Middle School
Public middle school in Carrollton, Missouri · Carrollton R-VII School District · Grades 5–8
Middle School serves 272 students in grades 5–8 in Carrollton (Carroll County). It is one of 3 schools in Carrollton R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 286th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Carrollton R-VII School District |
| County | Carroll County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290738000311 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Carrollton R-VII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 272 | 839 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 11.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.3% | 42.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Middle School in context
Size
Middle School is the only middle school in Carrollton R-VII School District. Its 272 students are 32.4% of the district's 839. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 25.7 miles away and have a median of 241 students, so Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 66, against an average of 68 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 66 in grade 5 and 67 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 94.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Carrollton R-VII (95.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 42.2% across Carrollton R-VII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 14.7% 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
Middle School has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 272 students would have about 20.9 teachers, so 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 Northwest 5th Grade Center, 22.7 miles away in Marshall 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 | 94.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Hispanic | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 66 |
| Grade 6 | 68 |
| Grade 7 | 71 |
| Grade 8 | 67 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 E Ninth Street, Carrollton, MO 64633
Phone: (660)542-3472
Website: trojans.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest 5th Grade Center | Marshall | 22.7 mi | 178 | 13.9 | 66.3% |
| Bueker Middle School | Marshall | 23.5 mi | 550 | 13 | 61.1% |
| Lexington Middle School | Lexington R-V | 24.1 mi | 244 | 13.7 | 55.3% |
| Lafayette County Middle School | Lafayette County C-1 | 24.7 mi | 223 | 12.6 | 49.3% |
| Richmond Middle School | Richmond R-XVI | 26.7 mi | 309 | 12.9 | 48.5% |
| Chillicothe Middle School | Chillicothe R-II | 29.7 mi | 354 | 14.2 | 50.6% |
| Polo Middle School | Polo R-VII | 32.1 mi | 103 | 10.7 | 44.7% |
| Brookfield Middle School | Brookfield R-III | 35.3 mi | 237 | 11.1 | 45.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Carrollton R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 310 |
| Carrollton Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 257 |