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WEBB CITY JR. HIGH
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 369 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 340 | 48% |
School pathway
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.3% | 26.7% | 42.3% | 11.5% |
| Math | 26.1% | 27.2% | 31.7% | 14.8% |
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.9% | 49.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.4% | 51.4% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 51.7% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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%.
Schools most like WEBB CITY JR. HIGH
WEBB CITY JR. HIGH's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB CITY JR. HIGH this school | 709 | 46.3% | 50.5% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE WARRENTON | 696 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| WEBB CITY MIDDLE WEBB CITY | 681 | 49.8% | 50.3% |
| CAMDENTON MIDDLE CAMDENTON | 599 | 43.7% | 51.1% |
| OAK RIDGE INTERMEDIATE CAMDENTON | 569 | 49.6% | 48.7% |
| EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MIDDLE EXCELSIOR SPRINGS | 540 | 48.0% | 32.4% |
Where WEBB CITY JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #90 of 379 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #106 of 380 ▲ 12 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #125 of 380 ▼ 58 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #68 of 364 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #71 of 397 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #274 of 321 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #175 of 321 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #213 of 379 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #35 of 91 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 709 | 46.6 | 15.2:1 | 46% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 47.4 | 14.5:1 | 49% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 732 | 49.9 | 14.7:1 | 46% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 39% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | 41.9 | 15.3:1 | 44% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 44% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 49% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 555 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 41% (227) |
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (642 to 709); teachers up 11% (41.9 to 46.6).
About WEBB CITY JR. HIGH
WEBB CITY JR. HIGH is one of the public schools in WEBB CITY, Missouri. It is a large middle school. It enrolls 709 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 7 through 8. Middle schools in Missouri have about 461 students on average; enrollment here is 54% higher.
WEBB CITY JR. HIGH is one school in WEBB CITY R-VII, a system of 11 schools with 4,623 students.
The share of White students at WEBB CITY JR. HIGH is 82%. The remaining shares are 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. In Jasper County overall, the White share is about 83%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WEBB CITY JR. HIGH scores 31%.
Classroom staffing at WEBB CITY JR. HIGH totals 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. Statewide, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. Federal data show 46% of students (328) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jasper County is 57%.
Among Missouri public middle schools, WEBB CITY JR. HIGH outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, WEBB CITY JR. HIGH is 7.9 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.5% actual, 42.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Missouri.
Looking at the county, Jasper County, the median household earns about $60,694 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Jasper County has 49 public schools with about 21,177 students, including WEBB CITY JR. HIGH.
WEBB CITY JR. HIGH's closest public school neighbor is EUGENE FIELD ELEM., about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of WEBB CITY JR. HIGH, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, WEBB CITY JR. HIGH ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 727 in 2020-21, 709 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 15.2:1.
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