Enrollment
195
Middle
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT CO. R-IV·NCES 290489002703
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE
4035 STATE HWY 77, BENTON, MO 63736 · (573) 545-3541 · Scott County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
104 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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
Students here typically continue to
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE→THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SCOTT CO. R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
MO avg 49.5% . +30.8pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 31 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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
195
-57 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 16.6:1
% White
92%
was 96%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SCOTT CO. MIDDLE
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE is a cozy intermediate school in BENTON, Missouri, part of SCOTT CO. R-IV. The school works with 195 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by SCOTT CO. R-IV, a district that enrolls 902 students overall.
Demographically, SCOTT CO. MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.
In terms of school funding signals, SCOTT CO. MIDDLE shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Scott County's rate of about 78%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SCOTT CO. MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 52.5%, a residual of +2.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Scott County put median household income runs about $62,782, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Scott County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,999 students), SCOTT CO. MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: SCOTT CO. ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCOTT CO. MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.2%.
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. SCOTT CO. MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 23% since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 195). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 96% to 92%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,933
Census ACS
Median income
$62,782
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,999 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCOTT CO. R-IV
- SCOTT CO. ELEM.Elementary · 410 students
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGHHigh · 297 students
Other schools in BENTON
- SCOTT CO. ELEM.Elementary · 410 students
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGHHigh · 297 students
- KELSO ELEM.Elementary · 199 students
Nearby schools
- SCOTT CO. ELEM.0.0 mi · 410
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH0.0 mi · 297
- KELSO ELEM.8.4 mi · 199
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.9.2 mi · 194
- SCOTT CO. CENTRAL HIGH9.2 mi · 108
- ORAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About SCOTT CO. MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SCOTT CO. MIDDLE?
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE enrolls approximately 195 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SCOTT CO. MIDDLE serve?
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SCOTT CO. MIDDLE have?
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at SCOTT CO. MIDDLE?
Student demographics at SCOTT CO. MIDDLE are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees SCOTT CO. MIDDLE?
SCOTT CO. MIDDLE is overseen by SCOTT CO. R-IV in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.