Hermitage Middle School
Public middle school in Hermitage, Missouri · Hermitage R-IV School District · Grades 6–8
Hermitage Middle School serves 63 students in grades 6–8 in Hermitage (Hickory County). It is one of 3 schools in Hermitage R-IV School District. By enrollment it is the 390th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 5.05 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Hermitage R-IV School District |
| County | Hickory County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291431001964 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Hermitage R-IV | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 63 | 289 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 9.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Hermitage Middle School in context
Size
Hermitage Middle School is the only middle school in Hermitage R-IV School District. Its 63 students are 21.8% of the district's 289. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 24 miles away and have a median of 371 students, so Hermitage 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 7 with 26 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 18, against an average of 21 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 18 in grade 6 and 19 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 96.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hermitage R-IV (96.9%).
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Hermitage R-IV and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 23.8% 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
Hermitage Middle School has 5.05 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 63 students would have about 4.8 teachers, so Hermitage 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 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 Skyline Middle School, 6.9 miles away in Hickory County R-I 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 | 96.8% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Hispanic | 1.6% |
41.3% of students are girls and 58.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 18 |
| Grade 7 | 26 |
| Grade 8 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
23824 Polk Street, Hermitage, MO 65668
Phone: (417)745-6417
Website: hermitage.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hermitage Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Middle School | Hickory County R-I | 6.9 mi | 194 | 12.4 | 44.3% |
| Humansville Middle School | Humansville R-IV | 17.3 mi | 84 | 10.3 | 96.4% |
| John Boise Middle School | Warsaw R-IX | 19.3 mi | 272 | 12.7 | 100% |
| Bolivar Middle School | Bolivar R-I | 23.5 mi | 587 | 12.5 | 45.7% |
| Buffalo Middle School | Dallas County R-I | 24.5 mi | 466 | 12.7 | 60.3% |
| Stockton Middle School | Stockton R-I | 31.5 mi | 276 | 11.1 | 52.5% |
| Camdenton Middle School | Camdenton R-III | 31.6 mi | 599 | 13.2 | 43.7% |
| Oak Ridge Intermediate School | Camdenton R-III | 32.0 mi | 569 | 13.1 | 49.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hermitage R-IV
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 138 |
| Hermitage High School | High | 9–12 | 88 |