WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR.

WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR., a mid-sized middle school in BATTLEFIELD, Missouri, operated by SPRINGFIELD R-XII, hosts 424 students, covering grades 5 through 6.

Within SPRINGFIELD R-XII, which oversees 54 schools and 24,450 students, WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. is one campus in the system.

Demographically, WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Greene County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 80.5%, +29.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Greene County put median household earnings sit near $61,479, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. is one of 97 public schools in Greene County (combined enrollment of about 42,423 students).

The closest other public school is MCBRIDE ELEM., roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 58.9%.

WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WILSON'S CREEK 5-6 INTER. CTR. has decreased 11%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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