Cabool Middle School
Public middle school in Cabool, Missouri · Cabool R-IV School District · Grades 5–8
Cabool Middle School serves 206 students in grades 5–8 in Cabool (Texas County). It is one of 3 schools in Cabool R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 319th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 21.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Cabool R-IV School District |
| County | Texas County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290643002424 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Cabool R-IV | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 206 | 725 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 10.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Cabool Middle School in context
Size
Cabool Middle School is the only middle school in Cabool R-IV School District. Its 206 students are 28.4% of the district's 725. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 25 miles away and have a median of 310 students, so Cabool Middle School is smaller 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 6 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 35, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 8 has 34% fewer students than grade 5 (35 against 53). 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 90.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cabool R-IV (93.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Cabool R-IV and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 29.1% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Cabool Middle School has 21.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 206 students would have about 15.8 teachers, so Cabool Middle School has 5.4 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Mountain Grove Middle School, 8.1 miles away in Mountain Grove R-III 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 | 90.3% |
| Hispanic | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 53 |
| Grade 6 | 64 |
| Grade 7 | 54 |
| Grade 8 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1025 Rogers Avenue, Cabool, MO 65689
Phone: (417)962-3153
Website: cabool.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cabool Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove Middle School | Mountain Grove R-III | 8.1 mi | 424 | 12.8 | 57.1% |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Willow Springs R-IV | 12.0 mi | 355 | 10.4 | 66.8% |
| Houston Middle School | Houston R-I | 16.0 mi | 198 | 11.9 | – |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 23.9 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Mansfield Junior High School | Mansfield R-IV | 26.1 mi | 135 | 13 | 56.3% |
| Liberty Middle School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 27.6 mi | 264 | 12.2 | 69.3% |
| West Plains Middle School | West Plains R-VII | 31.0 mi | 555 | 13.1 | 67.4% |
| Ava Middle School | Ava R-I | 32.5 mi | 386 | 13.8 | 51.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cabool R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabool Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 310 |
| Cabool High School | High | 9–12 | 209 |