Houston Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Missouri · Houston R-I School District · Grades 6–8
Houston Middle School serves 198 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Texas County). It is one of 4 schools in Houston R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 321st largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Houston R-I School District |
| County | Texas County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 291484000453 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Houston R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 198 | 1,040 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 10.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 99.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Houston Middle School in context
Size
Houston Middle School is the only middle school in Houston R-I School District. Its 198 students are 19% of the district's 1,040. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 30 miles away with a median enrollment of 310; Houston 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 71 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 62, against an average of 66 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 62 in grade 6 and 65 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 92.4% here and 92.6% across Houston R-I.
28.3% 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
With 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 198 students, Houston Middle School has 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 198 students would have about 15.2 teachers, so Houston Middle School has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
Houston Middle School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Cabool Middle School, 16 miles away in Cabool R-IV School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 62 |
| Grade 7 | 71 |
| Grade 8 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
206 W Spruce St, Houston, MO 65483
Phone: (417)967-3024
Website: houston.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Houston Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabool Middle School | Cabool R-IV | 16.0 mi | 206 | 9.7 | 100% |
| Mountain Grove Middle School | Mountain Grove R-III | 20.7 mi | 424 | 12.8 | 57.1% |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Willow Springs R-IV | 22.9 mi | 355 | 10.4 | 66.8% |
| Liberty Middle School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 29.1 mi | 264 | 12.2 | 69.3% |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 31.0 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Salem Middle School | Salem R-80 | 31.4 mi | 254 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Waynesville Middle School | Waynesville R-VI | 36.7 mi | 906 | 15.1 | 41.4% |
| 6th Grade Center | Waynesville R-VI | 36.7 mi | 451 | 18.4 | 50.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Houston R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceptional Child Coop. | Other | Pre-K–12 | 40 |
| Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 443 |
| Houston High School | High | 9–12 | 359 |