Enrollment
79
Middle
DISTRICT 693 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STURGEON R-V·NCES 292970001392
STURGEON MIDDLE
210 W PATTON ST, STURGEON, MO 65284 · (573) 687-2155 · Boone County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL79 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
26 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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
STURGEON MIDDLE→STURGEON HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within STURGEON R-V. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
MO avg 49.5% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +40.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 40 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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
79
-62 (-44%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 12.9:1
% White
97%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STURGEON MIDDLE
STURGEON MIDDLE is a tiny middle school in STURGEON, Missouri, operated by STURGEON R-V. The school works with 79 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 461.
STURGEON R-V comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,773 students; STURGEON MIDDLE is among them.
In terms of who attends, STURGEON MIDDLE records that nearly all students (97%) are White. The remainder is composed of 3% multiracial. By comparison, Boone County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, STURGEON MIDDLE has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting STURGEON MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, STURGEON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 70.5%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Boone County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,758, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Boone County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students), of which STURGEON MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: STURGEON ELEMENTARY, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STURGEON MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.5%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 44%: 141 students in 2018 compared to 79 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
188,043
Census ACS
Median income
$72,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
24,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in STURGEON R-V
- MOCA-SCombined · 2,345 students
- STURGEON ELEMENTARYElementary · 221 students
- STURGEON HIGHHigh · 128 students
Other schools in STURGEON
- STURGEON ELEMENTARYElementary · 221 students
- STURGEON HIGHHigh · 128 students
Nearby schools
- STURGEON ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 221
- STURGEON HIGH0.8 mi · 128
- CENTRALIA INTERMEDIATE7.7 mi · 273
- CHANCE ELEM.8.0 mi · 370
- HALLSVILLE PRIMARY8.1 mi · 387
- CHESTER BOREN MIDDLE8.2 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About STURGEON MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at STURGEON MIDDLE?
STURGEON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 79 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does STURGEON MIDDLE serve?
STURGEON MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at STURGEON MIDDLE?
Approximately 8.5:1 students per teacher at STURGEON MIDDLE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STURGEON MIDDLE?
At STURGEON MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 97% White, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees STURGEON MIDDLE?
STURGEON MIDDLE is overseen by STURGEON R-V in Boone County.
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