ROBIDOUX MIDDLE

Located at 4212 ST JOSEPH AVE, in ST JOSEPH, Missouri, ROBIDOUX MIDDLE is a moderately sized middle school that enrolls 405 students (grades 6 through 8), part of ST. JOSEPH.

Within ST. JOSEPH, which oversees 22 schools and 10,430 students, ROBIDOUX MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ROBIDOUX MIDDLE logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder comes out to 16% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black. By comparison, Buchanan County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 100% of students at ROBIDOUX MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Buchanan County's rate of about 69%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ROBIDOUX MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Buchanan County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,158, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Buchanan County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,825 students), of which ROBIDOUX MIDDLE is one.

PERSHING ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ROBIDOUX MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.6%.

ROBIDOUX MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. ROBIDOUX MIDDLE's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 405). White enrollment moved from 75% to 63% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.