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Enrollment
514
Middle
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRKSVILLE R-III·NCES 291674002611
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
1515 S COTTAGE GROVE, KIRKSVILLE, MO 63501 · (660) 665-3793 · Adair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Missouri public middle schools
- B-Test 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.
- BThree-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
12.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
237 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 160 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KIRKSVILLE R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.1%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.4pp since 2021
Math
37.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +2.7pp 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 38 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 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.9% | 25.2% | 42.3% | 16.4% |
| Math | 17.3% | 20.3% | 36.7% | 25.5% |
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 | 41.1% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 40.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.7% | 34.9% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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%.
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 WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 514 | 46.1% | 39.7% |
| FULTON MIDDLE FULTON | 513 | 49.5% | 33.8% |
| BLACK HAWK MIDDLE WARRENTON | 696 | 44.4% | 39.4% |
| RIVERBEND SCH. PACIFIC | 442 | 45.9% | 39.6% |
| OAK RIDGE INTERMEDIATE CAMDENTON | 569 | 49.6% | 48.7% |
| T. S. HILL MIDDLE DEXTER | 475 | 48.6% | 41.5% |
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 WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #206 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #249 of 380 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #177 of 380 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.1pp | #163 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #159 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #87 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #155 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #214 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #163 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
514
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 514 | 41.8 | 12.3:1 | 46% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 45% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 493 | 39.8 | 12.4:1 | 44% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 38 | 14.3:1 | 40% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 37.6 | 14.5:1 | 52% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 50% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 47% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 26% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 34 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (547 to 514); teachers up 11% (37.6 to 41.8).
About WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in KIRKSVILLE, Missouri. It enrolls 514 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
In KIRKSVILLE R-III, 4 schools enroll a combined 2,374 students.
The share of White students at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 79%, a majority. The school is also 10% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 88% White share among all Adair County residents. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
A staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.3:1. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 13.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. Public schools in Adair County average a similar 47%.
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of Missouri public middle schools.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL's results are 2.9 points below predicted: 39.7% against 42.6%.
For Adair County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $61,536, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, Adair County has 9 public schools.
KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH sits about 0.1 miles from WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 545 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 514. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 12.3:1.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,301
Census ACS
Median income
$61,536
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,724 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIRKSVILLE R-III
- KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 791 students
- KIRKSVILLE PRIMARYElementary · 539 students
- RAY MILLER ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- KIRKSVILLE AREA TECH. CTR.High
Other schools in KIRKSVILLE
- KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 791 students
- KIRKSVILLE PRIMARYElementary · 539 students
- RAY MILLER ELEM.Elementary · 530 students
- KIRKSVILLE AREA TECH. CTR.High
Nearby schools
- KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGH0.1 mi · 791
- KIRKSVILLE PRIMARY0.2 mi · 539
- RAY MILLER ELEM.0.4 mi · 530
- ADAIR CO. HIGH8.1 mi · 101
- ADAIR CO. ELEM.8.1 mi · 105
- ADAIR CO. ELEM.10.0 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 514 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
WILLIAM MATTHEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by KIRKSVILLE R-III.
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