Enrollment
231
Middle
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA R-VII·NCES 292790002446
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH
925 ONEIDA, SENECA, MO 64865 · (417) 776-3911 · Newton County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
117 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 107 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 124 | 54% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Students here typically continue to
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH→SENECA HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SENECA R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.1pp since 2021
Math
39.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +7.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 25.0% | 44.9% | 15.2% |
| Math | 13.4% | 25.9% | 36.1% | 24.5% |
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 | 39.8% | 39.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 38.9% |
| 2022-23 | 34.6% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 30.7% | 32.0% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 SENECA JUNIOR HIGH
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENECA JUNIOR HIGH this school | 231 | 50.6% | 36.0% |
| LAFAYETTE CO. MIDDLE HIGGINSVILLE | 223 | 49.3% | 31.7% |
| SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL SENECA | 305 | 48.2% | 50.0% |
| LEXINGTON MIDDLE LEXINGTON | 244 | 55.3% | 18.2% |
| DIXON MIDDLE DIXON | 197 | 54.3% | 23.9% |
| BOWLING GREEN MIDDLE BOWLING GREEN | 284 | 47.9% | 40.1% |
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 SENECA JUNIOR HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Newton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #248 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #236 of 380 ▼ 8 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #195 of 380 ▲ 82 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.2pp | #61 of 364 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #308 of 397 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #32 of 321 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #125 of 321 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #176 of 379 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #50 of 91 | N/A |
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
231
-10 (-4%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 231 | 20.5 | 11.3:1 | 51% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 49% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 200 | 20.2 | 9.9:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 17.8 | 12.1:1 | 58% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 52% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 56% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 36% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SENECA JUNIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (215 to 231); teachers up 15% (17.8 to 20.5).
About SENECA JUNIOR HIGH
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH is a low-enrollment middle school for students in SENECA, Missouri. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 231 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Missouri enroll about 461 students on average.
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH sits within SENECA R-VII, which has 5 schools and 1,487 students.
The student body at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH is 74% White. After that, the student body is 18% Native American and 5% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
Classroom staffing at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH totals 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri is 13.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH is about 51%.
Test results at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH are 4.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.0% actual, 40.9% predicted).
The county, Newton County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,301 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting SENECA JUNIOR HIGH, Newton County has 25 public schools.
SENECA HIGH, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, SENECA JUNIOR HIGH ranks 4th on average proficiency.
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 231, from 241 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.4 in 2020-21.
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
60,118
Census ACS
Median income
$66,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
9,567 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SENECA R-VII
- SENECA HIGHHigh · 450 students
- SENECA ELEM.Elementary · 417 students
- SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 305 students
- SENECA EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOLElementary · 84 students
Other schools in SENECA
- SENECA HIGHHigh · 450 students
- SENECA ELEM.Elementary · 417 students
- SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 305 students
- SENECA EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOLElementary · 84 students
Other Seneca Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Seneca Junior High. SENECA JUNIOR HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- Seneca Junior HighSeneca, WI · 54 students
Nearby schools
- SENECA HIGH0.2 mi · 450
- SENECA ELEM.0.4 mi · 417
- SENECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 305
- SENECA EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL1.9 mi · 84
- WESTVIEW ELEM.5.5 mi · 112
- Wyandotte High School7.3 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About SENECA JUNIOR HIGHHow large is SENECA JUNIOR HIGH?
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does SENECA JUNIOR HIGH serve?
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH.
What is the student diversity at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at SENECA JUNIOR HIGH are roughly 74% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is SENECA JUNIOR HIGH in?
SENECA JUNIOR HIGH is part of SENECA R-VII.
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