For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 159 students in Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic and American Indian), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
3 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
799 Students
232,215 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
20,160 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 555 school districts in Missouri (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#201 out of 557 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.49
# American Indian Students
9 Students
856 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
4,488 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
23 Students
17,649 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
8%
# Black Students
5 Students
35,368 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
741 Students
161,687 Students
% White Students
93%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
845 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
19 Students
11,322 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
39
2,587
# Students in K Grade:
52
2,591
# Students in 1st Grade:
46
2,858
# Students in 2nd Grade:
59
2,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
58
2,899
# Students in 4th Grade:
60
3,040
# Students in 5th Grade:
70
6,796
# Students in 6th Grade:
50
46,899
# Students in 7th Grade:
58
66,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
51
68,175
# Students in 9th Grade:
77
7,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
59
6,971
# Students in 11th Grade:
63
6,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
57
6,516
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,949 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,647 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,949
$15,071
Spending / Student
$10,647
$13,899
Best Sherwood Cass R-VIII School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sherwood Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
33300 S Sherwood Dr
Creighton, MO 64739
(660) 499-2239
Creighton, MO 64739
(660) 499-2239
Grades: 6-8
| 159 students
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