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Pipkin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Pipkin Middle School is a public middle school in Springfield, Missouri, serving 322 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Springfield R-XII district, which is ranked 177 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pipkin Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with only 18.2% to 19.5% of students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 39.3% to 44.7% for the Springfield R-XII district and 32.7% to 45.5% for the state of Missouri. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 34.5%, well above the district and state averages. Additionally, Pipkin Middle struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Missouri middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and disabled student performance.

Compared to nearby middle schools within the Springfield R-XII district, such as Cherokee Middle, Pershing Middle, and Hickory Hills Middle, Pipkin Middle consistently underperforms across various measures. Despite spending a relatively high amount per student ($14,055 in 2021-2022), Pipkin Middle has not been able to translate this investment into improved academic outcomes for its students, and the school's ranking and performance have remained stagnant or declined over the past several years.

359

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,045

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1215 Boonville
Springfield, MO 65802-1801

(417) 523-6000

District: Springfield R-Xii

Students who attend Pipkin Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Feeder schools for Pipkin Middle:

Elementary:	Boyd Elementary
	Weaver Elementary
	Weller Elementary
	York Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

African American:

15.9%

Hispanic:

15.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg42%

Missouri avg40%

354^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle Schools in the Springfield R-Xii

177^th of 367Springfield R-Xii 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	21.5	354 of 438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	350 of 451	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	379 of 459	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	362 of 459	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	349 of 454	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	527 of 587	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	487 of 552	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	489 of 568	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	353 of 435	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.9	489 of 585	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	496 of 633	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.6	474 of 649	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.6	439 of 623	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.7	368 of 625	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.9	278 of 614	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.2	311 of 601	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.9	229 of 624	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.2	359 of 624	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.4	302 of 619	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	133 of 143	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	120 of 144	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	58 of 148	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	14.5	190 of 195	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	32.6	103 of 121	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	72 of 74	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	67 of 96	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	283 of 369	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	236 of 378	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	307 of 382	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	232 of 365	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	276 of 371	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	453 of 482	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	405 of 422	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	8.2	97 of 98	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	76 of 79	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	163 of 192	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	282 of 358	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	288 of 379	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	322 of 385	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	338 of 381	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	320 of 376	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	495 of 527	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	441 of 479	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2019)15th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2021)3rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

Science25%-14 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 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
Pipkin Middle	Public	6-8	1215 Boonville	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6000	359	33	10.8	81.9%	200 (55.7%)	57 (15.9%)	54 (15.0%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	21.5	354^th of 438 public middle schools	19.2%		24.9	350^th of 451 public middle schools	22.4%	4		18.2	19.5	18.4		24.9		20.6	31.4			$17,045	$1,400	$15,645
Reed Middle	Public	6-8	2000 N Lyon	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6300	561	44	12.8	73.6%	350 (62.4%)	79 (14.1%)	57 (10.2%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (11.1%)	40.5	272^nd of 438 public middle schools	37.9%		37.4	292^nd of 451 public middle schools	35.3%	20		37.0	27.1	17.6		36.5		38.0	28.8	41.9		$13,487	$821	$12,666
Jarrett Middle	Public	6-8	840 S Jefferson	Springfield	65806	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-6600	483	38	12.8	62.9%	305 (63.1%)	55 (11.4%)	47 (9.7%)	21 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.9%)	45.2	240^th of 438 public middle schools	45.2%		35.4	299^th of 451 public middle schools	33.7%	59		27.7	33.6	42.0		28.9		35.8	37.2	39.0		$14,459	$920	$13,539
Westport Middle School	Public	6-8	415 S. Golden Ave	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 523-3100	399	36	11.1	80.2%	236 (59.1%)	52 (13.0%)	61 (15.3%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.0%)	10.4	404^th of 438 public middle schools	7.8%		11.5	418^th of 451 public middle schools	7.3%	14		14.7	12.7	14.6		13.6		16.0	19.6	11.4		$14,973	$1,124	$13,849
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
Willard Intermediate-South	Public	5-6	630 S. Miller	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Willard R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 742-5440	284	24	11.9	52.8%	221 (77.8%)	14 (4.9%)	29 (10.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (4.9%)								(n/a)	36.3	45.0			40.2		39.1	29.7				$10,640	$522	$10,119
Carver Middle	Public	6-8	3325 W Battlefield	Springfield	65807	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-6800	618	47	13.0	59.5%	373 (60.4%)	71 (11.5%)	87 (14.1%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	56 (9.1%)	64.1	146^th of 438 public middle schools	66.7%		59.1	170^th of 451 public middle schools	62.3%	24		45.6	42.5	47.5		37.7		39.6	44.2	50.4		$13,912	$872	$13,040
Hickory Hills Middle	Public	6-8	4650 E. State Hwy Yy	Springfield	65802	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-7100	456	29	15.7	52.4%	351 (77.0%)	27 (5.9%)	30 (6.6%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	76.9	79^th of 438 public middle schools	82.0%		84.1	47^th of 451 public middle schools	89.6%	32		55.6	53.9	42.0		50.6		46.4	50.9	51.0		$14,093	$985	$13,108
Pleasant View Middle	Public	6-8	2210 E State Hwy Aa	Springfield	65803	Greene County	Springfield R-Xii	No	No	No	No	(417) 523-2100	331	23	14.3	58.9%	251 (75.8%)	24 (7.3%)	22 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	22 (6.6%)	55.9	188^th of 438 public middle schools	57.1%		55	201^st of 451 public middle schools	55.4%	13		41.6	41.8	38.8		41.0		31.9	39.4	43.4		$15,380	$819	$14,561
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pipkin Middle

What is the racial makeup of Pipkin Middle?

Students at Pipkin Middle are 56% White, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Pipkin Middle attend?

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

Is Pipkin Middle a good school?

Pipkin Middle ranks in the bottom 19.2% of Missouri middle schools.

What district is Pipkin Middle in?

Springfield R-Xii

How many students attend Pipkin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Pipkin Middle.

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