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West County Middle

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West County Middle ranks 154 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 65% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

West County Middle is a public middle school in Park Hills, Missouri, serving 213 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the West St. Francois County R-IV school district, which is ranked 95 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

West County Middle has shown a mixed academic performance in recent years, with rankings ranging from 126 to 194 out of 438 Missouri middle schools. The school has performed well for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking 49 out of 382 Missouri middle schools in this category. However, the school's performance for students with disabilities has been more inconsistent. West County Middle also faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 17.0% in recent years.

Compared to nearby middle schools, West County Middle's performance is generally in the middle range. For example, Desoto Junior High and Farmington Middle have higher rankings and test scores in certain subject areas, while Arcadia Valley Middle and Kingston Middle have lower overall performance. West County Middle's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are generally in line with the nearby schools.

213

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,775

Per pupil spending ?

51.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

728 Hwy M
Park Hills, MO 63601-0728

(573) 562-7535

District: West St. Francois County R-IV

Students who attend West County Middle usually attend:

High:

West County High

Feeder schools for West County Middle:

Elementary:

West County Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.7%

African American:

1.4%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Missouri median (65th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Missouri avg40%

154^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

95^th of 367West St. Francois County R-IV 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	61.5	154 of 438	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	194 of 451	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	126 of 459	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	194 of 459	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	158 of 454	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	248 of 587	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	261 of 552	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	289 of 568	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	71.0	102 of 435	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	62.2	189 of 585	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	79.6	63 of 633	90.0%	★★★★★
2013	75.5	87 of 649	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	75.9	94 of 623	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	94 of 625	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.2	161 of 614	73.8%	★★★★☆
2009	49.6	340 of 601	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.7	274 of 624	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.1	236 of 624	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.0	372 of 619	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	60.4	70 of 204	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.8	161 of 162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	168 of 369	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	99 of 378	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	49 of 382	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	137 of 365	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	79 of 371	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	89 of 482	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	143 of 422	66.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	164 of 358	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	201 of 379	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	146 of 385	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	196 of 381	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	170 of 376	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	267 of 527	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	284 of 479	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)66th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics48%+8 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Science31%-8 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 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
West County Middle	Public	6-8	728 Hwy M	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	West St. Francois County R-IV	No	No	No	No	(573) 562-7535	213	15	14.4	51.6%	208 (97.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	61.5	154^th of 438 public middle schools	64.8%		56.3	194^th of 451 public middle schools	57.0%	40			49.2	59.3	37.1		31.4			48.6	31.8			$10,775	$275	$10,501
North County Middle	Public	7-8	406 E Chestnut	Desloge	63601	St. Francois County	North St. Francois County R-I	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-3300	364	30	12.1	53.6%	334 (91.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	25.3	340^th of 438 public middle schools	22.4%		24.9	349^th of 451 public middle schools	22.6%	9				28.3	18.9		21.7				25.1	31.4	80.0	$11,815	$823	$10,991
Intermediate School	Public	5-6	801 Elm St	Desloge	63601	St. Francois County	North St. Francois County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 431-3300	355	29	12.3	63.9%	306 (86.2%)	5 (1.4%)	16 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)								(n/a)		33.4	48.1			37.2			39.9	35.6				$10,641	$437	$10,204
Central Middle	Public	6-8	801 Columbia	Park Hills	63601	St. Francois County	Central R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 431-2616	442	30	14.8	56.6%	424 (95.9%)	6 (1.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	58.6	172^nd of 438 public middle schools	60.7%		59.2	167^th of 451 public middle schools	63.0%	5			48.6	43.4	25.7		32.8			39.3	53.0	45.6		$10,871	$626	$10,245
John A. Evans Middle	Public	7-8	303 S Lead St	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	No	(573) 438-2101	316	26	12.2	100.0%	299 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	65.2	137^th of 438 public middle schools	68.7%		70.3	113^th of 451 public middle schools	74.9%	24				52.8	28.2		45.3				41.9	46.0	90.2	$11,581	$84	$11,497
Trojan Intermediate	Public	4-6	367 Intermediate Dr	Potosi	63664	Washington County	Potosi R-III	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 436-8108	438	36	12.2	100.0%	418 (95.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)								(n/a)	40.2	54.6	65.8			54.6		45.3	64.0	57.3				$10,521	$462	$10,059
Farmington Middle	Public	7-8	506 S Fleming St	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(573) 701-1330	557	42	13.3	48.3%	524 (94.1%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	59.1	168^th of 438 public middle schools	61.6%		68.1	119^th of 451 public middle schools	73.6%	49				44.0	17.8		40.4				45.3	48.7	95.3	$10,897	$368	$10,529
Lincoln Intermediate	Public	5-6	708 S Fleming	Farmington	63640	St. Francois County	Farmington R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 701-1340	521	38	13.8	57.0%	492 (94.4%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)		30.4	47.4			44.6			46.5	41.7				$11,486	$222	$11,264
Kingston Middle	Public	6-8	10047 Diamond Rd	Cadet	63630	Washington County	Kingston K-14	No	No	No	Yes	(573) 438-4982	169	15	11.4	100.0%	165 (97.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.1	245^th of 438 public middle schools	44.1%		41.6	262^nd of 451 public middle schools	41.9%	17			42.3	28.0	29.7		31.6			45.7	25.4			$13,551	$1,197	$12,354
Desoto Junior High	Public	7-8	731 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1030	338	29	11.8	47.9%	313 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	64.4	142^nd of 438 public middle schools	67.6%		66.2	129^th of 451 public middle schools	71.4%	13				49.2	32.8		39.0				43.7	50.2		$13,923	$1,259	$12,664

Frequently Asked Questions about West County Middle

What high school do graduates of West County Middle attend?

Students who attend West County Middle usually go on to attend West County High

What is the racial makeup of West County Middle?

Students at West County Middle are 98% White, 1% African American.

Is West County Middle a good school?

West County Middle ranks 154^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is West County Middle in?

West St. Francois County R-IV

How many students attend West County Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended West County Middle.

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