Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENTON R-IX·NCES 293036002573
Trenton Middle School
1417 Oklahoma Ave, Trenton, MO 64683 · (660) 339-6266 · Grundy County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
10.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
165 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 5 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 23% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Trenton Middle School→Trenton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within TRENTON R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +10.6pp since 2021
Math
45.3%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 49 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 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.0% | 31.2% | 38.5% | 12.1% |
| Math | 22.9% | 22.4% | 33.1% | 21.4% |
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 | 49.2% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 46.6% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 35.7% | 38.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.6% | 35.5% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Trenton Middle School
Trenton Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Middle School this school | 299 | 55.2% | 44.3% |
| MORGAN CO. MIDDLE VERSAILLES | 298 | 54.0% | 33.1% |
| STOCKTON MIDDLE STOCKTON | 276 | 52.5% | 38.9% |
| HERMANN MIDDLE HERMANN | 284 | 51.4% | 31.1% |
| NORTH CO. MIDDLE DESLOGE | 364 | 53.6% | 30.4% |
| CUBA MIDDLE CUBA | 364 | 52.5% | 43.3% |
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 Trenton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #147 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #173 of 380 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #104 of 380 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.2pp | #33 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #268 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #14 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #242 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #151 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #104 of 224 |
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
299
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 299 | 28.3 | 10.6:1 | 55% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 29.3 | 10.4:1 | 53% (160) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 28.9 | 10.3:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 60% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 53% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 55% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 51% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trenton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (340 to 299); teachers up 1% (28 to 28.3).
About Trenton Middle School
Trenton Middle School is a small middle school in Trenton, Missouri. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 299 students. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average about 461 students.
TRENTON R-IX is made up of 3 schools with 967 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Trenton Middle School, with 90% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. The White share in Grundy County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The chance that two students picked at random at Trenton Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The school has about 10.6 students per teacher and 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%.
Trenton Middle School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 72% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Grundy County, median household income is about $51,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Grundy County, serving about 1,265 students.
The nearest other public school, Trenton High School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Trenton Middle School is 3rd of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Trenton Middle School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 305 in 2020-21 and 299 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,787
Census ACS
Median income
$51,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TRENTON R-IX
- S.M Rissler Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Trenton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
Other schools in Trenton
- S.M Rissler Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Trenton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEM.Elementary · 158 students
Other Trenton Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Trenton Middle. Trenton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Trenton Middle SchoolTrenton, TN · 393 students
- Trenton Middle SchoolTRENTON, TX · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Trenton High School0.0 mi · 318
- S.M Rissler Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
- PLEASANT VIEW ELEM.2.9 mi · 158
- LAREDO ELEM.8.9 mi · 51
- SPICKARD ELEM.11.2 mi · 21
- GRUNDY CO. HIGH11.7 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Trenton Middle SchoolHow large is Trenton Middle School?
Trenton Middle School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 05-08.
Is Trenton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trenton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Trenton Middle School have?
Trenton Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trenton Middle School?
At Trenton Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Trenton Middle School in?
Trenton Middle School is part of TRENTON R-IX.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.