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If you had an hour of school board time for SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
404
Middle
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. JOSEPH·NCES 292706001673
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE
5802 S 22ND, ST JOSEPH, MO 64503 · (816) 671-4380 · Buchanan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
404 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 118 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 142 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +6.4pp since 2021
Math
39.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +17.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 22.7% | 40.5% | 23.8% |
| Math | 15.6% | 23.8% | 38.0% | 22.4% |
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 | 35.5% | 39.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.2% | 23.3% |
| 2021-22 | 29.1% | 22.1% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE this school | 404 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| ROBIDOUX MIDDLE ST JOSEPH | 405 | 100.0% | 24.9% |
| TRUMAN MIDDLE ST JOSEPH | 486 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| MEXICO MIDDLE MEXICO | 461 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE BOONVILLE | 313 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL SALEM | 254 | 100.0% | 39.4% |
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 SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #296 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #234 of 380 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #252 of 380 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.9pp | #21 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #208 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #222 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #110 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #45 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.1% | #20 of 91 |
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
404
-98 (-20%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 404 | 28.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 474 | 30.8 | 15.4:1 | 99% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 28.8 | 11.9:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 64% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 53% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (342 to 404); teachers unchanged (28.8 to 28.7).
About SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle-grades school in ST JOSEPH, Missouri. The student body numbers 404 students, from grades 6 through 8.
ST. JOSEPH has 22 schools; together they serve 10,430 students.
A majority of students at SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE, 71%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE has a diversity index of 47%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE counts 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri is lower than this school's figure. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Buchanan County average 69%.
The allk12 Grade for SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is B-. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is 8.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Missouri schools.
Buchanan County has about 83,568 residents, and median household income is about $62,158, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Buchanan County number 36 and enroll about 11,825.
The nearest other public school, HYDE ELEM., is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.6%; SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE's is 30.5%, ranking 7th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is City: Small.
Federal counts put enrollment at 502 in 2020-21 and 404 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,568
Census ACS
Median income
$62,158
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- CARDEN PARK ELEMElementary · 638 students
- OAK GROVE ELEMElementary · 502 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
Other schools in ST JOSEPH
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,733 students
- BENTON HIGHHigh · 682 students
- LAFAYETTE HIGHHigh · 644 students
- BODE MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- TRUMAN MIDDLEMiddle · 486 students
- PARKWAY ELEM.Elementary · 438 students
Other Spring Garden Middle schools
One other US public school is named Spring Garden Middle. SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is the largest of the 2.
- Spring Garden Middle SchoolIna, IL · 93 students
Nearby schools
- HYDE ELEM.1.0 mi · 352
- BENTON HIGH1.1 mi · 682
- HOSEA ELEM.1.7 mi · 422
- HELEN M DAVIS SCHOOL2.5 mi · 43
- CARDEN PARK ELEM2.5 mi · 638
- PARKWAY ELEM.2.6 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING GARDEN MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE?
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE serve?
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE?
At SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE?
SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE is overseen by ST. JOSEPH in Buchanan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.