Ava Middle School
Public middle school in Ava, Missouri · Ava R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Ava Middle School serves 386 students in grades 5–8 in Ava (Douglas County). It is one of 3 schools in Ava R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 218th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 27.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Ava R-I School District |
| County | Douglas County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290405002548 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Ava R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 386 | 1,330 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.1 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.6% | 50.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ava Middle School in context
Size
Ava Middle School is the only middle school in Ava R-I School District. Its 386 students are 29% of the district's 1,330. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 22.8 miles away and have a median of 174 students, so Ava Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 89, against an average of 97 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 98 in grade 5 and 100 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 94.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Ava R-I (93.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.6% across Ava R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 20.5% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ava Middle School has 27.99 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 386 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Ava Middle School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Mansfield Junior High School, 11.5 miles away in Mansfield R-IV School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 94.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 98 |
| Grade 6 | 89 |
| Grade 7 | 99 |
| Grade 8 | 100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
507 North Spring Street, Ava, MO 65608
Phone: (417)683-3835
Website: avaschools.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ava Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Junior High School | Mansfield R-IV | 11.5 mi | 135 | 13 | 56.3% |
| Seymour Middle School | Seymour R-II | 14.6 mi | 160 | 12.6 | 65% |
| Fordland Middle School | Fordland R-III | 21.5 mi | 150 | 17.2 | 40.7% |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 22.0 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Sparta Middle School | Sparta R-III | 23.7 mi | 187 | 12.8 | 45.5% |
| Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 24.4 mi | 538 | 14.8 | 34.6% |
| Mountain Grove Middle School | Mountain Grove R-III | 25.6 mi | 424 | 12.8 | 57.1% |
| Logan-Rogersville Middle School | Logan-Rogersville R-VIII | 27.8 mi | 375 | 15 | 35.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ava R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 553 |
| Ava High School | High | 9–12 | 391 |