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John B. Lange Middle

Q: Is John B. Lange Middle a good school?

John B. Lange Middle ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Missouri middle schools.

Q: How many students attend John B. Lange Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended John B. Lange Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of John B. Lange Middle?

Students at John B. Lange Middle are 38% African American, 36% White, 14% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of John B. Lange Middle attend?

Students who attend John B. Lange Middle usually go on to attend Muriel Battle High School

Public Grades 6-8

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

John B. Lange Middle is a public middle school located in Columbia, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 544 students. 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.

John B. Lange Middle consistently underperforms compared to the Columbia 93 district and the state of Missouri in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MAP Mathematics ranged from 13.9% for 8th grade to 28.6% for 6th grade, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.3% to 44.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.22% to 70.96% over the past few years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families.

When comparing John B. Lange Middle to other nearby schools within the Columbia 93 district, it becomes evident that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance. For example, schools like John Warner Middle, Ann Hawkins Gentry Middle, and Jefferson Middle consistently outperform John B. Lange Middle on standardized tests and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The data suggests that John B. Lange Middle has significant room for improvement, and targeted interventions and support could potentially help the school make progress.

510

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,177

Per pupil spending ?

61%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 E Smiley Ln
Columbia, MO 65202-1692

(573) 214-3250

District: Columbia 93

Students who attend John B. Lange Middle usually attend:

High:

Muriel Battle High School

Feeder schools for John B. Lange Middle:

Elementary:	Derby Ridge Elementary
	Eliot Battle Elementary
	Two Mile Prairie Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.0%

White:

36.1%

Two or more races:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg43%

Missouri avg41%

343^rd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	24.2	343 of 438	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	409 of 451	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	419 of 459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	419 of 459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	412 of 454	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	517 of 587	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	505 of 552	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.4	531 of 568	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	395 of 435	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.5	506 of 585	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.9	572 of 633	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	565 of 649	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	537 of 623	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	537 of 625	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	504 of 614	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	487 of 601	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.7	530 of 624	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	472 of 624	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	47.7	326 of 619	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	130 of 144	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	139 of 148	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	125 of 135	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	128 of 149	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	123 of 129	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	10.1	187 of 187	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	143 of 204	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	141 of 162	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	29 of 81	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	70 of 74	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	73 of 78	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	57 of 130	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	302 of 369	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	362 of 378	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	351 of 382	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	335 of 365	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	352 of 371	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	438 of 482	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	408 of 422	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	40 of 51	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	42 of 44	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	98 of 98	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	72 of 79	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	177 of 196	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	171 of 358	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.3	319 of 379	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	338 of 385	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	330 of 381	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	333 of 376	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	359 of 527	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	387 of 479	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+43 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+31 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I72%+27 vs state

Science31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts25%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 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
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
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
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 John B. Lange Middle

How many students attend John B. Lange Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended John B. Lange Middle.

What district is John B. Lange Middle in?

Columbia 93

What high school do graduates of John B. Lange Middle attend?

Students who attend John B. Lange Middle usually go on to attend Muriel Battle High School

What is the racial makeup of John B. Lange Middle?

Students at John B. Lange Middle are 38% African American, 36% White, 14% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Is John B. Lange Middle a good school?

John B. Lange Middle ranks in the bottom 21.7% of Missouri middle schools.

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