For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 225 students in Van Buren R-I School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Missouri.
Public Middle School in Van Buren R-I School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Missouri public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 40% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Missouri public middle school average of 30% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MO)
# Schools
2 Schools
830 Schools
# Students
516 Students
232,215 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
20,160 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Van Buren R-I School District, which is ranked within the bottom 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 stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#402 out of 557 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.49
# American Indian Students
3 Students
856 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
4,488 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
7 Students
17,649 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
8%
# Black Students
2 Students
35,368 Students
% Black Students
1%
15%
# White Students
497 Students
161,687 Students
% White Students
96%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
845 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
11,322 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
47
2,587
# Students in K Grade:
30
2,591
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
2,858
# Students in 2nd Grade:
36
2,807
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
2,899
# Students in 4th Grade:
45
3,040
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
6,796
# Students in 6th Grade:
36
46,899
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
66,156
# Students in 8th Grade:
41
68,175
# Students in 9th Grade:
41
7,354
# Students in 10th Grade:
41
6,971
# Students in 11th Grade:
34
6,566
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
6,516
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,512 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,071. The school district revenue/student has grown by 24% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,165 is less than the state median of $13,899. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$13,447 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$12,401 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,512
$15,071
Spending / Student
$11,165
$13,899
Best Van Buren R-I School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Van Buren High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
202 W College
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4295
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4295
Grades: 7-12
| 225 students
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