Tipton Middle School
Public middle school in Tipton, Missouri · Tipton R-VI School District · Grades 6–8
Tipton Middle School serves 122 students in grades 6–8 in Tipton (Moniteau County). It is one of 3 schools in Tipton R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 374th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 9.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Tipton R-VI School District |
| County | Moniteau County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293033003383 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Tipton R-VI | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 122 | 529 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 11.5 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41% | 44.8% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Tipton Middle School in context
Size
Tipton Middle School is the only middle school in Tipton R-VI School District. Its 122 students are 23.1% of the district's 529. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 23.3 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so Tipton Middle 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 6 with 48 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 36, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% fewer students than grade 6 (38 against 48). 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 94.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Tipton R-VI (93%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.8% across Tipton R-VI and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 18% 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
Tipton Middle School has 9.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 122 students would have about 9.4 teachers, so Tipton 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 California Middle School, 11.5 miles away in Moniteau County R-I 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 | 94.3% |
| Hispanic | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Black | 0.8% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 48 |
| Grade 7 | 36 |
| Grade 8 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 S Gravois, Tipton, MO 65081
Phone: (660)433-5528
Website: tipton.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tipton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Middle School | Moniteau County R-I | 11.5 mi | 394 | 12.6 | 39.8% |
| Morgan County Middle School | Morgan County R-II | 15.7 mi | 298 | 13.2 | 54% |
| Laura Speed Elliott Middle School | Boonville R-I | 22.2 mi | 313 | 11.4 | 100% |
| Eldon Middle School | Eldon R-I | 22.5 mi | 414 | 13.1 | 53.4% |
| Sedalia Middle School | Sedalia 200 | 24.1 mi | 396 | 14.3 | 63.6% |
| Smith Cotton Junior High School | Sedalia 200 | 24.3 mi | 1,133 | 13.7 | 67.1% |
| John Warner Middle School | Columbia 93 | 27.4 mi | 579 | 12.4 | 11.6% |
| Thomas Jefferson Middle School | Jefferson City | 28.1 mi | 927 | 11.9 | 50.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Tipton R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 222 |
| Tipton High School | High | 9–12 | 185 |