Mountain Grove Middle School
Public middle school in Mountain Grove, Missouri · Mountain Grove R-III School District · Grades 5–8
Mountain Grove Middle School serves 424 students in grades 5–8 in Mountain Grove (Wright County). It is one of 3 schools in Mountain Grove R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 199th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 33.19 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Mountain Grove R-III School District |
| County | Wright County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292151002619 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Mountain Grove R-III | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 424 | 1,543 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 12.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.1% | 56.9% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Mountain Grove Middle School in context
Size
Mountain Grove Middle School is the only middle school in Mountain Grove R-III School District. Its 424 students are 27.5% of the district's 1,543. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 19.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 202; Mountain Grove Middle School is larger 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 5 with 112 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 101, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 5 (101 against 112). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 92% here and 92.6% across Mountain Grove R-III. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 56.9% across Mountain Grove R-III and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 26.2% 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
With 33.19 full-time-equivalent teachers for 424 students, Mountain Grove Middle School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 424 students would have about 32.6 teachers, so Mountain Grove 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
Mountain Grove Middle School is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, remote. The nearest other middle school is Cabool Middle School, 8.1 miles away in Cabool R-IV School District. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 92% |
| Hispanic | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 112 |
| Grade 6 | 101 |
| Grade 7 | 110 |
| Grade 8 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 E 17th St, Mountain Grove, MO 65711
Phone: (417)926-3177
Website: mg.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mountain Grove 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 | 8.1 mi | 206 | 9.7 | 100% |
| Hartville Middle School | Hartville R-II | 16.1 mi | 139 | 11.7 | 59.7% |
| Mansfield Junior High School | Mansfield R-IV | 18.1 mi | 135 | 13 | 56.3% |
| Willow Springs Middle School | Willow Springs R-IV | 18.8 mi | 355 | 10.4 | 66.8% |
| Houston Middle School | Houston R-I | 20.7 mi | 198 | 11.9 | – |
| Ava Middle School | Ava R-I | 25.6 mi | 386 | 13.8 | 51.6% |
| Seymour Middle School | Seymour R-II | 27.8 mi | 160 | 12.6 | 65% |
| Liberty Middle School | Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III | 35.5 mi | 264 | 12.2 | 69.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Mountain Grove R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 658 |
| Mountain Grove High School | High | 9–12 | 455 |