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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 64507

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486

Students

Top rankedTruman Middle338^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

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Truman Middle up 37 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 64507 zip code in St. Joseph, Missouri is home to a single middle school, Truman Middle. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and faces significant academic challenges, with declining performance and low test scores compared to the broader St. Joseph district and the state of Missouri.

Truman Middle is ranked 338 out of 438 Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen its rank drop over the past few years, going from 338 in 2022-2023 to 375 in 2023-2024. Student test scores at Truman Middle are significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels, and the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% for the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, Truman Middle is not seeing commensurate academic outcomes. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with a 100% free/reduced lunch rate. Identifying successful strategies or interventions used by higher-performing schools serving similar student populations could provide insights to help improve Truman Middle's outcomes and address the academic and demographic challenges facing the school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)		MAP Science (2025)	MAP English Language Arts (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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

Cities Near Zip Code 64507

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Joseph	0.66 mi	30	248^th
Faucett	8.04 mi	2	64^th
Cosby	8.52 mi	1	4^th
Gower	9.37 mi	3	56^th
Amazonia	10.92 mi	1

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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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