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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN RIVERS R-X·NCES 293052003337

QULIN MIDDLE

406 CONNECTICUT ST., QULIN, MO 63961 · (573) 328-4444 · Butler County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
Enrollment
129
Middle
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
74 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 41713%
Grade 53225%
Grade 62419%
Grade 72620%
Grade 83023%
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
12093%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
65%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6550%
Female
6450%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
QULIN MIDDLE→TWIN RIVERS HIGH
Feeds from
QULIN ELEMENTARYPK–03
Based on grade levels within TWIN RIVERS R-X. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
44.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +12.3pp since 2021
Math
40.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +4.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 44 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 up about 12 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts18.4%25.6%44.0%12.0%
Math13.6%27.2%39.2%20.0%
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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.0%40.8%
2023-2441.3%40.5%
2022-2338.0%38.0%
2021-2231.7%36.5%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 QULIN MIDDLE

QULIN MIDDLE's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
QULIN MIDDLE this school12957.4%40.1%
PINEVILLE ELEM.
NOEL
12359.3%54.6%
Hartville Middle
HARTVILLE
13959.7%47.7%
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SHELBINA
12653.2%37.8%
PLEASANT HOPE MIDDLE
PLEASANT HOPE
16860.1%34.0%
MANSFIELD JR. HIGH
MANSFIELD
13556.3%67.0%
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 QULIN MIDDLE ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Missouri
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.1%#203 of 379
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
40.8%#219 of 380
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.0%#145 of 380
▲ 18
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.3pp#59 of 364
Enrollment
ranked largest first
129#370 of 397
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.4%#142 of 379
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 2024-25
Enrollment
129
-18 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251291210.8:157% (74)
2023-241331310.3:155% (73)
2022-2312013.98.6:183% (99)
2020-211471212.3:198% (144)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for QULIN MIDDLE.

About QULIN MIDDLE

QULIN, Missouri, is home to QULIN MIDDLE, a very small middle school. In all, 129 students attend the school in grades 4 through 8. It has 72% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Missouri (about 461).

TWIN RIVERS R-X runs QULIN MIDDLE along with 3 other schools, enrolling 796 students in total.

Roughly 93% of students at QULIN MIDDLE are White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for QULIN MIDDLE is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 57% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Butler County is 74%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, QULIN MIDDLE would score about 38.4%. It scores 40.1%, 1.7 points above that figure.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Butler County show that median household income comes to about $49,089, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Butler County counts 20 public schools with about 6,435 students.

QULIN ELEMENTARY, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of QULIN MIDDLE, there are 2 other public schools. QULIN MIDDLE is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.

In 2020-21, QULIN MIDDLE enrolled 147 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 129. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.8:1.

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Butler County at a glance

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Population
42,020
Census ACS
Median income
$49,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,435 students

Quick facts

School name
QULIN MIDDLE
District
TWIN RIVERS R-X
Address
406 CONNECTICUT ST., QULIN, MO 63961
Phone
(573) 328-4444
County
Butler County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–08
Total enrollment
129
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
74 (57%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
293052003337
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About QULIN MIDDLE
How many students attend QULIN MIDDLE?
QULIN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does QULIN MIDDLE serve?
QULIN MIDDLE serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at QULIN MIDDLE?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at QULIN MIDDLE.
How diverse is QULIN MIDDLE?
QULIN MIDDLE reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is QULIN MIDDLE in?
QULIN MIDDLE is part of TWIN RIVERS R-X.
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