Harrisonville Middle School
Public middle school in Harrisonville, Missouri · Harrisonville R-IX School District · Grades 6–8
Harrisonville Middle School serves 502 students in grades 6–8 in Harrisonville (Cass County). It is one of 6 schools in Harrisonville R-IX School District. By enrollment it is the 166th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 40.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Harrisonville R-IX School District |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291376002659 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Harrisonville R-IX | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 502 | 2,187 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 13.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38% | 37.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Harrisonville Middle School in context
Size
Harrisonville Middle School is the only middle school in Harrisonville R-IX School District. Its 502 students are 23% of the district's 2,187. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 13.4 miles away and have a median of 639 students, so Harrisonville 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 8 with 185 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 157, against an average of 167 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% more students than grade 6 (185 against 157). 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 86.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Harrisonville R-IX (86%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Harrisonville R-IX and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 13.7% 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
Harrisonville Middle School has 40.62 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 502 students would have about 38.6 teachers, so Harrisonville Middle School has 2 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Raymore-Peculiar South Middle School, 9.1 miles away in Raymore-Peculiar 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 | 86.7% |
| Hispanic | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 157 |
| Grade 7 | 160 |
| Grade 8 | 185 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
601 S Highland, Harrisonville, MO 64701
Phone: (816)380-7654
Website: harrisonvilleschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harrisonville Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymore-Peculiar South Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 9.1 mi | 636 | 13.3 | 23.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Middle School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 10.5 mi | 328 | 12.1 | 18% |
| Raymore-Peculiar East Middle School | Raymore-Peculiar R-II | 10.6 mi | 789 | 15.2 | 21.8% |
| Pleasant Hill Intermediate School | Pleasant Hill R-III | 12.5 mi | 320 | 14 | 22.8% |
| Summit Lakes Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 14.3 mi | 1,005 | 15.4 | 14.9% |
| Belton Middle School | Belton 124 | 14.9 mi | 641 | 13.3 | 53.5% |
| Mill Creek Upper Elementary School | Belton 124 | 15.6 mi | 435 | 15 | 61.8% |
| East Trails Middle School | Lee's Summit R-VII | 16.6 mi | 1,051 | 15.7 | 24.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harrisonville R-IX
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 243 |
| Everett Wade Juvenile Center | Other | K–12 | 10 |
| Harrisonville Elementary School | Elementary | 1–3 | 427 |
| Harrisonville High School | High | 9–12 | 734 |
| McEowen Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 271 |