Warrensburg Middle School
Public middle school in Warrensburg, Missouri · Warrensburg R-VI School District · Grades 6–8
Warrensburg Middle School serves 779 students in grades 6–8 in Warrensburg (Johnson County). It is one of 6 schools in Warrensburg R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 51st largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 59.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Warrensburg R-VI School District |
| County | Johnson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293102002142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Warrensburg R-VI | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 779 | 3,558 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 13.4 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41.3% | 41.1% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Warrensburg Middle School in context
Size
Warrensburg Middle School is the only middle school in Warrensburg R-VI School District. Its 779 students are 21.9% of the district's 3,558. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 20.5 miles away and have a median of 341 students, so Warrensburg 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 271 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 247, against an average of 260 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 247 in grade 6 and 261 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 73.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Warrensburg R-VI (73.9%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.1% across Warrensburg R-VI and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 19.4% 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
Warrensburg Middle School has 59.62 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 779 students would have about 59.9 teachers, so Warrensburg 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Knob Noster Middle School, 8.9 miles away in Knob Noster R-VIII School District. There are 0 middle schools 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 | 73.7% |
| Two or more races | 9.9% |
| Hispanic | 6.3% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2.7% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 247 |
| Grade 7 | 271 |
| Grade 8 | 261 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
640 E Gay St, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: (660)747-5612
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Warrensburg Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knob Noster Middle School | Knob Noster R-VIII | 8.9 mi | 381 | 13.6 | 38.1% |
| Leeton Middle School | Leeton R-X | 12.2 mi | 52 | 8.4 | 53.8% |
| Holden Middle School | Holden R-III | 15.0 mi | 301 | 13.9 | 46.5% |
| Odessa Middle School | Odessa R-VII | 20.3 mi | 462 | 12.2 | 33.1% |
| Lafayette County Middle School | Lafayette County C-1 | 20.7 mi | 223 | 12.6 | 49.3% |
| Sherwood Middle School | Sherwood Cass R-VIII | 26.6 mi | 176 | 14.1 | 42.6% |
| Smith Cotton Junior High School | Sedalia 200 | 27.0 mi | 1,133 | 13.7 | 67.1% |
| Sedalia Middle School | Sedalia 200 | 27.3 mi | 396 | 14.3 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Warrensburg R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Grove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 462 |
| Martin Warren Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 407 |
| Ridge View Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 484 |
| Sterling Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 399 |
| Warrensburg High School | High | 9–12 | 1,027 |