Doniphan Middle

Doniphan Middle School is a public middle school in Doniphan, Missouri, serving 358 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Doniphan R-I School District, which is ranked 126 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doniphan Middle faces several key challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.7% to 22.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally below the state averages, though the 8th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate (60.4%) is notably higher than the state average (32.7%). Additionally, over 99% of Doniphan Middle's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite these challenges, Doniphan Middle has shown some strengths, particularly in supporting students from low-income backgrounds, where the school ranks in the top 10% of Missouri middle schools. However, the school struggles with special education and disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom 25% of Missouri middle schools for these subgroups. The school's overall performance has been inconsistent, ranging from a ranking of 196 out of 438 Missouri middle schools (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to a ranking of 340 out of 454 (1 star) in 2020-2021. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and targeting support for underperforming subgroups could be key areas of focus for Doniphan Middle to drive more consistent and sustainable progress.