Enrollment
160
Middle
DISTRICT 249 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOKANE R-VII·NCES 292880000008
SPOKANE MIDDLE
1130 SPOKANE RD, SPOKANE, MO 65754 · (417) 443-3506 · Christian County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
67 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 55 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 31% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
SPOKANE MIDDLE→SPOKANE HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SPOKANE R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +4.5pp since 2021
Math
45.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +13.2pp 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 45 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 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 25.3% | 43.5% | 16.2% |
| Math | 17.5% | 27.9% | 38.9% | 15.5% |
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 | 40.2% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 47.9% |
| 2022-23 | 35.1% | 48.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.7% | 32.2% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 SPOKANE MIDDLE
SPOKANE MIDDLE's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPOKANE MIDDLE this school | 160 | 41.9% | 43.1% |
| SHERWOOD MIDDLE CREIGHTON | 176 | 42.6% | 19.0% |
| SPARTA MIDDLE SPARTA | 187 | 45.5% | 42.6% |
| MARION C. EARLY JUNIOR HIGH Morrisville | 143 | 37.8% | 46.9% |
| CLINTON CO. R-III MIDDLE PLATTSBURG | 197 | 39.1% | 34.7% |
| TIPTON MIDDLE SCHOOL TIPTON | 122 | 41.0% | 22.9% |
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 SPOKANE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #160 of 379 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #171 of 380 ▼ 35 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #191 of 380 ▲ 49 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.8pp | #53 of 364 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #349 of 397 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #242 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
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
160
+16 (+11%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 160 | 12.5 | 12.8:1 | 42% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 12.1 | 13.1:1 | 43% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 11.8 | 12.5:1 | 44% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 144 | 11 | 13.1:1 | 46% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 170 | 13.2 | 12.9:1 | 50% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 175 | 12 | 14.6:1 | 45% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 11 | 17.2:1 | 57% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 15 | 11.6:1 | 41% (72) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPOKANE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (170 to 160); teachers down 5% (13.2 to 12.5).
About SPOKANE MIDDLE
SPOKANE MIDDLE operates as a very small middle-grades school in SPOKANE, Missouri. It reported 160 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Missouri enroll about 461 students on average.
SPOKANE R-VII (3 schools, 747 students) runs SPOKANE MIDDLE.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% multiracial. Among Christian County residents, the White share is about 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Of all students at SPOKANE MIDDLE, 42% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Christian County average 33%.
On BeatsExpectations, SPOKANE MIDDLE is 1.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
In Christian County, home to about 92,915 people, the median household earns about $83,437 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. SPOKANE MIDDLE shares Christian County with 32 other public schools.
SPOKANE MIDDLE's nearest public school is SPOKANE HIGH (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, SPOKANE MIDDLE is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, SPOKANE MIDDLE had a net gain of 16 students, or 11%.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,915
Census ACS
Median income
$83,437
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
16,175 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SPOKANE R-VII
- Highlandville ElementaryElementary · 384 students
- SPOKANE HIGHHigh · 203 students
Nearby schools
- SPOKANE HIGH0.1 mi · 203
- GALENA-ABESVILLE ELEM.4.1 mi · 202
- Highlandville Elementary5.0 mi · 384
- GALENA HIGH10.3 mi · 196
- REEDS SPRING INTERMEDIATE10.4 mi · 254
- REEDS SPRING PRIMARY10.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About SPOKANE MIDDLEHow many students attend SPOKANE MIDDLE?
SPOKANE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 160 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SPOKANE MIDDLE serve?
SPOKANE MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SPOKANE MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at SPOKANE MIDDLE.
How diverse is SPOKANE MIDDLE?
SPOKANE MIDDLE reports a student body of 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is SPOKANE MIDDLE public or private?
SPOKANE MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPOKANE R-VII.
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