St. James Middle School
Public middle school in St James, Missouri · St. James R-I School District · Grades 6–8
St. James Middle School serves 369 students in grades 6–8 in St James (Phelps County). It is one of 3 schools in St. James R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 228th 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 ÷ 26.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | St. James R-I School District |
| County | Phelps County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292925002840 |
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. James R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 369 | 1,559 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 12.8 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 51.5% | 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.
St. James Middle School in context
Size
St. James Middle School is the only middle school in St. James R-I School District. Its 369 students are 23.7% of the district's 1,559. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 17.5 miles away and have a median of 261 students, so St. James 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 131 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 111, against an average of 123 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (127 against 111). 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 88.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across St. James R-I (90.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.5% across St. James R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 19% 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
St. James Middle School has 26.76 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 369 students would have about 28.4 teachers, so St. James Middle School has 1.6 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 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 Rolla Junior High School, 7.9 miles away in Rolla 31 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 | 88.9% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 111 |
| Grade 7 | 131 |
| Grade 8 | 127 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1 Tiger Dr., St James, MO 65559
Phone: (573)265-2300
Website: stjschools.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: St. James Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolla Junior High School | Rolla 31 | 7.9 mi | 577 | 14 | 41.9% |
| Rolla Middle School | Rolla 31 | 8.0 mi | 857 | 15.9 | 47.1% |
| Cuba Middle School | Crawford County R-II | 12.6 mi | 364 | 12 | 52.5% |
| Steelville Middle School | Steelville R-III | 14.5 mi | 284 | 13.8 | 58.8% |
| Maries County Middle School | Maries County R-II | 20.4 mi | 193 | 10.6 | 48.7% |
| Vienna Middle School | Maries County R-I | 21.2 mi | 88 | 11.4 | 29.5% |
| Bourbon Middle School | Crawford County R-I | 22.6 mi | 238 | 12.4 | 44.1% |
| Dixon Middle School | Dixon R-I | 25.3 mi | 197 | 12.1 | 54.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in St. James R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Wortham James Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 681 |
| St. James High School | High | 9–12 | 509 |