Middle Schools in Sparta R-III

Summary:

The Sparta Middle school is the sole middle school serving the Sparta R-III school district in Missouri. This standout school is ranked 92 out of 438 Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and holds a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance compared to its peers.

Sparta Middle's academic strengths lie in the upper grades, with 7th and 8th-grade students significantly outperforming the state average in English Language Arts. In math, 6th and 7th-grade students also exceed the state's proficiency rates. However, 5th-grade students at the school underperform the state average in both math and ELA. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, which may be an area for improvement.

Despite serving a student population with a relatively high percentage (44.5%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Sparta Middle appears to have adequate resources, spending $9,338 per student and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 13.8. This suggests the school is effectively supporting its student population and may be a strong option for families in the Sparta R-III district.

District Detail

113 Division St
Sparta, MO 65753-0160

(417) 634-4284

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 734

Primary Schools: 1
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 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
Sparta Middle	Public	5-8	217 Division St	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-5518	187	15	12.8	45.5%	178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.4	92^nd of 438 public middle schools	79.0%		65.7	130^th of 451 public middle schools	71.2%	38	32.6	50.8	45.2	44.5	24.4	26.4	39.2	57.0	63.8	$11,087	$675	$10,412

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ozark R-VI	5.36 mi	8	18^th
Chadwick R-I	5.88 mi	2
Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	7.2 mi	5
Nixa Public Schools	10.46 mi	11	12^th
Spokane R-Vii	12.07 mi	3	141^st

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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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