Washington Middle

Washington Middle operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in WASHINGTON, Missouri, one of the schools within WASHINGTON. Current enrollment sits at 505 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in WASHINGTON (3,543 students total), Washington Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Washington Middle logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder consists of 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Washington Middle lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Washington Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put median household income runs about $73,165, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Washington Middle is one of 41 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 15,025 students).

Washington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Washington Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Washington Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.5%.

Washington Middle operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Washington Middle's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 614 (now 505). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Washington Middle typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.