
- HILLCREST HIGHHigh · 1,065 students
Other Pershing Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pershing Middle. PERSHING MIDDLE is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pershing Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 1,141 students
- Pershing MiddleSan Diego, CA · 980 students
Nearby schools
- PERSHING ELEM.0.0 mi · 142
- WILDER ELEM.0.9 mi · 326
- PITTMAN ELEM.0.9 mi · 235
- FIELD ELEM.1.1 mi · 401
- GLENDALE HIGH1.2 mi · 1,357
- DELAWARE ELEM.1.6 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at PERSHING MIDDLE?
PERSHING MIDDLE enrolls approximately 702 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PERSHING MIDDLE serve?
PERSHING MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does PERSHING MIDDLE have?
PERSHING MIDDLE employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PERSHING MIDDLE?
At PERSHING MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PERSHING MIDDLE in?
PERSHING MIDDLE is part of SPRINGFIELD R-XII.
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