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South Middle

Public Grades 6-8

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

South Middle is a public middle school located in Manchester, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 520 students. It is part of the Parkway C-2 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 367 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, South Middle has consistently ranked in the top 100 middle schools in Missouri, with a high ranking of 20 out of 585 schools in the 2014-2015 school year.

South Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in MAP test proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly impressive Algebra I end-of-course proficiency rates reaching as high as 96.4% in 2020-2021. The school generally performs well across different student subgroups, but struggles with lower rankings for its Asian and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, indicating potential areas for improvement. Additionally, South Middle has experienced fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.4% to 17.1% over the past few years, which is an area the school may need to address.

When compared to nearby schools in the Parkway C-2 district, such as Northeast Middle, Central Middle, and West Middle, South Middle consistently outperforms them in terms of academic achievement and state rankings. However, when compared to high-performing schools outside the district, such as Nipher Middle and Crestview Middle, South Middle's performance, while still strong, is not as dominant.

542

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,542

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

760 Woods Mill Rd
Manchester, MO 63011-3654

(314) 415-7200

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend South Middle usually attend:

High:

South High

Feeder schools for South Middle:

Elementary:	Barretts Elementary
	Carman Trails Elementary
	Hanna Woods Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.3%

Asian:

14.4%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 81st percentile in 2021 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (59% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Missouri middle schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 91st (2025) from a 81st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg51%

Missouri avg40%

41^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 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	87.2	41 of 438	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	31 of 451	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	51 of 459	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	64 of 459	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	88 of 454	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	100 of 587	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	83 of 552	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	88 of 568	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	35 of 435	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.0	20 of 585	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	33 of 633	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	42 of 649	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	83.9	39 of 623	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	81.0	62 of 625	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	82.6	52 of 614	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	78.7	69 of 601	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	49 of 624	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	78.8	65 of 624	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.1	42 of 619	93.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	65.6	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	41 of 148	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.4	75 of 135	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	88 of 149	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	71 of 129	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	25 of 38	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	56 of 195	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	71 of 204	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	48 of 162	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.4	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	27 of 42	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	17 of 45	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	25 of 121	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.3	51 of 104	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	9 of 74	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	44.0	39 of 78	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	61 of 130	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	72 of 96	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	294 of 369	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	286 of 378	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	219 of 365	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	257 of 371	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	316 of 482	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	319 of 422	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	52.6	45 of 98	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	33 of 196	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	46 of 194	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	54 of 192	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	46 of 358	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	18 of 379	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	19 of 385	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	22 of 381	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	35 of 376	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	34 of 527	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	29 of 479	93.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)76th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)54th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2022)50th percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile-55 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-57 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+22 vs state

English Language Arts57%+17 vs state

Science52%+13 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 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 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
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	87.2	41^st of 438 public middle schools	90.6%		89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%	10		56.6	72.9	60.0		51.8		58.3	58.2	55.0		$16,542	$171	$16,371
West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14.0	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	91.4	24^th of 438 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	14^th of 451 public middle schools	96.9%	10		63.1	61.2	52.5		69.3		62.5	52.7	79.0	97.6	$15,144	$167	$14,977
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61		50.1	53.1	28.5		41.1		42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6	$13,905	$169	$13,736
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19		53.7	59.4	37.3		59.2		49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4	$15,264	$158	$15,106
Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	74.6	84^th of 438 public middle schools	80.8%		79.9	69^th of 451 public middle schools	84.7%	15		50.3	51.1	28.5		49.2		55.7	50.4	54.3	94.4	$14,397	$169	$14,229
Valley Park Middle	Public	6-8	1 Main St	Valley Park	63088	St. Louis County	Valley Park	No	No	No	No	(636) 923-3624	161	18	9.0	36.6%	107 (66.5%)	25 (15.5%)	18 (11.2%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	67.9	122^nd of 438 public middle schools	72.1%		51.2	222^nd of 451 public middle schools	50.8%	100		41.8	51.6	30.4		48.9		43.5	45.8	54.3	79.9	$21,551	$82	$21,469
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	812	62	13.1	32.4%	289 (35.6%)	291 (35.8%)	65 (8.0%)	87 (10.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.6%)	56.4	186^th of 438 public middle schools	57.5%		65.3	134^th of 451 public middle schools	70.3%	52		49.0	38.4	19.2		36.3		45.4	39.8	46.5	92.0	$14,625	$188	$14,436
Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,091	76	14.4	13.4%	657 (60.2%)	78 (7.1%)	70 (6.4%)	248 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	90.1	32^nd of 438 public middle schools	92.7%		96.3	11^th of 451 public middle schools	97.6%	21		65.8	60.2	26.5		72.4		66.1	60.7	72.7	97.2	$12,212	$157	$12,055
North Kirkwood Middle	Public	6-8	11287 Manchester Rd	Kirkwood	63122	St. Louis County	Kirkwood R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-6170	697	50	13.9	6.6%	568 (81.5%)	37 (5.3%)	46 (6.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	96.1	7^th of 438 public middle schools	98.4%		97.6	7^th of 451 public middle schools	98.4%			81.6	68.3	51.3		65.1		74.2	63.3	78.7		$14,410	$27	$14,383
Ladue Fifth Grade Center	Public	5	10900 Ladue Road	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 983-5540	357	29	12.4	8.1%	194 (54.3%)	44 (12.3%)	23 (6.4%)	73 (20.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)	74.0				81.5		79.1					$16,241	$26	$16,215

Frequently Asked Questions about South Middle

How many students attend South Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended South Middle.

What high school do graduates of South Middle attend?

Students who attend South Middle usually go on to attend South High

What district is South Middle in?

Parkway C-2

Is South Middle a good school?

Yes. South Middle ranks in the top 9.4% of Missouri middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Middle?

Students at South Middle are 68% White, 14% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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