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Oakland Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Oakland Middle School is a public middle school located in Columbia, Missouri, serving 550 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Columbia 93 school district, which is ranked 154 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Columbia 93 district, Oakland Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Missouri in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.3% of 6th graders, 34.9% of 7th graders, and 11.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the district's 46.6%, 45.2%, and 28.9%, respectively. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, Oakland Middle School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.3% to 35.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Oakland Middle School to other middle schools in the Columbia 93 district, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, John Warner Middle School and Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School, which are also part of the Columbia 93 district, consistently perform significantly better than Oakland Middle School across all subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that the challenges faced by Oakland Middle School are not solely due to its geographic location or district-level factors.

589

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,952

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3405 Oakland Pl
Columbia, MO 65202-2071

(573) 214-3220

District: Columbia 93

Students who attend Oakland Middle School usually attend:

High:

Muriel Battle High School

Feeder schools for Oakland Middle School:

Elementary:	Blue Ridge Elementary
	Cedar Ridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.3%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

19.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg43%

Missouri avg41%

346^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Columbia 93

154^th of 367Columbia 93 among Missouri districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	346 of 438	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	365 of 451	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	396 of 459	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	395 of 459	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	381 of 454	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	516 of 587	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	514 of 552	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	519 of 568	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	389 of 435	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.2	486 of 585	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.0	562 of 633	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.0	577 of 649	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	548 of 623	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	467 of 625	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	507 of 614	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	480 of 601	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	128 of 143	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	115 of 144	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	139 of 153	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	136 of 148	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	127 of 129	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	92 of 187	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	165 of 195	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	70 of 81	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	69 of 72	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	57 of 68	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	58 of 68	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	38 of 44	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	115 of 121	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	66 of 90	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	66 of 74	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	61 of 67	9.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	88 of 96	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	332 of 369	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	346 of 378	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	353 of 382	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	330 of 365	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	340 of 371	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	462 of 482	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	414 of 422	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	14 of 31	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.4	64 of 98	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	115 of 194	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	159 of 358	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	256 of 379	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	305 of 385	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	298 of 381	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	256 of 376	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	357 of 527	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	420 of 479	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)56th percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I82%+37 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Science21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (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	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakland Middle School	Public	6-8	3405 Oakland Pl	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3220	589	55	10.7	62.0%	196 (33.3%)	159 (27.0%)	117 (19.9%)	26 (4.4%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	81 (13.8%)	23.8	346^th of 438 public middle schools	21.0%		21.4	365^th of 451 public middle schools	19.1%	19		24.3	34.9	11.5		21.4		21.8	30.2	23.6	82.3	$16,952	$616	$16,337
John B. Lange Middle	Public	6-8	2201 E Smiley Ln	Columbia	65202	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3250	510	47	10.9	61.0%	184 (36.1%)	194 (38.0%)	43 (8.4%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (13.7%)	24.2	343^rd of 438 public middle schools	21.7%		13.5	409^th of 451 public middle schools	9.3%	66		28.6	25.2	13.9		30.8		20.4	26.8	27.6	72.1	$17,177	$417	$16,760
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	713 Rogers St	Columbia	65201	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3210	593	51	11.7	32.4%	362 (61.0%)	109 (18.4%)	36 (6.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.5%)	84	52^nd of 438 public middle schools	88.1%		78	76^th of 451 public middle schools	83.1%	24		58.9	53.8	38.7		63.4		53.5	57.8	57.6	96.6	$16,747	$590	$16,158
West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Clinkscales Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3230	553	49	11.3	55.0%	267 (48.3%)	156 (28.2%)	40 (7.2%)	17 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (12.8%)	36.7	294^th of 438 public middle schools	32.9%		26.7	338^th of 451 public middle schools	25.1%	44		34.3	28.0	21.0		40.2		30.6	27.3	35.9		$16,096	$437	$15,659
Smithton Middle	Public	6-8	3600 W Worley	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3260	605	50	12.1	29.3%	360 (59.5%)	81 (13.4%)	45 (7.4%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.4%)	65.9	134^th of 438 public middle schools	69.4%		65.6	133^rd of 451 public middle schools	70.5%	1		52.1	52.9	17.4		44.4		45.9	52.4	39.4	95.6	$16,682	$466	$16,216
Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Bethel St	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3240	736	57	13.0	31.7%	427 (58.0%)	117 (15.9%)	57 (7.7%)	71 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.3%)	72	98^th of 438 public middle schools	77.6%		68.1	121^st of 451 public middle schools	73.2%	23		51.3	47.3	34.3		49.2		43.4	52.9	52.1	98.1	$15,921	$408	$15,513
John Warner Middle School	Public	6-8	5550 Sinclair Rd	Columbia	65203	Boone County	Columbia 93	No	No	No	No	(573) 214-3400	579	47	12.4	11.6%	410 (70.8%)	45 (7.8%)	31 (5.4%)	47 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.8%)	95.3	12^th of 438 public middle schools	97.3%		97.3	10^th of 451 public middle schools	97.8%	2		76.8	75.4	63.6		63.6		64.6	63.0	63.1	96.8	$16,738	$626	$16,112
Hallsville Middle	Public	6-8	421 Hwy 124 E	Hallsville	65255	Boone County	Hallsville R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 696-5512	340	26	13.1	27.4%	287 (84.4%)	12 (3.5%)	14 (4.1%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	68.2	119^th of 438 public middle schools	72.8%		59.1	169^th of 451 public middle schools	62.5%	50		59.4	60.3			39.9		48.2	34.6	44.2	85.6	$10,252	$731	$9,521
Harrisburg Middle	Public	6-8	233 S Harris	Harrisburg	65256	Boone County	Harrisburg R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(573) 817-5857	129	11	11.8	27.1%	115 (89.1%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	43	253^rd of 438 public middle schools	42.2%		40.9	267^th of 451 public middle schools	40.8%	14			43.1	11.2		27.6		49.9	25.1			$12,837	$181	$12,656
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Middle School

What high school do graduates of Oakland Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oakland Middle School usually go on to attend Muriel Battle High School

How many students attend Oakland Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Oakland Middle School.

Is Oakland Middle School a good school?

Oakland Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Missouri middle schools.

What district is Oakland Middle School in?

Columbia 93

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Middle School?

Students at Oakland Middle School are 33% White, 27% African American, 20% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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