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Enrollment
577
Middle
DISTRICT 717 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROLLA 31·NCES 292689001633
ROLLA JR. HIGH
1360 SOEST RD, ROLLA, MO 65401 · (573) 458-0130 · Phelps County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
242 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 7 | 280 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 297 | 51% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROLLA 31. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.8pp since 2021
Math
55.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +19.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.6% | 30.7% | 42.7% | 11.8% |
| Math | 25.0% | 30.5% | 28.8% | 15.5% |
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 | 45.3% | 55.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 37.7% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 35.7% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 ROLLA JR. HIGH
ROLLA JR. HIGH's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLA JR. HIGH this school | 577 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| RIDGEWOOD MIDDLE ARNOLD | 567 | 41.1% | 56.2% |
| WARRENSBURG MIDDLE WARRENSBURG | 779 | 41.3% | 37.1% |
| WOODRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH RIDGE | 569 | 42.5% | 42.3% |
| WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL KIRKSVILLE | 514 | 46.1% | 39.7% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 609 | 35.5% | 41.0% |
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 ROLLA JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #130 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #81 of 380 ▲ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #134 of 380 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.8pp | #7 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #132 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #214 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.6% | #163 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #241 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #148 of 224 |
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
577
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 577 | 41.2 | 14.0:1 | 42% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 39.8 | 15.2:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 39.6 | 15.6:1 | 44% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 45% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 37.7 | 16.5:1 | 48% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 45% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 42% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 707 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 33% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 32 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROLLA JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (623 to 577); teachers up 9% (37.7 to 41.2).
About ROLLA JR. HIGH
ROLLA JR. HIGH is a medium-sized middle school for students in ROLLA, Missouri. A total of 577 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 8. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 25% higher.
A total of 6 schools make up ROLLA 31, with 4,161 students enrolled.
Most students at ROLLA JR. HIGH are White: 81% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at ROLLA JR. HIGH belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The teaching staff at ROLLA JR. HIGH is 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. About 42% of students, or 242, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
After adjusting for student poverty, ROLLA JR. HIGH lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.2%; the prediction is 44.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Phelps County, median household income is about $58,396, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. ROLLA JR. HIGH is one of 15 public schools in Phelps County, which together enroll about 6,217 students.
The next-closest public school is ROLLA MIDDLE, about 0.3 miles away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of ROLLA JR. HIGH. On proficiency, ROLLA JR. HIGH is ahead of the 44.5% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 5.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 625 in 2020-21 and 577 in 2024-25, a decrease of 48 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.4:1 to 14.0:1.
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Phelps County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,194
Census ACS
Median income
$58,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROLLA 31
- ROLLA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,398 students
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- ROLLA TECHNICAL CTR.High
Other schools in ROLLA
- ROLLA SR. HIGHHigh · 1,398 students
- ROLLA MIDDLEMiddle · 857 students
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.Elementary · 448 students
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.Elementary · 441 students
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.Elementary · 440 students
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOLCombined · 28 students
Nearby schools
- ROLLA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 857
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.0.4 mi · 440
- ROLLA SR. HIGH1.0 mi · 1,398
- HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM.1.2 mi · 448
- B W ROBINSON SCHOOL1.5 mi · 28
- COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM.1.6 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About ROLLA JR. HIGHHow large is ROLLA JR. HIGH?
ROLLA JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 577 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does ROLLA JR. HIGH serve?
ROLLA JR. HIGH serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROLLA JR. HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROLLA JR. HIGH is approximately 14.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ROLLA JR. HIGH?
Student demographics at ROLLA JR. HIGH are roughly 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ROLLA JR. HIGH in?
ROLLA JR. HIGH is part of ROLLA 31.
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