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Ozark Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

39^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Ozark Junior High is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Ozark, Missouri, part of the Ozark R-VI School District. With 981 students, the school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Missouri, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ozark Junior High's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state averages on MAP tests across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 74.7% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43.2%. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, Low Socioeconomic Status students, and Disabled students. Additionally, Ozark Junior High maintains low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 1.0% in recent years, which is notably lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pershing Middle and Nixa Junior High, Ozark Junior High's performance is significantly stronger. The school's consistent high performance, diverse student population, and targeted support for subgroups make it a standout institution in the region, despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

943

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,159

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1109 W Jackson
Ozark, MO 65721-0166

(417) 582-4701

District: Ozark R-VI

Students who attend Ozark Junior High usually attend:

High:

Ozark High

Feeder schools for Ozark Junior High:

Elementary:	East Elementary
	North Elementary
	Ozark Tigerpaw Early Child Center
	South Elementary
	More...
	West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Two or more races:

8.0%

Hispanic:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2014 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Missouri middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

Missouri avg41%

39^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 367Ozark R-VI 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	88.4	39 of 438	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	29 of 451	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	36 of 459	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	86.3	37 of 459	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	55 of 454	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	60 of 587	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	90 of 568	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	85.5	37 of 435	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	76.3	92 of 585	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	70.9	142 of 633	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.3	114 of 649	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	72.0	125 of 623	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.6	170 of 625	72.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.2	141 of 614	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.5	89 of 601	85.2%	★★★★☆
2008	69.6	121 of 624	80.6%	★★★★☆
2007	59.0	219 of 624	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	192 of 619	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	90.2	13 of 187	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	31.7	146 of 195	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	8 of 81	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	3 of 72	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	10 of 369	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	12 of 378	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	13 of 382	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	11 of 365	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	11 of 371	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	26 of 482	94.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	64.9	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	38 of 196	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	85 of 192	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	50 of 358	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	41 of 379	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	48 of 385	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	63 of 381	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	63 of 376	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	71 of 527	86.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)74th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+50 vs state

Mathematics64%+26 vs state

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Science49%+10 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
Ozark Junior High	Public	7-8	1109 W Jackson	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-4701	943	71	13.2	35.4%	799 (84.7%)	12 (1.3%)	50 (5.3%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.0%)	88.4	39^th of 438 public middle schools	91.1%		90.3	29^th of 451 public middle schools	93.6%	10				74.7	51.7		48.9				59.5	57.9	95.4	$11,159	$531	$10,628
Ozark Middle School	Public	5-6	3600 N Hwy Nn	Ozark	65721	Christian County	Ozark R-VI	No	No	No	No	(417) 582-5903	876	66	13.3	36.8%	742 (84.7%)	8 (0.9%)	52 (5.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.6%)								(n/a)		64.3	77.6			67.1			67.4	56.3				$11,230	$447	$10,783
Summit Intermediate School	Public	4-6	890 North Cheyenne Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-4000	507	35	14.4	30.8%	423 (83.4%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (6.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)								(n/a)		55.6	74.9			63.4			64.9	58.8				$10,712	$268	$10,444
Nixa Junior High	Public	7-8	205 North Street	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6400	1,033	68	15.2	24.5%	866 (83.8%)	13 (1.3%)	57 (5.5%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (7.4%)	94.8	16^th of 438 public middle schools	96.3%		93.4	17^th of 451 public middle schools	96.2%	1				74.8	62.2		64.6				60.3	63.5		$11,141	$183	$10,959
Nicholas A. Inman Intermediate	Public	5-6	1300 North Nicholas Road	Nixa	65714	Christian County	Nixa Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 724-6600	397	32	12.3	31.5%	318 (80.1%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.1%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)								(n/a)		57.4	73.9			60.5			58.9	63.7				$11,080	$320	$10,760
Sparta Middle	Public	5-8	217 Division St	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-5518	187	15	12.8	45.5%	178 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.4	92^nd of 438 public middle schools	79.0%		65.7	130^th of 451 public middle schools	71.2%	38		32.6	50.8	45.2	44.5	24.4			26.4	39.2	57.0	63.8		$11,087	$675	$10,412
Cherokee Middle	Public	6-8	420 E Farm Rd 182	Springfield	65810	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7200	765	46	16.8	25.8%	593 (77.5%)	33 (4.3%)	51 (6.7%)	36 (4.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	42 (5.5%)	93.4	18^th of 438 public middle schools	95.9%		92.2	26^th of 451 public middle schools	94.2%	8			73.5	76.8	66.6		56.4			59.3	56.5	64.3		$12,901	$935	$11,966
Logan-Rogersville Middle	Public	7-8	476 N Missouri Blvd	Rogersville	65742	Greene County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2896	375	25	14.9	35.5%	340 (90.7%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	63.8	149^th of 438 public middle schools	66.0%		81.4	59^th of 451 public middle schools	86.9%	90				57.3	40.0		42.1				31.0	47.3		$11,968	$901	$11,067
Pershing Middle	Public	6-8	2120 Ventura	Springfield	65804	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2400	702	44	16.1	38.7%	526 (74.9%)	33 (4.7%)	58 (8.3%)	34 (4.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	42 (6.0%)	74.3	86^th of 438 public middle schools	80.4%		76.3	83^rd of 451 public middle schools	81.6%	3			43.2	51.0	47.8		54.8			44.5	46.0	54.1	86.6	$13,090	$1,005	$12,085
Logan-Rogersville Upper Elementary	Public	4-6	306 S Mill St	Rogersville	65742	Webster County	Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	No	No	No	No	(417) 753-2996	538	36	14.8	34.6%	508 (94.4%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)								(n/a)	44.2	50.5	65.9			60.0		47.7	56.2	51.8				$11,418	$374	$11,044

Frequently Asked Questions about Ozark Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Ozark Junior High?

Students at Ozark Junior High are 85% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Ozark Junior High a good school?

Yes. Ozark Junior High ranks in the top 8.9% of Missouri middle schools.

How many students attend Ozark Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Ozark Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Ozark Junior High attend?

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

What district is Ozark Junior High in?

Ozark R-VI

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