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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
Student demographics
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ROLLA 31. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MO avg 49.5% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Missouri average is about 50 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 2024-25Enrollment
577
-46 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.5:1
% White
81%
was 87%
% Hispanic
6%
was 3%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROLLA JR. HIGH
ROLLA JR. HIGH, a moderately sized middle-grades school in ROLLA, Missouri, overseen by ROLLA 31, caters to 577 students, covering grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so ROLLA JR. HIGH sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 6 schools in ROLLA 31 (4,161 students total), ROLLA JR. HIGH accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, ROLLA JR. HIGH lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting ROLLA JR. HIGH higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at ROLLA JR. HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROLLA JR. HIGH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 41.6%.
In the broader community, census data for Phelps County shows median household earnings sit near $58,396, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Phelps County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,217 students), ROLLA JR. HIGH is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ROLLA MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ROLLA JR. HIGH comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. ROLLA JR. HIGH's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 623 (now 577). White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
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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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