Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM CO. R-I·NCES 292564001847
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE
802 S 18TH, UNIONVILLE, MO 63565 · (660) 947-3237 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
66 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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
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
Students here typically continue to
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE→PUTNAM CO. HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PUTNAM CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +20.7pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 41 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
134
-22 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE is an one-room-style junior high in UNIONVILLE, Missouri, operated by PUTNAM CO. R-I. The school enrolls 134 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 71% leaner than typical.
Across the 3 schools in PUTNAM CO. R-I (605 students total), PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE shows that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 49% of students at PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.4%; this one comes in at 29.3%, -21.0 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, Putnam County reports that median household income runs about $63,510, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Putnam County runs 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 605 students), of which PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE is one.
The closest other public school is PUTNAM CO. HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.6%.
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 156 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,642
Census ACS
Median income
$63,510
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
605 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PUTNAM CO. R-I
- PUTNAM CO. ELEM.Elementary · 296 students
- PUTNAM CO. HIGHHigh · 175 students
Other schools in UNIONVILLE
- PUTNAM CO. ELEM.Elementary · 296 students
- PUTNAM CO. HIGHHigh · 175 students
Nearby schools
- PUTNAM CO. HIGH0.0 mi · 175
- PUTNAM CO. ELEM.0.0 mi · 296
- GREEN CITY ELEM.14.1 mi · 132
- GREEN CITY HIGH14.1 mi · 132
- Seymour High School15.7 mi · 121
- Seymour Elementary School15.7 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About PUTNAM CO. MIDDLEHow large is PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE?
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE serve?
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE.
How diverse is PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE?
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE?
PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE is overseen by PUTNAM CO. R-I in Putnam County.
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