Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERCE CITY R-VI·NCES 292511001987
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE
300 MYRTLE ST, PIERCE CITY, MO 65723 · (417) 476-2515 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
9.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
62 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 28% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Students here typically continue to
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE→PIERCE CITY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PIERCE CITY R-VI. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.8pp since 2021
Math
40.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.3pp 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 41 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 23.9% | 45.8% | 14.5% |
| Math | 12.5% | 28.1% | 32.2% | 27.0% |
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 | 39.5% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 38.6% |
| 2022-23 | 40.5% | 30.9% |
| 2021-22 | 47.3% | 33.3% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 PIERCE CITY MIDDLE
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIERCE CITY MIDDLE this school | 158 | 39.2% | 37.5% |
| VALLEY PARK MIDDLE VALLEY PARK | 161 | 36.6% | 44.1% |
| CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE PLATTSBURG | 197 | 39.1% | 34.7% |
| TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL TIPTON | 122 | 41.0% | 22.9% |
| SHERWOOD MIDDLE CREIGHTON | 176 | 42.6% | 19.0% |
| SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLE BETHANY | 229 | 50.7% | 46.0% |
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 PIERCE CITY MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #232 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #221 of 380 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #198 of 380 ▲ 46 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #116 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #350 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #256 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #23 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
158
0 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 172
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 158 | 16.1 | 9.8:1 | 39% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 13.2 | 11.9:1 | 55% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 49% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 44% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 16.8 | 12.7:1 | 56% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 62% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | 70% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 48% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PIERCE CITY MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (213 to 158); teachers down 4% (16.8 to 16.1).
About PIERCE CITY MIDDLE
As a very small middle school, PIERCE CITY MIDDLE serves students in PIERCE CITY, Missouri. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 158 students in 2024-25. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average enrollment is about 461.
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is one of the 3 schools that make up PIERCE CITY R-VI (704 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is 85% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 5% Asian. In Lawrence County overall, the White share is about 88%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is 9.8:1, based on 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Missouri, 13.0:1, is higher. PIERCE CITY MIDDLE counts 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lawrence County is 55%.
Among Missouri public middle schools, PIERCE CITY MIDDLE outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is 7.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In Lawrence County, home to about 38,593 people, median household income comes to about $61,215, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lawrence County's 24 public schools enroll about 7,271 students and include PIERCE CITY MIDDLE.
Measured in a straight line, PIERCE CITY HIGH is less than a tenth of a mile from PIERCE CITY MIDDLE. The five-mile area around PIERCE CITY MIDDLE holds 6 other public schools. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, PIERCE CITY MIDDLE ranks 4th on proficiency.
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Federal data show 158 students in 2020-21 and 158 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 9.8:1 over the same years.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,593
Census ACS
Median income
$61,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PIERCE CITY R-VI
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 341 students
- PIERCE CITY HIGHHigh · 205 students
Other schools in PIERCE CITY
- CENTRAL ELEM.Elementary · 341 students
- PIERCE CITY HIGHHigh · 205 students
Nearby schools
- PIERCE CITY HIGH0.0 mi · 205
- CENTRAL ELEM.0.1 mi · 341
- MONETT ELEM.3.6 mi · 515
- OAKVIEW SCHOOL3.7 mi · 22
- Monett Early Childhood Center4.5 mi · 276
- MONETT INTERMEDIATE4.7 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About PIERCE CITY MIDDLEHow many students attend PIERCE CITY MIDDLE?
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
Is PIERCE CITY MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at PIERCE CITY MIDDLE?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at PIERCE CITY MIDDLE.
How diverse is PIERCE CITY MIDDLE?
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PIERCE CITY MIDDLE?
PIERCE CITY MIDDLE is overseen by PIERCE CITY R-VI in Lawrence County.
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