Southern Boone Middle School
Public middle school in Ashland, Missouri · Southern Boone County R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Southern Boone Middle School serves 648 students in grades 5–8 in Ashland (Boone County). It is one of 4 schools in Southern Boone County R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 98th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 48.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Southern Boone County R-I School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292856001596 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Southern Boone County R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 648 | 1,971 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 12.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19% | 17.5% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Southern Boone Middle School in context
Size
Southern Boone Middle School is the only middle school in Southern Boone County R-I School District. Its 648 students are 32.9% of the district's 1,971. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14 miles away and have a median of 591 students, so Southern Boone Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 6 with 179 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 152, against an average of 162 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 152 in grade 5 and 160 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 87% of enrollment, about the same share as across Southern Boone County R-I (88.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 17.5% across Southern Boone County R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 7.6% 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
Southern Boone Middle School has 48.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 648 students would have about 49.8 teachers, so Southern Boone Middle School has about as many as that.
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 John Warner Middle School, 9.8 miles away in Columbia 93 School District. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 87% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| Hispanic | 5.1% |
| Black | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 152 |
| Grade 6 | 179 |
| Grade 7 | 157 |
| Grade 8 | 160 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
303 N Main, Ashland, MO 65010
Phone: (573)657-2146
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southern Boone Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Warner Middle School | Columbia 93 | 9.8 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 11.6% |
| Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School | Columbia 93 | 9.9 mi | 736 | 13 | 31.7% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Columbia 93 | 13.0 mi | 593 | 11.7 | 32.4% |
| West Middle School | Columbia 93 | 13.7 mi | 553 | 11.3 | 55% |
| Smithton Middle School | Columbia 93 | 14.3 mi | 605 | 12.1 | 29.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Jefferson City | 14.4 mi | 927 | 11.9 | 50.4% |
| Oakland Middle School | Columbia 93 | 14.5 mi | 589 | 10.8 | 62% |
| John B. Lange Middle School | Columbia 93 | 15.3 mi | 510 | 11 | 61% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southern Boone County R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Boone Elementary School | Elementary | 3–4 | 282 |
| Southern Boone High School | High | 9–12 | 570 |
| Southern Boone Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 471 |