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Enrollment
792
Middle
DISTRICT 1,034 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WENTZVILLE R-IV·NCES 293165002209
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE
405 CAMPUS DR, WENTZVILLE, MO 63385 · (636) 327-3815 · St. Charles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
12.7:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
166 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 6 | 282 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 232 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 35% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.7pp since 2021
Math
51.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.8% | 25.2% | 44.3% | 14.6% |
| Math | 21.2% | 30.0% | 30.1% | 18.4% |
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 | 41.0% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 44.7% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 44.1% |
| 2021-22 | 42.7% | 44.5% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 WENTZVILLE MIDDLE
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WENTZVILLE MIDDLE this school | 792 | 21.0% | 44.6% |
| SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLE LIBERTY | 809 | 19.7% | 49.0% |
| RAYMORE-PECULIAR EAST MIDDLE RAYMORE | 789 | 21.8% | 41.8% |
| HERITAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LIBERTY | 757 | 24.6% | 50.5% |
| LAKEVIEW MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 653 | 20.4% | 55.6% |
| FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLE O'FALLON | 1,019 | 19.7% | 51.3% |
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 WENTZVILLE MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Charles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #143 of 379 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #126 of 380 ▲ 42 | #15 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #182 of 380 ▼ 54 | #16 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #182 of 364 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #49 of 397 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #120 of 321 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.6% | #113 of 321 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #338 of 379 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #107 of 224 | #4 of 9 |
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
792
-281 (-26%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 991
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 792 | 62.5 | 12.7:1 | 21% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 747 | 58.1 | 12.8:1 | 23% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 794 | 59.8 | 13.3:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 1,073 | 67 | 16.0:1 | 21% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 898 | 55.9 | 16.1:1 | 25% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 74 | 16.7:1 | 20% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | 60 | 17.1:1 | 29% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 840 | 59 | 14.2:1 | 22% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 991 | 62 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WENTZVILLE MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (898 to 792); teachers up 12% (55.9 to 62.5).
About WENTZVILLE MIDDLE
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is a high-enrollment middle school in WENTZVILLE, Missouri, under WENTZVILLE R-IV. The school serves 792 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Missouri is roughly 461 students; this school is 72% bigger than that.
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is run by WENTZVILLE R-IV, whose 22 schools enroll 18,469 students.
At WENTZVILLE MIDDLE, White students make up 72% of the student body. The next largest groups are 10% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. The school's White share is 12 points below the 84% share among St. Charles County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 62.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. The school's lunch program data list 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 19% average for public schools in St. Charles County.
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, WENTZVILLE MIDDLE would be expected to post about 52.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Charles County show that the median household income is $104,692, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides WENTZVILLE MIDDLE, St. Charles County has 92 other public schools.
Nearest public school: EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 26% from its 2020-21 level of 1,073. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Charles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
414,535
Census ACS
Median income
$104,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
93
59,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV
- LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,647 students
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- FRONTIER MIDDLEMiddle · 1,243 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
Other schools in WENTZVILLE
- TIMBERLAND HIGHHigh · 1,525 students
- NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,433 students
- WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,068 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 1,039 students
- NORTH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,031 students
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGHHigh · 1,022 students
Nearby schools
- EMIL E. HOLT SR. HIGH0.3 mi · 1,022
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 1,039
- HERITAGE PRIMARY0.7 mi · 496
- JOURNEY ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 595
- STONE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.0 mi · 543
- PEINE RIDGE ELEM.2.1 mi · 548
Frequently asked questions
About WENTZVILLE MIDDLEHow many students attend WENTZVILLE MIDDLE?
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 792 students in grades 06-08.
Is WENTZVILLE MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does WENTZVILLE MIDDLE have?
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WENTZVILLE MIDDLE?
At WENTZVILLE MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees WENTZVILLE MIDDLE?
WENTZVILLE MIDDLE is overseen by WENTZVILLE R-IV in St. Charles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.