Republic Middle School
Public middle school in Republic, Missouri · Republic R-III School District · Grades 6–8
Republic Middle School serves 1,211 students in grades 6–8 in Republic (Greene County). It is one of 8 schools in Republic R-III School District. By enrollment it is the 2nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 76.13 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Republic R-III School District |
| County | Greene County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292622002302 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Republic R-III | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,211 | 5,318 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41% | 38.9% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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.
Republic Middle School in context
Size
Republic Middle School is the only middle school in Republic R-III School District. Its 1,211 students are 22.8% of the district's 5,318. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 412 students, so Republic 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 419 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 392, against an average of 404 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 400 in grade 6 and 419 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 83.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Republic R-III (83.4%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 38.9% across Republic R-III and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 13.5% 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
Republic Middle School has 76.13 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 1,211 students would have about 93.2 teachers, so Republic Middle School has 17.1 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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Wilson's Creek 5-6 Intermediate Center, 5.7 miles away in Springfield R-XII School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.9% |
| Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Hispanic | 5.5% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 400 |
| Grade 7 | 392 |
| Grade 8 | 419 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#1 Tiger Drive, Republic, MO 65738
Phone: (417)732-3640
Website: republicschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Republic Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson's Creek 5-6 Intermediate Center | Springfield R-XII | 5.7 mi | 424 | 18 | 26.4% |
| Carver Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 7.2 mi | 618 | 13.1 | 59.5% |
| Willard Intermediate-South | Willard R-II | 7.6 mi | 284 | 11.9 | 52.8% |
| Nicholas A. Inman Intermediate School | Nixa Public Schools | 9.0 mi | 397 | 12.4 | 31.5% |
| Bois D'arc Elementary School | Ash Grove R-IV | 9.1 mi | 178 | 14.8 | 47.2% |
| Westport Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 9.1 mi | 399 | 11.1 | 80.2% |
| Cherokee Middle School | Springfield R-XII | 9.8 mi | 765 | 16.8 | 25.8% |
| Nixa Junior High School | Nixa Public Schools | 10.9 mi | 1,033 | 15.3 | 24.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Republic R-III
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 234 |
| Lyon Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 430 |
| McCulloch Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 468 |
| Price Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 507 |
| Republic High School | High | 9–12 | 1,530 |
| Schofield Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 457 |
| Sweeny Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 481 |