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Enrollment
1,211
Middle
DISTRICT 665 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REPUBLIC R-III·NCES 292622002302
REPUBLIC MIDDLE
#1 TIGER DRIVE, REPUBLIC, MO 65738 · (417) 732-3640 · Greene County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,211 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
497 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 400 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 392 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 419 | 35% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
REPUBLIC MIDDLE→REPUBLIC HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within REPUBLIC R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2021
Math
55.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -1.2pp 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 have held steady since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.1% | 27.5% | 36.8% | 12.4% |
| Math | 28.1% | 27.2% | 28.4% | 16.1% |
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 | 50.6% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 56.9% |
| 2022-23 | 48.4% | 58.1% |
| 2021-22 | 50.7% | 56.5% |
% 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 REPUBLIC MIDDLE
REPUBLIC MIDDLE's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPUBLIC MIDDLE this school | 1,211 | 41.0% | 53.6% |
| OZARK JR. HIGH OZARK | 943 | 35.4% | 62.0% |
| OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOL OZARK | 876 | 36.8% | 65.7% |
| JACKSON MIDDLE JACKSON | 850 | 38.8% | 49.7% |
| RUSSELL HAWKINS JR. HIGH JACKSON | 867 | 36.1% | 54.8% |
| Carl Junction Intermediate Carl Junction | 769 | 39.3% | 49.4% |
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 REPUBLIC MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Greene County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #65 of 379 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #84 of 380 ▼ 22 | #6 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #91 of 380 ▲ 4 | #7 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #111 of 364 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,211 | #2 of 397 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #297 of 321 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.7% | #186 of 321 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #246 of 379 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.5% | #72 of 91 | N/A |
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
1,211
+68 (+6%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 775
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,211 | 76.1 | 15.9:1 | 41% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 1,197 | 74.5 | 16.1:1 | 39% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 1,146 | 75.6 | 15.2:1 | 39% (447) |
| 2020-21 | 1,143 | 74 | 15.4:1 | 43% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 72.3 | 16.2:1 | 40% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 1,107 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 41% (453) |
| 2010-11 | 1,010 | 55 | 18.4:1 | 39% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 27% (130) |
| 1990-91 | 775 | 38 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for REPUBLIC MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (1,170 to 1,211); teachers up 5% (72.3 to 76.1).
About REPUBLIC MIDDLE
REPUBLIC MIDDLE is a public large middle school in REPUBLIC, Missouri. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,211 students. The average among middle schools in Missouri is roughly 461 students; this school is 163% larger than that.
In REPUBLIC R-III, 8 schools enroll a combined 5,318 students.
The student body at REPUBLIC MIDDLE is 84% White. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. REPUBLIC MIDDLE's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.9:1, with 76.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for REPUBLIC MIDDLE is 44.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.6%.
In the county around the school, Greene County, the median household income is $61,479, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 97 public schools in Greene County, enrolling about 42,423 students in all.
The closest public school to REPUBLIC MIDDLE is EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, about 0.4 miles away. REPUBLIC MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, REPUBLIC MIDDLE ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies REPUBLIC MIDDLE's location as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when REPUBLIC MIDDLE had 1,143 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,211.
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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 REPUBLIC R-III
- REPUBLIC HIGHHigh · 1,530 students
- PRICE ELEMENTARYElementary · 507 students
- SWEENY ELEMENTARYElementary · 481 students
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARYElementary · 468 students
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- LYON ELEMENTARYElementary · 430 students
Other schools in REPUBLIC
- REPUBLIC HIGHHigh · 1,530 students
- PRICE ELEMENTARYElementary · 507 students
- SWEENY ELEMENTARYElementary · 481 students
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARYElementary · 468 students
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 457 students
- LYON ELEMENTARYElementary · 430 students
Other Republic Middle schools
One other US public school is named Republic Middle. REPUBLIC MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- Republic Middle SchoolRepublic, WA · 86 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER0.4 mi · 234
- PRICE ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 507
- SCHOFIELD ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 457
- MCCULLOCH ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 468
- LYON ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 430
- SWEENY ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About REPUBLIC MIDDLEHow large is REPUBLIC MIDDLE?
REPUBLIC MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,211 students in grades 06-08.
Is REPUBLIC MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
REPUBLIC MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does REPUBLIC MIDDLE have?
REPUBLIC MIDDLE employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at REPUBLIC MIDDLE?
Student demographics at REPUBLIC MIDDLE are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is REPUBLIC MIDDLE in?
REPUBLIC MIDDLE is part of REPUBLIC R-III.
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