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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REEDS SPRING R-IV·NCES 292616002150

REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE

175 ELEMENTARY RD, REEDS SPRING, MO 65737 · (417) 272-8250 · Stone County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Enrollment
254
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
153 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Grade 5
125
Grade 6
129
Student demographics
White
21585%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
197%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 9%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15%
Two+
156%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
Male
13453%
Female
12047%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE→REEDS SPRING MIDDLE
Feeds from
REEDS SPRING ELEMENTARY02–04
Based on grade levels within REEDS SPRING R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
50.8%
MO avg 49.5% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
MO avg 48.7% . +2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
254
-9 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.1:1
% White
85%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE

Located at 175 ELEMENTARY RD, in REEDS SPRING, Missouri, REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE is a tight-knit 6-8 campus that teaches 254 students (grades 5 through 6), operated by REEDS SPRING R-IV. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE sits 45% below that benchmark.

REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE is one of 5 schools operated by REEDS SPRING R-IV, a district that caters to 1,718 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE records that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 60% of students at REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 48.0%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Stone County indicate median household income runs about $63,520, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE is one of 16 public schools in Stone County (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students).

REEDS SPRING PRIMARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 3%: 263 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 91% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

On this page, members of the REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Stone County at a glance

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Population
32,048
Census ACS
Median income
$63,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,406 students

Quick facts

School name
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE
District
REEDS SPRING R-IV
Address
175 ELEMENTARY RD, REEDS SPRING, MO 65737
Phone
(417) 272-8250
County
Stone County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
254
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
153 (60%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
292616002150
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE
How large is REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE?
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 05-06.
Is REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE an elementary, middle, or high school?
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE have?
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE?
Student demographics at REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE public or private?
REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE is a public K-12 school, overseen by REEDS SPRING R-IV.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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