Seneca Junior High School
Public middle school in Seneca, Missouri · Seneca R-VII School District · Grades 7–8
Seneca Junior High School serves 231 students in grades 7–8 in Seneca (Newton County). It is one of 5 schools in Seneca R-VII School District. By enrollment it is the 307th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 20.48 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Seneca R-VII School District |
| County | Newton County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292790002446 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Seneca R-VII | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 231 | 1,487 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 13 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.6% | 48.4% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Seneca Junior High School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Seneca R-VII School District, Seneca Junior High School is the smallest, with 15.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 15.7 miles away and have a median of 571 students, so Seneca 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 124 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 107, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 8 has 16% more students than grade 7 (124 against 107). 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 73.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Seneca R-VII (76.2%). American Indian or Alaska Native students are next, at 17.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.4% across Seneca R-VII 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
Seneca Junior High School has 20.48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 231 students would have about 17.8 teachers, so Seneca Junior High School has 2.7 more.
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 rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Seneca Intermediate School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 middle school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 73.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17.7% |
| Hispanic | 5.2% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 107 |
| Grade 8 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
925 Oneida, Seneca, MO 64865
Phone: (417)776-3911
Website: senecar7.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Seneca Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Intermediate School | Seneca R-VII | 0.5 mi | 305 | 12.9 | 48.2% |
| Neosho Junior High School | Neosho School District | 10.7 mi | 753 | 15.1 | 60% |
| Middle School | Neosho School District | 11.3 mi | 702 | 13.5 | 65.4% |
| South Middle School | Joplin Schools | 14.5 mi | 596 | 14.2 | 57.2% |
| Anderson Middle School | McDonald County R-I | 16.9 mi | 275 | 13.9 | 64% |
| North Middle School | Joplin Schools | 18.0 mi | 549 | 12.5 | 72.9% |
| East Middle School | Joplin Schools | 18.1 mi | 592 | 14.3 | 69.9% |
| Diamond Middle School | Diamond R-IV | 19.3 mi | 212 | 15.5 | 50.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Seneca R-VII
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Early Childhood School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 84 |
| Seneca Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 417 |
| Seneca High School | High | 9–12 | 450 |
| Seneca Intermediate School | Middle | 4–6 | 305 |