Bowling Green Middle School
Public middle school in Bowling Green, Missouri · Bowling Green R-I School District · Grades 6–8
Bowling Green Middle School serves 284 students in grades 6–8 in Bowling Green (Pike County). It is one of 4 schools in Bowling Green R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 274th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bowling Green R-I School District |
| County | Pike County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290566000601 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Bowling Green R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 284 | 1,243 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 12.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 47.9% | 44.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 20% 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.
Bowling Green Middle School in context
Size
Bowling Green Middle School is the only middle school in Bowling Green R-I School District. Its 284 students are 22.8% of the district's 1,243. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 26.1 miles away and have a median of 261 students, so Bowling Green Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 105 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 87, against an average of 95 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (87 against 105). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 83.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Bowling Green R-I (87%). Two or more races students are next, at 12%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
47.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Bowling Green R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 26.8% 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
Bowling Green Middle School has 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 284 students would have about 21.8 teachers, so Bowling Green Middle School has 2.5 more.
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 Louisiana Middle School, 9.5 miles away in Louisiana R-II School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.1% |
| Two or more races | 12% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 105 |
| Grade 7 | 92 |
| Grade 8 | 87 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 W Adams Street, Bowling Green, MO 63334
Phone: (573)324-2181
Website: bgschools.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bowling Green Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Middle School | Louisiana R-II | 9.5 mi | 151 | 12 | 65.6% |
| Clopton Middle School | Pike County R-III | 13.9 mi | 101 | 10.3 | 45.5% |
| Mark Twain Junior High School | Ralls County R-II | 20.6 mi | 194 | 15.1 | 29.9% |
| Ida Cannon Middle School | Elsberry R-II | 25.0 mi | 258 | 12.4 | 46.5% |
| Troy Middle School | Troy R-III | 27.3 mi | 732 | 12.6 | 34.2% |
| Hannibal Middle School | Hannibal 60 | 28.5 mi | 674 | 11.4 | 60.1% |
| Montgomery County Middle School | Montgomery County R-II | 30.5 mi | 264 | 11 | 46.6% |
| Troy South Middle School | Troy R-III | 30.9 mi | 760 | 12.9 | 24.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bowling Green R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 472 |
| Bowling Green High School | High | 9–12 | 373 |
| Frankford Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 114 |