WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE

Located at 215 W FOURTH ST, in WILLOW SPRINGS, Missouri, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is a compact middle school that works with 355 students (grades 5 through 8), one of the schools within WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 461 students.

Within WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV, which oversees 3 schools and 1,171 students, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE shows that nearly all students (94%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. Compared to Howell County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Howell County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,993, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Howell County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,704 students), of which WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: WILLOW SPRINGS ELEM., around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLE has fell 9%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025.

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