Stockton Middle School
Public middle school in Stockton, Missouri · Stockton R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Stockton Middle School serves 276 students in grades 5–8 in Stockton (Cedar County). It is one of 4 schools in Stockton R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 282nd largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 24.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Stockton R-I School District |
| County | Cedar County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292952000089 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Stockton R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 276 | 929 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 11.3 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.5% | 49.6% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Stockton Middle School in context
Size
Stockton Middle School is the only middle school in Stockton R-I School District. Its 276 students are 29.7% of the district's 929. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 23.7 miles away and have a median of 156 students, so Stockton 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 5 with 82 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 57, against an average of 69 per grade. This year grade 8 has 30% fewer students than grade 5 (57 against 82). 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 95.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Stockton R-I (93.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.6% across Stockton R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 24.6% 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
Stockton Middle School has 24.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 276 students would have about 21.2 teachers, so Stockton Middle School has 3.7 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Humansville Middle School, 14.2 miles away in Humansville R-IV School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 95.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 82 |
| Grade 6 | 77 |
| Grade 7 | 60 |
| Grade 8 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
906 South St, Stockton, MO 65785
Phone: (417)276-5141
Website: stockton.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stockton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humansville Middle School | Humansville R-IV | 14.2 mi | 84 | 10.3 | 96.4% |
| El Dorado Springs Middle School | El Dorado Springs R-II | 17.3 mi | 266 | 11.5 | 48.1% |
| Bolivar Middle School | Bolivar R-I | 21.4 mi | 587 | 12.5 | 45.7% |
| Lockwood Middle School | Lockwood R-I | 22.6 mi | 60 | 18.1 | 45% |
| Marion C. Early Junior High School | Marion C. Early R-V | 24.8 mi | 143 | 17.2 | 37.8% |
| Lamar Middle School | Lamar R-I | 29.5 mi | 255 | 11.9 | 57.6% |
| Hermitage Middle School | Hermitage R-IV | 31.5 mi | 63 | 12.5 | 100% |
| Pleasant Hope Middle School | Pleasant Hope R-VI | 32.4 mi | 168 | 13.2 | 60.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Stockton R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tiger Preschool | Pre-K | Pre-K | 37 |
| Stockton Elementary School | Elementary | K–4 | 327 |
| Stockton High School | High | 9–12 | 289 |