Lockwood Middle School
Public middle school in Lockwood, Missouri · Lockwood R-I School District · Grades 7–8
Lockwood Middle School serves 60 students in grades 7–8 in Lockwood (Dade County). It is one of 3 schools in Lockwood R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 392nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 18.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 3.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Lockwood R-I School District |
| County | Dade County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 291914003283 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Lockwood R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 60 | 304 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 18.1 | 10.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45% | 48% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% 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.
Lockwood Middle School in context
Size
Lockwood Middle School is the only middle school in Lockwood R-I School District. Its 60 students are 19.7% of the district's 304. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 24.5 miles away and have a median of 311 students, so Lockwood 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 31 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 29, against an average of 30 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 31 in grade 7 and 29 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 93.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lockwood R-I (93.8%).
45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48% across Lockwood R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 18.3% 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
Lockwood Middle School has 3.32 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 60 students would have about 4.6 teachers, so Lockwood Middle School has 1.3 fewer.
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 Lamar Middle School, 19.1 miles away in Lamar R-I 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 | 93.3% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Black | 1.7% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 31 |
| Grade 8 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 W 4th, Lockwood, MO 65682
Phone: (417)232-4513
Website: lockwoodschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lockwood Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Middle School | Lamar R-I | 19.1 mi | 255 | 11.9 | 57.6% |
| Mount Vernon Middle School | Mt. Vernon R-V | 21.5 mi | 345 | 15.3 | 44.3% |
| Stockton Middle School | Stockton R-I | 22.6 mi | 276 | 11.1 | 52.5% |
| Carthage 6th Grade Center | Carthage R-IX | 24.5 mi | 377 | 12.3 | 71.1% |
| Carthage Junior High School | Carthage R-IX | 24.6 mi | 773 | 13 | 65.1% |
| Bois D'arc Elementary School | Ash Grove R-IV | 26.6 mi | 178 | 14.8 | 47.2% |
| Willard Intermediate North | Willard R-II | 29.5 mi | 356 | 12.2 | 37.4% |
| Marion C. Early Junior High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 29.7 mi | 143 | 17.2 | 37.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lockwood R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lockwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 142 |
| Lockwood High School | High | 9–12 | 102 |