Washington Middle School
Public middle school in Washington, Missouri · Washington School District · Grades 7–8
Washington Middle School serves 505 students in grades 7–8 in Washington (Franklin County). It is one of 10 schools in Washington School District. By enrollment it is the 165th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11.6 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 ÷ 43.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Washington School District |
| County | Franklin County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 293111002160 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Washington | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 505 | 3,543 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 12 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.5% | 28.8% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Washington Middle School in context
Size
Washington Middle School is the only middle school in Washington School District. Its 505 students are 14.3% of the district's 3,543. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 14.5 miles away and have a median of 495 students, so Washington 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 8 with 273 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 232, against an average of 253 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% more students than grade 7 (273 against 232). 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 92.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Washington (92.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 28.8% across Washington and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 9.9% 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
Washington Middle School has 43.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 505 students would have about 38.8 teachers, so Washington Middle School has 4.8 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other middle school is Union Middle School, 6.8 miles away in Union R-XI 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 | 92.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| Hispanic | 1.8% |
| Black | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 232 |
| Grade 8 | 273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 E Fourteenth Street, Washington, MO 63090
Phone: (636)231-2300
Website: washington.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Washington Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Middle School | Union R-XI | 6.8 mi | 704 | 14.7 | 48% |
| New Haven Middle School | New Haven | 12.2 mi | 65 | 11.2 | 50.8% |
| Riverbend School | Meramec Valley R-III | 14.2 mi | 442 | 14.1 | 45.9% |
| Pacific Intermediate School | Meramec Valley R-III | 14.5 mi | 399 | 13.6 | 48.1% |
| St. Clair Junior High School | St. Clair R-XIII | 14.6 mi | 451 | 13.8 | 49.9% |
| Wentzville South Middle School | Wentzville R-IV | 17.8 mi | 1,068 | 14 | 16.7% |
| Frontier Middle School | Wentzville R-IV | 18.3 mi | 1,243 | 14.5 | 11.7% |
| Wildwood Middle School | Rockwood R-VI | 19.0 mi | 538 | 10.8 | 13.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Washington
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 104 |
| Campbellton Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 132 |
| Clearview Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 295 |
| Early Learning Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 116 |
| Labadie Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 115 |
| Marthasville Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 189 |
| South Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 425 |
| Washington High School | High | 9–12 | 1,263 |
| Washington West Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 399 |