Meadow Heights Middle School
Public middle school in Patton, Missouri · Meadow Heights R-II School District · Grades 6–8
Meadow Heights Middle School serves 98 students in grades 6–8 in Patton (Bollinger County). It is one of 3 schools in Meadow Heights R-II School District. By enrollment it is the 380th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 7.78 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Meadow Heights R-II School District |
| County | Bollinger County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292364003339 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Meadow Heights R-II | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 98 | 489 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12.3 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51% | 49.1% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% 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.
Meadow Heights Middle School in context
Size
Meadow Heights Middle School is the only middle school in Meadow Heights R-II School District. Its 98 students are 20% of the district's 489. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 18.1 miles away and have a median of 572 students, so Meadow Heights 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 36 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 30, against an average of 33 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 30 in grade 6 and 32 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as White.
51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.1% across Meadow Heights R-II and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 25.5% 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
Meadow Heights Middle School has 7.78 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 98 students would have about 7.5 teachers, so Meadow Heights 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Woodland Middle School, 14.2 miles away in Woodland 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 | 100% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 30 |
| Grade 7 | 36 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14571 State Highway 72, Patton, MO 63662
Phone: (573)866-2924
Website: meadowheights.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Meadow Heights Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Middle School | Woodland R-IV | 14.2 mi | 241 | 13.5 | 57.7% |
| Perry County Middle School | Perry County 32 | 15.5 mi | 439 | 12.3 | 54.9% |
| Kelly a Burlison Middle School | Fredericktown R-I | 16.7 mi | 433 | 15 | 60.3% |
| Jackson Middle School | Jackson R-II | 18.1 mi | 850 | 14.5 | 38.8% |
| Russell Hawkins Junior High School | Jackson R-II | 18.1 mi | 867 | 14.5 | 36.1% |
| Central Middle School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 27.7 mi | 623 | 13.2 | 100% |
| Central Junior High School | Cape Girardeau 63 | 27.7 mi | 633 | 11.7 | 100% |
| Lincoln Intermediate School | Farmington R-VII | 29.6 mi | 521 | 13.8 | 57% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Meadow Heights R-II
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Heights Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 233 |
| Meadow Heights High School | High | 9–12 | 158 |