Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 232 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STOCKTON R-I·NCES 292952000089
STOCKTON MIDDLE
906 SOUTH ST, STOCKTON, MO 65785 · (417) 276-5141 · Cedar County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
145 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
STOCKTON MIDDLE→STOCKTON HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STOCKTON R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
36.9%
MO avg 49.5% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
MO avg 48.7% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
276
-23 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.3:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STOCKTON MIDDLE
Set in STOCKTON, Missouri, STOCKTON MIDDLE is a small intermediate school, operated by STOCKTON R-I. It enrolls 276 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 40% below typical.
STOCKTON R-I runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 929 students. STOCKTON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, STOCKTON MIDDLE reports that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STOCKTON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 45.5%.
In the broader community, Cedar County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,181, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. STOCKTON MIDDLE is one of 7 public schools in Cedar County (combined enrollment of about 2,080 students).
STOCKTON ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around STOCKTON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STOCKTON MIDDLE at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.7%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. STOCKTON MIDDLE's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 299 (now 276). Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,615
Census ACS
Median income
$48,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STOCKTON R-I
- STOCKTON ELEM.Elementary · 327 students
- STOCKTON HIGHHigh · 289 students
- LITTLE TIGER PRESCHOOLElementary · 37 students
Other schools in STOCKTON
- STOCKTON ELEM.Elementary · 327 students
- STOCKTON HIGHHigh · 289 students
- LITTLE TIGER PRESCHOOLElementary · 37 students
Nearby schools
- STOCKTON ELEM.0.0 mi · 327
- LITTLE TIGER PRESCHOOL0.0 mi · 37
- STOCKTON HIGH0.8 mi · 289
- LITTLE STINGERS PRESCHOOL12.5 mi · 19
- FAIR PLAY ELEM.12.5 mi · 212
- FAIR PLAY HIGH12.5 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About STOCKTON MIDDLEHow many students attend STOCKTON MIDDLE?
STOCKTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 05-08.
Is STOCKTON MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
STOCKTON MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does STOCKTON MIDDLE have?
STOCKTON MIDDLE employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STOCKTON MIDDLE?
At STOCKTON MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees STOCKTON MIDDLE?
STOCKTON MIDDLE is overseen by STOCKTON R-I in Cedar County.
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