Puxico Junior High School
Public middle school in Puxico, Missouri · Puxico R-VIII School District · Grades 6–8
Puxico Junior High School serves 176 students in grades 6–8 in Puxico (Stoddard County). It is one of 4 schools in Puxico R-VIII School District. By enrollment it is the 337th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 13.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Puxico R-VIII School District |
| County | Stoddard County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292565002871 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Puxico R-VIII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 176 | 712 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 11.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.8% | 52.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Puxico Junior High School in context
Size
Puxico Junior High School is the only middle school in Puxico R-VIII School District. Its 176 students are 24.7% of the district's 712. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 19.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 345; Puxico Junior High 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 8 with 64 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 51, against an average of 59 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 61 in grade 6 and 64 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 97.2% here and 95.8% across Puxico R-VIII. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.2% across Puxico R-VIII and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 23.3% 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 13.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 176 students, Puxico Junior High School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 176 students would have about 13.5 teachers, so Puxico Junior High 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
Puxico Junior High School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other middle school is Bloomfield Middle School, 13.1 miles away in Bloomfield R-XIV 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 | 97.2% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| Hispanic | 0.6% |
46.6% of students are girls and 53.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 61 |
| Grade 7 | 51 |
| Grade 8 | 64 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
481 N Bedford St, Puxico, MO 63960
Phone: (573)222-3058
Website: puxico.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Puxico Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Middle School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 13.1 mi | 186 | 13.6 | 59.1% |
| T. S. Hill Middle School | Dexter R-XI | 15.2 mi | 475 | 14.7 | 48.6% |
| Poplar Bluff Middle School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 19.1 mi | 932 | 12.6 | 73.1% |
| Poplar Bluff Junior High School | Poplar Bluff R-I | 19.3 mi | 735 | 13.1 | 63.7% |
| Greenville Junior High School | Greenville R-II | 20.3 mi | 101 | 13.4 | 59.4% |
| Qulin Middle School | Twin Rivers R-X | 25.4 mi | 129 | 10.8 | 57.4% |
| Woodland Middle School | Woodland R-IV | 26.0 mi | 241 | 13.5 | 57.7% |
| Sikeston Junior High School | Sikeston R-6 | 30.7 mi | 448 | 12.3 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Puxico R-VIII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo Puxico Technical High School | High | 12 | 37 |
| Puxico Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 308 |
| Puxico High School | High | 9–12 | 191 |