SPARTA MIDDLE

SPARTA MIDDLE, a small 6-8 campus in SPARTA, Missouri, operated by SPARTA R-III, caters to 187 students, covering grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 461.

SPARTA MIDDLE is one of 4 schools operated by SPARTA R-III, a district that works with 734 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPARTA MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest reads as 2% multiracial. Compared to Christian County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SPARTA MIDDLE has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Christian County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, SPARTA MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Christian County put the typical household earns roughly $83,437 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Christian County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,175 students), of which SPARTA MIDDLE is one.

SPARTA PK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around SPARTA MIDDLE. On composite proficiency, SPARTA MIDDLE comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPARTA MIDDLE has ticked down 28%, going from 258 students in 2018 to 187 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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