Excelsior Springs Middle School
Public middle school in Excelsior Springs, Missouri · Excelsior Springs 40 School District · Grades 6–8
Excelsior Springs Middle School serves 540 students in grades 6–8 in Excelsior Springs (Clay County). It is one of 7 schools in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. By enrollment it is the 148th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Excelsior Springs 40 School District |
| County | Clay County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291165000418 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Excelsior Springs 40 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 540 | 2,661 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 13.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48% | 48.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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.
Excelsior Springs Middle School in context
Size
Excelsior Springs Middle School is the only middle school in Excelsior Springs 40 School District. Its 540 students are 20.3% of the district's 2,661. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 13.7 miles away and have a median of 644 students, so Excelsior Springs 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 7 with 195 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 162, against an average of 180 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (183 against 162). 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 86.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Excelsior Springs 40 (81.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.7% across Excelsior Springs 40 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 17.4% 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
Excelsior Springs Middle School has 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 540 students would have about 41.5 teachers, so Excelsior Springs Middle School has about as many as that.
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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Kearney Middle School, 6 miles away in Kearney R-I School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 162 |
| Grade 7 | 195 |
| Grade 8 | 183 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
701 Crown Hill Rd, Excelsior Springs, MO 64024
Phone: (816)630-9230
Website: essd40.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Excelsior Springs Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney Middle School | Kearney R-I | 6.0 mi | 591 | 14.9 | 16.9% |
| Lawson Middle School | Lawson R-XIV | 7.1 mi | 342 | 14.1 | 24% |
| Heritage Middle School | Liberty 53 | 11.9 mi | 757 | 14.5 | 24.6% |
| Liberty Middle School | Liberty 53 | 13.3 mi | 609 | 12.1 | 35.5% |
| Discovery Middle School | Liberty 53 | 14.2 mi | 678 | 13.9 | 18.3% |
| Lathrop Middle School | Lathrop R-II | 14.2 mi | 196 | 12 | 36.7% |
| South Valley Middle School | Liberty 53 | 14.3 mi | 809 | 14.2 | 19.7% |
| Fire Prairie Middle School | Fort Osage R-I | 14.7 mi | 713 | 14.1 | 57.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Excelsior Springs 40
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerstone Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 466 |
| Elkhorn Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 239 |
| Excelsior Springs Ear Chld Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 151 |
| Excelsior Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 764 |
| Excelsior Springs Technical High School | High | 10–12 | 147 |
| Lewis Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 354 |