Rockwood South Middle School
Public middle school in Fenton, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades 6–8
Rockwood South Middle School serves 817 students in grades 6–8 in Fenton (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 38th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Rockwood R-VI School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292685000706 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 817 | 19,597 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.2 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20.2% | 12.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Rockwood South Middle School in context
Size
Of the 6 middle schools in Rockwood R-VI School District, Rockwood South Middle School is the 3rd largest, with 4.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.7 miles away and have a median of 576 students, so Rockwood South 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 305 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 238, against an average of 272 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (305 against 274). 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 84.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rockwood R-VI (74.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 8.3% 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
Rockwood South Middle School has 59.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 817 students would have about 62.8 teachers, so Rockwood South Middle School has 3.5 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Woodridge Middle School, 2.2 miles away in Northwest R-I School District. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 19 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 84.3% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Asian | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 2.1% |
| 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 | 274 |
| Grade 7 | 238 |
| Grade 8 | 305 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1628 Hawkins Rd, Fenton, MO 63026
Phone: (636)891-6850
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rockwood South Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodridge Middle School | Northwest R-I | 2.2 mi | 569 | 14.6 | 42.5% |
| Valley Park Middle School | Valley Park | 2.8 mi | 161 | 9.1 | 36.6% |
| Southwest Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 4.7 mi | 803 | 14.9 | 16.6% |
| Ridgewood Middle School | Fox C-6 | 5.6 mi | 567 | 12.5 | 41.1% |
| Truman Middle School | Lindbergh Schools | 5.8 mi | 816 | 16.3 | 13.7% |
| Selvidge Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 6.2 mi | 583 | 11.8 | 16% |
| Nipher Middle School | Kirkwood R-VII | 6.5 mi | 660 | 13.5 | 11.5% |
| South Middle School | Parkway C-2 | 6.9 mi | 542 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.