STEELVILLE MIDDLE

STEELVILLE MIDDLE is a junior high of low-enrollment scale in STEELVILLE, Missouri, one of the schools within STEELVILLE R-III, works with 284 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Across the 3 schools in STEELVILLE R-III (908 students total), STEELVILLE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, STEELVILLE MIDDLE shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at STEELVILLE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Crawford County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, STEELVILLE MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.2%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Crawford County put median household income runs about $57,629, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,915 students), STEELVILLE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

STEELVILLE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STEELVILLE MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.4%.

STEELVILLE MIDDLE operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 313 students in 2018 compared to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for STEELVILLE MIDDLE typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.