Laura Speed Elliott Middle School
Public middle school in Boonville, Missouri · Boonville R-I School District · Grades 6–8
Laura Speed Elliott Middle School serves 313 students in grades 6–8 in Boonville (Cooper County). It is one of 5 schools in Boonville R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 257th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.4 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 ÷ 27.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Boonville R-I School District |
| County | Cooper County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 290558000105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Boonville R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 313 | 1,662 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 12.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 94.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 16% 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.
Laura Speed Elliott Middle School in context
Size
Laura Speed Elliott Middle School is the only middle school in Boonville R-I School District. Its 313 students are 18.8% of the district's 1,662. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.6 miles away and have a median of 566 students, so Laura Speed Elliott 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 109 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 95, against an average of 104 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 109 in grade 6 and 109 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 76.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Boonville R-I (78.2%). Two or more races students are next, at 11.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 94.2% across Boonville R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 19.2% 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
Laura Speed Elliott Middle School has 27.48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 313 students would have about 24.1 teachers, so Laura Speed Elliott Middle School has 3.4 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Wm. N. Clark Middle School, 12.5 miles away in Fayette R-III 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 | 76.7% |
| Two or more races | 11.8% |
| Black | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.5% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 109 |
| Grade 7 | 95 |
| Grade 8 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 Main St, Boonville, MO 65233
Phone: (660)882-6649
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Laura Speed Elliott Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. N. Clark Middle School | Fayette R-III | 12.5 mi | 155 | 13.7 | 49.7% |
| Harrisburg Middle School | Harrisburg R-VIII | 19.0 mi | 129 | 11.9 | 27.1% |
| Smithton Middle School | Columbia 93 | 19.0 mi | 605 | 12.1 | 29.3% |
| West Middle School | Columbia 93 | 20.4 mi | 553 | 11.3 | 55% |
| John Warner Middle School | Columbia 93 | 20.7 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 11.6% |
| Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School | Columbia 93 | 21.9 mi | 736 | 13 | 31.7% |
| Tipton Middle School | Tipton R-VI | 22.2 mi | 122 | 12.8 | 41% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Columbia 93 | 22.2 mi | 593 | 11.7 | 32.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Boonville R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonville High School | High | 9–12 | 527 |
| David Barton Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 298 |
| Greenways Academy | Other | K–12 | 105 |
| Hannah Cole Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 419 |