Middle Schools in Southern Boone County R-I

Summary:

Southern Boone County R-I school district in Missouri is home to a single standout middle school, Southern Boone Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This high-performing institution consistently ranks among the top 21% of middle schools in the state, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years.

Southern Boone Middle School's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on state assessments, outpacing the Missouri averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 57.4% of 6th graders achieved proficiency or better in Math, compared to the state average of 45.5%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.7 to 1 and per-student spending of $9,418 in 2021-2022 suggest a well-resourced learning environment.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state's target of 10% or less, the overall data indicates that Southern Boone County R-I district, ranked 29th out of 367 districts in Missouri, provides a strong foundation for Southern Boone Middle School's consistent high performance and quality education.

District Detail

5275 W Red Tail Dr
Ashland, MO 65010-0168

(573) 657-2147

SchoolDigger Rank:
29^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,971

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Southern Boone Middle	Public	5-8	303 N Main	Ashland	65010	Boone County	Southern Boone County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 657-2146	648	49	13.2	19.0%	564 (87.0%)	9 (1.4%)	33 (5.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.7%)	73	94^th of 438 public middle schools	78.5%		72.7	99^th of 451 public middle schools	78.0%	5	44.7	57.4	49.3	36.5	46.6	42.2	53.2	45.1	55.6	51.4	$10,341	$581	$9,759

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia 93	8.82 mi	36	154^th
New Bloomfield R-III	10.16 mi	2	255^th
Jamestown C-1	11.56 mi	2
Jefferson City	11.82 mi	18	146^th
University Of Mo - Columbia	12.17 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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