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Bode Middle

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Bode Middle ranks 162 nd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Bode Middle is a public middle school located in St. Joseph, Missouri, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 474 students. The school has shown consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 308th out of 587 Missouri middle schools in 2018-2019 to 162nd out of 438 in 2024-2025. Bode Middle's performance on standardized tests is generally higher than the St. Joseph district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

The school's 7th and 8th-grade students have outperformed their peers in the St. Joseph district and the state in Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency levels. Bode Middle's Algebra I proficiency rate for the end-of-course exam is significantly higher than the St. Joseph district and state averages, reaching 97.5% in 2023-2024. The school has also shown strong performance among its Hispanic and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top 30 out of all Missouri middle schools in these categories.

However, Bode Middle's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 20.7% and 29.5% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the state average and the surrounding middle schools in the St. Joseph district. The school's performance for its Special Education and Disabled student subgroups is relatively low, ranking in the bottom 20% of Missouri middle schools. Despite these challenges, Bode Middle stands out as a strong-performing middle school within the St. Joseph School District, with a consistent improvement in its academic performance.

488

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,760

Per pupil spending ?

40.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 N Noyes Blvd
Saint Joseph, MO 64506-2813

(816) 671-4050

District: St. Joseph

Students who attend Bode Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Feeder schools for Bode Middle:

Elementary:	Coleman Elementary
	Edison Elementary
	Field Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 64th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in St. Joseph

✓Above the Missouri median (63rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg30%

Missouri avg40%

162^nd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the St. Joseph

218^th of 367St. Joseph 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	59.8	162 of 438	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	204 of 451	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.4	242 of 459	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	280 of 459	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	232 of 454	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	308 of 587	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	160 of 552	71.0%	★★★★☆
2017	54.2	261 of 568	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.0	175 of 435	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.4	212 of 585	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.0	257 of 633	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.3	157 of 649	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.8	176 of 623	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	61.7	240 of 625	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.2	114 of 614	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	87 of 601	85.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	134 of 624	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	125 of 624	80.0%	★★★★☆
2006	69.7	117 of 619	81.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	65 of 144	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	66 of 148	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	73 of 135	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	87 of 149	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	65 of 129	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	14.3	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.7	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	53 of 81	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	37.2	46 of 68	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	69.6	21 of 121	82.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	27 of 90	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	14 of 74	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	15 of 74	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	33.7	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	39 of 67	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	102 of 130	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	69 of 96	28.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	159 of 369	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	137 of 378	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	241 of 382	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	302 of 365	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	258 of 371	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	409 of 482	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	298 of 422	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	14 of 48	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	40.6	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	94 of 98	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	182 of 196	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	94 of 358	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	132 of 379	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	163 of 385	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	204 of 381	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	154 of 376	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	172 of 527	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	90 of 479	81.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)83rd percentile+35 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2024)55th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2023)19th percentile-29 vs school

Disabled (2021)12th percentile-37 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science46%+6 vs state

English Language Arts41%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th 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
Bode Middle	Public	7-8	720 N Noyes Blvd	Saint Joseph	64506	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4050	488	41	11.8	40.6%	284 (58.2%)	39 (8.0%)	66 (13.5%)	23 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	50 (10.2%)	59.8	162^nd of 438 public middle schools	63.0%		54.5	204^th of 451 public middle schools	54.8%	42		43.2	32.8	45.5		39.9	42.1		$13,760	$213	$13,547
Truman Middle	Public	7-8	3227 Olive	Saint Joseph	64507	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4400	486	37	13.0	100.0%	320 (65.8%)	33 (6.8%)	61 (12.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	56 (11.5%)	25.4	338^th of 438 public middle schools	22.8%		19.9	375^th of 451 public middle schools	16.9%	37		22.6	17.4	24.7		26.2	33.1		$14,570	$554	$14,015
Robidoux Middle	Public	6-8	4212 St Joseph Ave	Saint Joseph	64505	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 671-4350	405	30	13.4	100.0%	256 (63.2%)	28 (6.9%)	47 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	65 (16.0%)	19.8	364^th of 438 public middle schools	16.9%		21	368^th of 451 public middle schools	18.4%	4	31.3	22.7	23.7	19.5	22.7	21.2	16.1		$14,818	$390	$14,429
Spring Garden Middle	Public	6-8	5802 S 22nd	Saint Joseph	64503	Buchanan County	St. Joseph	No	No	No	No	(816) 671-4380	404	29	14.0	100.0%	285 (70.5%)	18 (4.5%)	56 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.4%)	40.5	271^st of 438 public middle schools	38.1%		32.5	310^th of 451 public middle schools	31.3%	39	36.2	32.6	38.4	27.5	31.6	26.2	40.9		$15,355	$200	$15,155
East Buchanan Middle	Public	6-8	301 County Park Rd N	Easton	64443	Buchanan County	East Buchanan County C-1 (025076)	No	No	No	No	(816) 473-2451	167	13	12.4	21.6%	160 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	60.2	160^th of 438 public middle schools	63.5%		79	72^nd of 451 public middle schools	84.0%	88	33.3	53.3		44.0	45.5	37.8		93.7	$13,500	$405	$13,095
Savannah Middle	Public	6-8	10500 State Route T	Savannah	64485	Andrew County	Savannah R-III	No	No	No	No	(816) 324-3126	488	36	13.6	36.3%	459 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	71	102^nd of 438 public middle schools	76.7%		73.4	93^rd of 451 public middle schools	79.4%	9	50.2	60.9	33.0	43.1	46.6	45.4	49.3		$10,502	$475	$10,027
North Platte Junior High	Public	6-8	212 W Sixth St	Dearborn	64439	Platte County	North Platte County R-I	No	No	No	No	(816) 450-3350	123	10	12.1	24.4%	116 (94.3%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	53.8	199^th of 438 public middle schools	54.6%		59.2	168^th of 451 public middle schools	62.7%	31	41.0		7.5			53.4			$16,008	$483	$15,524
North Andrew Middle	Public	6-8	9120 Hwy 48	Rosendale	64483	Andrew County	North Andrew County R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 567-2525	62	7	9.4	22.6%	62 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$8,403	$648	$7,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Bode Middle

Is Bode Middle a good school?

Bode Middle ranks 162^nd of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bode Middle in?

St. Joseph

How many students attend Bode Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Bode Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Bode Middle?

Students at Bode Middle are 58% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Bode Middle attend?

Students who attend Bode Middle usually go on to attend Central High

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