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Spring Garden Middle

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Spring Garden Middle ranks 271 st of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Spring Garden Middle is a public middle school in Saint Joseph, Missouri, serving 443 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the St. Joseph School District, which is ranked 218 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Spring Garden Middle faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 24.5% to 31.2%, well above the state average. The school's test scores are also consistently below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in MAP/Mathematics ranged from 32.6% to 38.4%, compared to the state average of 43.2% to 45.5%. Additionally, Spring Garden Middle has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.37% to 100% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to other middle schools in the St. Joseph School District, such as Bode Middle and Truman Middle, Spring Garden Middle generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. The school's performance on subgroup metrics is also mixed, with relatively good rankings for low-socioeconomic status students but struggling with Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

404

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,355

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5802 S 22nd
Saint Joseph, MO 64503-2255

(816) 671-4380

District: St. Joseph

Students who attend Spring Garden Middle usually attend:

High:

Benton High

Feeder schools for Spring Garden Middle:

Elementary:	Hosea Elementary
	Hyde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg34%

Missouri avg40%

271^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	40.5	271 of 438	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	310 of 451	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	343 of 459	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	361 of 459	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	379 of 454	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	465 of 587	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	369 of 552	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	469 of 568	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	371 of 435	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	443 of 585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.9	432 of 633	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.0	572 of 649	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	545 of 623	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.5	504 of 625	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.8	441 of 614	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	457 of 601	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	515 of 624	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.6	525 of 624	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.0	523 of 619	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	35.5	129 of 204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	57 of 81	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.6	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	67 of 74	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	69 of 74	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	74 of 78	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	129 of 130	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	89 of 369	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	140 of 378	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	174 of 382	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	176 of 365	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	231 of 371	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	240 of 482	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	128 of 422	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	287 of 379	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	324 of 385	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	333 of 381	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	358 of 376	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	449 of 527	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	316 of 479	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)37th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%-5 vs state

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

Science28%-12 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Garden Middle

What district is Spring Garden Middle in?

St. Joseph

What is the racial makeup of Spring Garden Middle?

Students at Spring Garden Middle are 71% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Spring Garden Middle a good school?

Spring Garden Middle ranks 271^st of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Spring Garden Middle attend?

Students who attend Spring Garden Middle usually go on to attend Benton High

How many students attend Spring Garden Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Spring Garden Middle.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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