SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL

SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a minimally staffed middle school in SHELBINA, Missouri, operated by SHELBY CO. R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 126 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 73% below that benchmark.

Within SHELBY CO. R-IV, which oversees 3 schools and 635 students, SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 53.9%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the broader community, census data for Shelby County shows median household income runs about $51,594, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Shelby County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 931 students), of which SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

SOUTH SHELBY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.8%.

SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 183 students in 2018 compared to 126 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.