SKYLINE MIDDLE

SKYLINE MIDDLE is one of the compact junior highs in URBANA, Missouri, operated by HICKORY CO. R-I, with 194 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 461.

Across the 3 schools in HICKORY CO. R-I (705 students total), SKYLINE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SKYLINE MIDDLE shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school lists 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Hickory County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SKYLINE MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.4%; actual is 27.2%, a gap of -23.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hickory County) logs that median household income runs about $39,390, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. SKYLINE MIDDLE is one of 10 public schools in Hickory County (combined enrollment of about 1,618 students).

SKYLINE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SKYLINE MIDDLE at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.4%.

SKYLINE MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. SKYLINE MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 216 (now 194). Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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