Sikeston Junior High School
Public middle school in Sikeston, Missouri · Sikeston R-6 School District · Grades 7–8
Sikeston Junior High School serves 448 students in grades 7–8 in Sikeston (Scott County). It is one of 7 schools in Sikeston R-6 School District. By enrollment it is the 188th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 36.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Sikeston R-6 School District |
| County | Scott County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292826001737 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Sikeston R-6 | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 448 | 3,277 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 12.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Sikeston Junior High School in context
Size
Sikeston Junior High School is the smallest of Sikeston R-6 School District's 2 middle schools; its 448 students are 13.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 16.5 miles away and have a median of 250 students, so Sikeston Junior High 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 231 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 217, against an average of 224 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 231 in grade 7 and 217 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 48.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Sikeston R-6 (51.3%). Black students are next, at 35.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across Sikeston R-6 and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 35.9% 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
Sikeston Junior High School has 36.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 448 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so Sikeston Junior High School has 1.9 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Sikeston Middle School, 2.3 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 | 48.2% |
| Black | 35.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.7% |
| Hispanic | 7.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
41.7% of students are girls and 58.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 231 |
| Grade 8 | 217 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
510 Lindenwood Ave, Sikeston, MO 63801
Phone: (573)471-1720
Website: sikestonr6.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sikeston Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sikeston Middle School | Sikeston R-6 | 2.3 mi | 493 | 14.8 | 100% |
| Scott County Middle School | Scott County R-IV | 12.8 mi | 195 | 11.5 | 53.3% |
| Charleston Middle School | Charleston R-I | 14.2 mi | 141 | 10.1 | 100% |
| East Prairie Middle School | East Prairie R-II | 14.8 mi | 290 | 11.6 | 100% |
| Bloomfield Middle School | Bloomfield R-XIV | 18.1 mi | 186 | 13.6 | 59.1% |
| T. S. Hill Middle School | Dexter R-XI | 21.8 mi | 475 | 14.7 | 48.6% |
| Central Middle School | New Madrid County R-I | 22.0 mi | 276 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Scott City Middle School | Scott City R-I | 22.4 mi | 223 | 9.8 | 59.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sikeston R-6
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Hunter Elementary School | Elementary | 1–4 | 369 |
| Sikeston Kindergarten Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 403 |
| Sikeston Middle School | Middle | 5–6 | 493 |
| Sikeston Senior High School | High | 9–12 | 955 |
| Southeast Elementary School | Elementary | 1–4 | 250 |
| Wing Elementary School | Elementary | 1–4 | 359 |