Robidoux Middle School
Public middle school in St Joseph, Missouri · St. Joseph School District · Grades 6–8
Robidoux Middle School serves 405 students in grades 6–8 in St Joseph (Buchanan County). It is one of 22 schools in St. Joseph School District. By enrollment it is the 207th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 30.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | St. Joseph School District |
| County | Buchanan County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292706001670 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Joseph | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 405 | 10,430 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 74.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Robidoux Middle School in context
Size
Of the 4 middle schools in St. Joseph School District, Robidoux Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 3.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 10.6 miles away and have a median of 301 students, so Robidoux 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 7 with 160 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 88, against an average of 135 per grade. This year grade 8 has 78% more students than grade 6 (157 against 88). 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 63.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across St. Joseph (62%). Two or more races students are next, at 16%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.4% across St. Joseph and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 40.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Robidoux Middle School has 30.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 405 students would have about 31.2 teachers, so Robidoux Middle School has 1.1 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other middle school is Bode Middle School, 2.3 miles away in the same district. There are 2 middle schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63.2% |
| Two or more races | 16% |
| Hispanic | 11.6% |
| Black | 6.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 88 |
| Grade 7 | 160 |
| Grade 8 | 157 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4212 St Joseph Ave, St Joseph, MO 64505
Phone: (816)671-4350
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Robidoux Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bode Middle School | St. Joseph | 2.3 mi | 488 | 11.8 | 40.6% |
| Truman Middle School | St. Joseph | 3.5 mi | 486 | 13.1 | 100% |
| Spring Garden Middle School | St. Joseph | 6.2 mi | 404 | 14.1 | 100% |
| Savannah Middle School | Savannah R-III | 8.8 mi | 488 | 13.7 | 36.3% |
| East Buchanan Middle School | East Buchanan County C-1 (025076) | 12.3 mi | 167 | 12.4 | 21.6% |
| North Andrew Middle School | North Andrew County R-VI | 16.3 mi | 62 | 9.5 | 22.6% |
| North Platte Junior High School | North Platte County R-I | 19.6 mi | 123 | 12.1 | 24.4% |
| Clinton County R-III Middle School | Clinton County R-III | 26.6 mi | 197 | 11.7 | 39.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in St. Joseph
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton High School | High | 9–12 | 682 |
| Bode Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 488 |
| Carden Park Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 638 |
| Central High School | High | 9–12 | 1,733 |
| Coleman Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 388 |
| Edison Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 362 |
| Ellison Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 343 |
| Field Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 336 |
| Hosea Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 422 |
| Hyde Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 352 |
| Lafayette High School | High | 9–12 | 644 |
| Lake Early Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 211 |
| Lindbergh Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 431 |
| Mark Twain Early Learning Cntr | Pre-K | Pre-K | 232 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 502 |
| Parkway Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 438 |
| Pershing Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 285 |
| Pickett Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 250 |
| Skaith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 398 |
| Spring Garden Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 404 |
| Truman Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 486 |