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Ferguson Middle

Public Grades 7-8

420^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 4% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Ferguson Middle is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II school district in Ferguson, Missouri. With 621 students, the school is ranked 420 out of 438 Missouri middle schools and has a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ferguson Middle faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.7% to 57.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Cross Keys Middle and Steam Academy Middle School. The school's students also perform poorly on state assessments, with only 8.9% of 7th graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 14.9% for the district and 43.2% statewide. Additionally, Ferguson Middle has an extremely high percentage of students (over 99%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population.

Despite being located in the same district as higher-performing middle schools, Ferguson Middle has struggled to make meaningful improvements over an extended period, with its statewide ranking declining from the 410th out of 435 Missouri middle schools in 2015-2016 to the 420th out of 438 in 2024-2025. Addressing the school's high chronic absenteeism rates could be a critical first step in improving student outcomes, as this issue is likely a significant contributor to the school's poor academic performance.

582

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,116

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 January Ave
Ferguson, MO 63135-1807

(314) 506-9600

District: Ferguson-Florissant R-II

Students who attend Ferguson Middle usually attend:

High:

McCluer High

Feeder schools for Ferguson Middle:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Griffith Elementary
	Lee Hamilton Elementary
	Walnut Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.8%

Hispanic:

7.2%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (10% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg17%

Missouri avg40%

420^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Ferguson-Florissant R-II

309^th of 367Ferguson-Florissant R-II 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	6.8	420 of 438	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	432 of 451	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	437 of 459	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	452 of 459	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	438 of 454	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	567 of 587	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	531 of 552	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	549 of 568	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	410 of 435	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	551 of 585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	584 of 633	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.6	601 of 649	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	590 of 623	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	594 of 625	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	586 of 614	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	564 of 601	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.0	588 of 624	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	590 of 624	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	582 of 619	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	123 of 143	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	121 of 153	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	137 of 148	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	129 of 149	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	100 of 129	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	185 of 187	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	195 of 195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	163 of 204	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	348 of 369	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	358 of 378	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	356 of 382	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	357 of 365	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	359 of 371	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	468 of 482	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	401 of 422	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	166 of 196	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	183 of 194	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	167 of 192	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-27 vs state

Science8%-31 vs state

Mathematics8%-31 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)	MAP Geometry (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	MAP Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ferguson Middle	Public	7-8	701 January Ave	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9600	582	36	16.1	65.1%	12 (2.1%)	505 (86.8%)	42 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	6.8	420^th of 438 public middle schools	4.1%		7	432^nd of 451 public middle schools	4.2%	12				8.9	7.0		8.1				9.7	17.3			$15,116	$114	$15,002
Johnson Wabash 6th Grade Center	Public	6	685 January	Ferguson	63135	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 524-0280	278	22	12.9	64.7%	3 (1.1%)	239 (86.0%)	20 (7.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)								(n/a)			3.0							2.1					$15,848	$195	$15,653
Steam Academy Middle School	Public	6-8	8855 Dunn Road	Hazelwood	63042	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 824-2422	245	18	13.6	100.0%	41 (16.7%)	163 (66.5%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.4%)	91.2	28^th of 438 public middle schools	93.6%		98.2	5^th of 451 public middle schools	98.9%	23				81.6			87.2			39.6	74.0	84.7	74.2	86.3	$15,393	$225	$15,168
Kenneth C. Hanrahan Elementary	Public	4-6	8430 Lucas Hunt	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8190	138	10	13.8	100.0%	2 (1.4%)	135 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)	22.0	21.3	25.0					12.0	36.1	15.0					$9,404	$71	$9,333
NMS @ Lucas Crossing	Public	6-8	7837 Natural Bridge Rd	Saint Louis	63121	St. Louis County	Normandy Schools Collaborative	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 493-0200	620	49	12.6	99.5%	11 (1.8%)	544 (87.7%)	54 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5.5	428^th of 438 public middle schools	2.3%		6.6	434^th of 451 public middle schools	3.8%	6			8.4	3.2	5.4		5.9			13.1	6.8	15.2			$18,520	$2,986	$15,534
Westview Middle School	Public	6-8	2950 Nemnich	Saint Louis	63137	St. Louis County	Riverview Gardens	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 489-9808	524	42	12.4	58.8%	2 (0.4%)	506 (96.6%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	424^th of 438 public middle schools	3.2%		6.3	436^th of 451 public middle schools	3.3%	12			5.8	6.7	1.5		9.0			9.5	18.3	15.3			$17,407	$2,108	$15,299
Rose Johnson Jennings Junior High	Public	6-8	8831 Cozens	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8150	310	17	18.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	294 (94.8%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11.5	399^th of 438 public middle schools	8.9%		14.3	403^rd of 451 public middle schools	10.6%	4				15.0	13.1		18.8				11.5	15.9			$7,626	$50	$7,576
Fairview Intermediate	Public	4-6	7053 Emma	Jennings	63136	St. Louis County	Jennings	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 653-8070	134	9	14.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	129 (96.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)								(n/a)	10.0	7.8	11.2			2.7		20.0	2.6	16.7					$7,170	$76	$7,094
Cross Keys Middle	Public	7-8	14205 Cougar Dr	Florissant	63033	St. Louis County	Ferguson-Florissant R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 506-9700	608	38	16.0	100.0%	29 (4.8%)	536 (88.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	7.9	416^th of 438 public middle schools	5.0%		9.6	424^th of 451 public middle schools	6.0%	8				7.3	10.6		16.0				10.7	12.4	35.4		$15,517	$111	$15,406
Ritenour Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Marshall Ave	Saint Louis	63114	St. Louis County	Ritenour	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 493-6250	737	49	15.1	100.0%	114 (15.5%)	315 (42.7%)	237 (32.2%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.7%)	16.9	379^th of 438 public middle schools	13.5%		17.8	390^th of 451 public middle schools	13.5%	11			15.7	17.7	27.3		17.4			16.5	24.6	19.0	95.0		$13,999	$423	$13,576

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferguson Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ferguson Middle?

Students at Ferguson Middle are 87% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Ferguson Middle in?

Ferguson-Florissant R-II

How many students attend Ferguson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Ferguson Middle.

Is Ferguson Middle a good school?

Ferguson Middle ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Missouri middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Ferguson Middle attend?

Students who attend Ferguson Middle usually go on to attend McCluer High

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