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Buchanan Intermediate

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Buchanan Intermediate is a public middle school in Branson, Missouri, serving grades 4-6 with a student population of 479. The school is part of the Branson R-IV school district and has seen a steady increase in its free and reduced-lunch rate, reaching 56.37% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Buchanan Intermediate stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the Branson R-IV district and the state of Missouri in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across grades 4-6. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th-grade mathematics proficiency was 58.2%, compared to 55.1% for the Branson R-IV district and 45.5% for the state. Similarly, Buchanan Intermediate's 6th-grade ELA proficiency was 55%, compared to 51.6% for the Branson R-IV district and 39.3% for the state. However, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.8% to 26.5% in recent years, which is notably higher than the rates of nearby schools like Branson Junior High and Cedar Ridge Intermediate.

Buchanan Intermediate also stands out for its higher spending per student, at $10,143 in the 2021-2022 school year, compared to the state average and nearby schools like Branson Junior High ($9,425) and Cedar Ridge Intermediate ($9,940). Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.2 to 14.8 in recent years, which is lower than the ratios of nearby schools. These factors may contribute to Buchanan Intermediate's strong academic performance and suggest a focus on providing resources and support for student learning.

465

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,681

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

766 Buchanan Rd
Branson, MO 65616-9946

(417) 332-3201

District: Branson R-IV

Students who attend Buchanan Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Branson High

Feeder schools for Buchanan Intermediate:

Elementary:

Buchanan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (51% vs 43% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg48%

Missouri avg43%

234^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	71.3	234 of 900	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	213 of 906	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	137 of 898	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	168 of 908	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	184 of 901	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	183 of 1052	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	290 of 1045	72.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	357 of 1032	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.3	304 of 865	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	297 of 1058	71.9%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	260 of 1089	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	287 of 1108	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	63.4	398 of 1085	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	239 of 1088	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	296 of 1066	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	272 of 1053	74.2%	★★★★☆
2008	71.6	226 of 1084	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	64.0	318 of 1080	70.6%	★★★★☆
2006	65.2	306 of 1074	71.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	64.7	23 of 103	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	14 of 81	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	87 of 302	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	112 of 251	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	12 of 63	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	16 of 120	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	16 of 105	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	135 of 638	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	115 of 625	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	26 of 611	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	40 of 532	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	49 of 574	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	71 of 907	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	73.7	139 of 887	84.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	70.9	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	23 of 101	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	40 of 107	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	256 of 666	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	238 of 668	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	181 of 673	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	194 of 675	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	219 of 691	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	241 of 917	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	328 of 898	63.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2019)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)78th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%+12 vs state

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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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 4th Grade	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 4th 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
Buchanan Intermediate	Public	4-6	766 Buchanan Rd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 332-3201	465	33	14.0	57.6%	376 (80.9%)	6 (1.3%)	56 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)								(n/a)	41.5	48.0	58.2			44.3		56.1	53.6	55.0				$11,681	$155	$11,527
Branson Junior High	Public	7-8	263 Buccaneer Blvd	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 334-3087	694	47	14.7	59.7%	510 (73.5%)	22 (3.2%)	117 (16.9%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	70.8	103^rd of 438 public middle schools	76.5%		58.8	176^th of 451 public middle schools	61.0%	73				52.9	38.6		41.7				46.8	50.3	98.3	$11,751	$146	$11,605
Cedar Ridge Intermediate	Public	4-6	308 Cedar Ridge Drive	Branson	65616	Taney County	Branson R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 334-5137	515	37	14.0	71.3%	319 (61.9%)	21 (4.1%)	121 (23.5%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.4%)								(n/a)	45.6	43.1	52.2			42.6		42.5	43.3	48.3				$11,615	$139	$11,476
Hollister Middle	Public	6-8	1798 State Hwy Bb	Hollister	65672	Taney County	Hollister R-V	No	No	No	No	(417) 243-4035	314	25	12.7	61.8%	236 (75.2%)	7 (2.2%)	51 (16.2%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	53.4	201^st of 438 public middle schools	54.1%		47	239^th of 451 public middle schools	47.0%	38			48.6	44.2	41.9		30.0			36.6	36.8	33.7		$13,517	$650	$12,868
Forsyth Middle	Public	5-8	178 Panther St	Forsyth	65653	Taney County	Forsyth R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 546-6382	356	23	15.3	65.7%	322 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	79.6	69^th of 438 public middle schools	84.2%		82.7	54^th of 451 public middle schools	88.0%	15		36.4	63.0	47.4	60.2	57.6	52.0		55.2	55.0	38.9	57.5		$11,950	$1,155	$10,795
Kirbyville Middle	Public	4-8	6225 State Hwy 76 E	Kirbyville	65679	Taney County	Kirbyville R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 348-0444	105	14	7.5	63.8%	88 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)								(n/a)	33.4	61.8		78.9					61.8					$13,630	$452	$13,178
Reeds Spring Middle	Public	7-8	345 Morrill Lane	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 272-8245	268	22	12.1	60.8%	229 (85.4%)	4 (1.5%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	48.3	219^th of 438 public middle schools	50.0%		31.2	320^th of 451 public middle schools	29.0%	101				46.1	36.0		28.1				35.3	36.6	87.4	$16,904	$768	$16,136
Reeds Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	175 Elementary Rd	Reeds Spring	65737	Stone County	Reeds Spring R-IV	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 272-8250	254	20	12.7	60.2%	215 (84.6%)	3 (1.2%)	19 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)								(n/a)		31.3	51.1			46.2			36.0	37.6				$14,815	$744	$14,071
Spokane Middle	Public	6-8	1130 Spokane Rd	Spokane	65754	Christian County	Spokane R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 443-3506	160	12	12.8	41.9%	144 (90.0%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	50.2	209^th of 438 public middle schools	52.3%		63.3	140^th of 451 public middle schools	69.0%	69			49.0	38.1			30.0			33.9	30.8	54.0	93.2	$10,793	$16	$10,777
Blue Eye Middle	Public	5-8	512 State Hwy 13	Blue Eye	65611	Stone County	Blue Eye R-V	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 779-4299	140	14	10.2	48.6%	131 (93.6%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	38.3	287^th of 438 public middle schools	34.5%		57.7	183^rd of 451 public middle schools	59.4%	104		39.2			25.7		41.8					16.3		$18,021	$1,418	$16,603

Frequently Asked Questions about Buchanan Intermediate

What is the racial makeup of Buchanan Intermediate?

Students at Buchanan Intermediate are 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Buchanan Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Buchanan Intermediate usually go on to attend Branson High

What district is Buchanan Intermediate in?

Branson R-IV

How many students attend Buchanan Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Buchanan Intermediate.

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