Oakland Middle School
Public middle school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades 6–8
Oakland Middle School serves 589 students in grades 6–8 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 123rd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 54.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100001402 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Columbia 93 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 589 | 18,640 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 12.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62% | 41.7% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Oakland Middle School in context
Size
Oakland Middle School is the 4th largest of Columbia 93 School District's 7 middle schools; its 589 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.3 miles away and have a median of 566 students, so Oakland 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 6 with 223 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 164, against an average of 196 per grade. This year grade 8 has 26% fewer students than grade 6 (164 against 223). 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
White students are the largest group, at 33.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Columbia 93 (51.8%). Black students are next, at 27%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.7% across Columbia 93 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 33.4% 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
Oakland Middle School has 54.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 589 students would have about 45.3 teachers, so Oakland Middle School has 9.3 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is John B. Lange Middle School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 4 middle schools within 5 miles and 6 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 33.3% |
| Black | 27% |
| Hispanic | 19.9% |
| Two or more races | 13.8% |
| Asian | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
44.7% of students are girls and 55.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 223 |
| Grade 7 | 202 |
| Grade 8 | 164 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3405 Oakland Pl, Columbia, MO 65202
Phone: (573)214-3220
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oakland Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Lange Middle School | Columbia 93 | 0.7 mi | 510 | 11 | 61% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Columbia 93 | 2.3 mi | 593 | 11.7 | 32.4% |
| West Middle School | Columbia 93 | 3.6 mi | 553 | 11.3 | 55% |
| Smithton Middle School | Columbia 93 | 4.8 mi | 605 | 12.1 | 29.3% |
| Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School | Columbia 93 | 5.9 mi | 736 | 13 | 31.7% |
| John Warner Middle School | Columbia 93 | 7.4 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 11.6% |
| Hallsville Middle School | Hallsville R-IV | 10.2 mi | 340 | 13.1 | 27.4% |
| Harrisburg Middle School | Harrisburg R-VIII | 13.7 mi | 129 | 11.9 | 27.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.