Middle Schools in Mountain Grove R-III

Summary:

The Mountain Grove R-III school district in Missouri is home to a single middle school, Mountain Grove Middle, which serves grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 451 students.

Mountain Grove Middle is a strong-performing school, ranking in the top 13% of Missouri middle schools and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently high math proficiency rates, with over 50% of 6th and 7th graders scoring proficient or better on the MAP math assessment. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are more mixed, suggesting an area for potential improvement. Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with over 58% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Mountain Grove Middle continues to excel, maintaining its position as one of the top-performing middle schools in the state.

The Mountain Grove R-III school district as a whole is also highly ranked, placing 85th out of 367 districts in Missouri and earning a 4 out of 5 star rating. This suggests that the district is providing a quality education for its students, with Mountain Grove Middle being a standout example of the district's academic success.

District Detail

207 E Fifth
Mountain Grove, MO 65711-0806

(417) 926-3177

SchoolDigger Rank:
85^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,543

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Grove Middle	Public	5-8	400 E 17th St	Mountain Grove	65711	Wright County	Mountain Grove R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 926-3177	424	33	12.7	57.1%	390 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	64.4	141^st of 438 public middle schools	67.8%		71.7	102^nd of 451 public middle schools	77.4%	39	39.9	56.2	48.6	36.3	50.8	43.8	36.3	45.5	38.7	38.7	$10,276	$619	$9,656

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mo Schls For The Sev Disabled	0.59 mi	35
Cabool R-IV	8.21 mi	3	196^th
Norwood R-I	8.83 mi	2	41^st
Division Of Youth Service	9.41 mi	30
Skyline R-II	15.48 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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