SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 2205 S INGRAM, in SEDALIA, Missouri, SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a moderately sized middle school that instructs 396 students (grade 5), part of SEDALIA 200.

Across the 9 schools in SEDALIA 200 (5,209 students total), SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -17.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Pettis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,430 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 20 public schools in Pettis County (combined enrollment of about 6,820 students).

EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SEDALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL has fell 5%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 396 in 2025.

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