Pershing Middle School
Public middle school in Springfield, Missouri · Springfield R-XII School District · Grades 6–8
Pershing Middle School serves 702 students in grades 6–8 in Springfield (Greene County). It is one of 53 schools in Springfield R-XII School District. By enrollment it is the 77th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Springfield R-XII School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292886001811 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Springfield R-XII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 702 | 24,285 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 13.9 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38.7% | 51.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% 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.
Pershing Middle School in context
Size
Of the 10 middle schools in Springfield R-XII School District, Pershing Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 2.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.9 miles away and have a median of 470 students, so Pershing 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 8 with 267 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 214, against an average of 234 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% more students than grade 6 (267 against 221). 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 74.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Springfield R-XII (68.4%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.6% across Springfield R-XII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 17.7% 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
Pershing Middle School has 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 702 students would have about 54 teachers, so Pershing Middle School has 10.5 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 city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Jarrett Middle School, 3.1 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.9% |
| Hispanic | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Asian | 4.8% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 221 |
| Grade 7 | 214 |
| Grade 8 | 267 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2120 Ventura, Springfield, MO 65804
Phone: (417)523-2400
Website: pershingmiddle.spsk12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pershing Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 3.1 mi | 483 | 12.9 | 62.9% |
| Hickory Hills Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.2 mi | 456 | 15.7 | 52.4% |
| Pipkin Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.2 mi | 359 | 10.9 | 81.9% |
| Cherokee Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 4.8 mi | 765 | 16.8 | 25.8% |
| Reed Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.0 mi | 561 | 12.9 | 73.6% |
| Carver Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.8 mi | 618 | 13.1 | 59.5% |
| Westport Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 5.8 mi | 399 | 11.1 | 80.2% |
| Willard Intermediate-South | Willard R-II | 7.4 mi | 284 | 11.9 | 52.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.