Enrollment
126
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY CO. R-IV·NCES 292811003130
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL
4152 HWY 36, SHELBINA, MO 63468 · (573) 588-2208 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Missouri public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
67 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 6 | 43 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 31% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL→SOUTH SHELBY HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SHELBY CO. R-IV. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.1pp since 2021
Math
44.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +16.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.4% | 21.4% | 49.5% | 21.4% |
| Math | 10.7% | 33.8% | 36.3% | 19.0% |
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 | 28.8% | 44.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 47.2% |
| 2022-23 | 30.4% | 35.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 28.2% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 126 | 53.2% | 37.8% |
| QULIN MIDDLE QULIN | 129 | 57.4% | 40.1% |
| PUTNAM CO. MIDDLE UNIONVILLE | 134 | 49.3% | 37.5% |
| BLUE EYE MIDDLE BLUE EYE | 140 | 48.6% | 36.3% |
| MANSFIELD JR. HIGH MANSFIELD | 135 | 56.3% | 67.0% |
| PINEVILLE ELEM. NOEL | 123 | 59.3% | 54.6% |
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 SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #229 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #189 of 380 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #308 of 380 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #133 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #372 of 397 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #161 of 379 |
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
126
-57 (-31%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 126 | 13.2 | 9.5:1 | 53% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 13.3 | 10.2:1 | 51% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 151 | 14.5 | 10.4:1 | 54% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 9 | 20.3:1 | 58% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 12.3 | 14.9:1 | 62% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 61% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 157 | 11 | 14.3:1 | 51% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (183 to 126); teachers up 7% (12.3 to 13.2).
About SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a very small middle-grades school in SHELBINA, Missouri. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 126 students. The school is 73% below the average for middle schools in Missouri.
Besides SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL, SHELBY CO. R-IV runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 635 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.5:1. The average for middle schools in Missouri, 13.0:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%.
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Missouri public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is 2.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that the median household earns about $51,594 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Shelby County has 5 public schools with about 931 students, including SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Of the public schools around it, SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to SOUTH SHELBY HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 7th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
The school shrank from 183 students in 2020-21 to 126 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.3:1 to 9.5:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,986
Census ACS
Median income
$51,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
931 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHELBY CO. R-IV
- SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARYElementary · 282 students
- SOUTH SHELBY HIGHHigh · 227 students
Other schools in SHELBINA
- SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARYElementary · 282 students
- SOUTH SHELBY HIGHHigh · 227 students
Nearby schools
- SOUTH SHELBY HIGH0.0 mi · 227
- SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARY0.1 mi · 282
- NORTH SHELBY HIGH9.7 mi · 129
- NORTH SHELBY ELEM.9.7 mi · 167
- Holliday C-2 School District15.1 mi · 49
- PARIS ELEM.17.2 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 126 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the student diversity at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SOUTH SHELBY MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by SHELBY CO. R-IV in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.