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Neosho Junior High

Q: Is Neosho Junior High a good school?

Neosho Junior High ranks 127 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

127^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 71% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Neosho Junior High is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Neosho, Missouri, part of the Neosho School District. With 716 students, the school has seen its statewide ranking fluctuate over the past decade, ranging from 104 out of 454 Missouri middle schools in 2020-2021 to 398 out of 587 in 2018-2019.

One of Neosho Junior High's strengths is its performance in serving certain student subgroups. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 14th out of 90 Missouri middle schools for Hispanic students and 14th out of 81 for English Language Learners, both earning 4-star ratings. The school also ranked 42nd out of 369 for low socioeconomic status students, another 4-star rating. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which has fluctuated between 19.2% and 23.5% over the past few years, is higher than the state average and an area the school could focus on improving.

Compared to nearby schools, such as North Middle and East Middle in the Joplin Schools district, Neosho Junior High's spending per student, between $7,868 and $8,881, is on the lower end. The school's student-teacher ratio, between 15.4 and 16.4, is slightly higher than the nearby Middle School, but lower than some of the Joplin-area schools.

753

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,305

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14646 Kodiak Road
Neosho, MO 64850-2049

(417) 451-8660

District: Neosho School District

Students who attend Neosho Junior High usually attend:

High:

Neosho High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.2%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (45% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Missouri avg40%

127^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

175^th of 367Neosho School District 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	66.6	127 of 438	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	181 of 451	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	160 of 459	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	153 of 459	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	104 of 454	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	398 of 587	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	402 of 552	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.1	396 of 568	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	329 of 435	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.7	285 of 585	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.2	363 of 633	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	335 of 649	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	322 of 623	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.0	193 of 625	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	219 of 614	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	251 of 601	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	12 of 16	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.6	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.0	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	63.2	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	37 of 195	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	30.1	145 of 204	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	14 of 81	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	23 of 72	68.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	9 of 68	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.8	39 of 68	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	73.5	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	14 of 90	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	18 of 78	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	18.9	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	62 of 96	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	42 of 369	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	71 of 378	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	65 of 382	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	57 of 365	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	42 of 371	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	339 of 482	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	310 of 422	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	43.2	49 of 98	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	42 of 79	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	95 of 196	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.6	164 of 194	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	128 of 192	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	90 of 358	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	130 of 379	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	134 of 385	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	121 of 381	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	79 of 376	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	316 of 527	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	348 of 479	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)82nd percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2025)5th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+7 vs state

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, October 23, 2019

This is a nice school if your child or children do not have mental health issues. If you have a child that is in need of special services this is not the school that I would recommend. My son has some issues and is high functioning autism and has problems understanding people. He is in a regular streamline classroom with other peers. He isn't doing as well as the others because his IQ is low however the teachers don't do anything to help him to bring his IQ up. They don't even take the time to help him with the modifications that are in his IEP as I have discussed this in a previous meeting. They expect your child to keep up with the others and if not they give you Fs. He has all Fs because this school does nothing to encourage a child that struggles. It's all the childs fault is their answer. If your child doesn't do like the others it's their fault not the teachers. They have no encouragement. Never do they encourage to help him do better. It's always negative and fault finding. They are always quick to bring up the faults and never his strengths. They don't even know what his strengths are. I do not recommend this school at all. I will be removing him from Neosho schools by his high school year. Awful!!! Close Quote

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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 3rd 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
Neosho Junior High	Public	7-8	14646 Kodiak Road	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	No	(417) 451-8660	753	50	15.0	60.0%	453 (60.2%)	3 (0.4%)	172 (22.8%)	10 (1.3%)	16 (2.1%)	46 (6.1%)	53 (7.0%)	66.6	127^th of 438 public middle schools	71.0%		58	181^st of 451 public middle schools	59.9%	54				38.4	54.3		46.6					40.8	46.0		$10,305	$296	$10,009
Middle School	Public	5-6	1400 Hale McGinty Dr	Neosho	64850	Newton County	Neosho School District	No	No	No	No	(417) 451-8650	702	52	13.4	65.4%	443 (63.1%)	4 (0.6%)	135 (19.2%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (1.9%)	49 (7.0%)	52 (7.4%)								(n/a)		25.4	40.3			33.8				40.3	31.1				$11,180	$454	$10,726
Seneca Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1817 St. Eugene	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 776-7961	305	24	12.8	48.2%	234 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	3 (1.0%)	52 (17.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)								(n/a)	64.7	57.6	63.1			52.5			69.3		31.5				$9,824	$333	$9,491
Seneca Junior High	Public	7-8	925 Oneida	Seneca	64865	Newton County	Seneca R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 776-3911	231	20	11.2	50.6%	170 (73.6%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	48.3	220^th of 438 public middle schools	49.8%		40.6	270^th of 451 public middle schools	40.1%	50				39.4	22.6		36.0					35.1	44.2		$11,805	$601	$11,204
Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	212	14	15.5	50.5%	186 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	57.4	181^st of 438 public middle schools	58.7%		51.2	221^st of 451 public middle schools	51.0%	40		6.9	35.1	45.8	38.0	25.1	28.0			20.5	40.7	50.8			$11,558	$19	$11,540
South Middle	Public	6-8	900 E 50th St	Joplin	64802	Newton County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5250	596	42	14.2	57.2%	402 (67.4%)	33 (5.5%)	53 (8.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.4%)	56.5	185^th of 438 public middle schools	57.8%		56.4	192^nd of 451 public middle schools	57.4%	7			40.0	42.4	29.2		40.2				44.0	44.9	36.5	97.3	$10,842	$1,000	$9,842
Anderson Middle	Public	6-8	135 Mustang Dr	Anderson	64831	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 845-1805	275	20	13.8	64.0%	216 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	19 (6.9%)	8 (2.9%)	44.5	243^rd of 438 public middle schools	44.5%		40.8	268^th of 451 public middle schools	40.6%	25			42.4	38.0	22.0		43.3				33.9	26.0	38.0		$9,871	$379	$9,492
East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	592	41	14.3	69.9%	367 (62.0%)	20 (3.4%)	100 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	68 (11.5%)	46.5	231^st of 438 public middle schools	47.3%		47.2	238^th of 451 public middle schools	47.2%	7			39.5	37.1	24.6		37.5				34.5	37.8	37.0		$10,628	$998	$9,630
North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	549	44	12.4	72.9%	370 (67.4%)	28 (5.1%)	61 (11.1%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.8%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (10.0%)	39.6	276^th of 438 public middle schools	37.0%		33.8	302^nd of 451 public middle schools	33.0%	26			29.0	37.7	29.3		25.6				36.4	36.0	31.7		$11,220	$999	$10,221
Pineville Elementary	Public	3-8	202 E 8th St	Noel	64854	McDonald County	McDonald County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 475-3900	123	12	10.6	59.3%	107 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)								(n/a)								30.1		71.3			73.3		$10,794	$301	$10,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Neosho Junior High

Is Neosho Junior High a good school?

Neosho Junior High ranks 127^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Neosho Junior High in?

Neosho School District

What high school do graduates of Neosho Junior High attend?

Students who attend Neosho Junior High usually go on to attend Neosho High

How many students attend Neosho Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Neosho Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Neosho Junior High?

Students at Neosho Junior High are 60% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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