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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 65240

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Top rankedChester Boren Middle164^th of 438 Missouri middle schools

Summary:

The 65240 zip code is home to a single middle school, Chester Boren Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8 and is part of the Centralia R-VI school district.

Chester Boren Middle School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years, ranking 164 out of 438 Missouri middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance in mathematics is a notable strength, with 60.3% of 6th graders, 48.5% of 7th graders, and 39.5% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better on the MAP test. However, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) performance is more mixed, with 8th graders scoring significantly lower at 27.6% proficient or better compared to the state average.

With a student population of 293 and a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 29.35%, Chester Boren Middle School appears to serve a more affluent student population. The school's per-student spending of $9,729 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1 suggest that it has access to adequate resources, which may contribute to its overall academic performance.

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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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chester Boren Middle	Public	6-8	110 N Jefferson	Centralia	65240	Boone County	Centralia R-VI	No	No	No	No	(573) 682-2617	302	25	12.0	27.5%	278 (92.1%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	59.7	164^th of 438 public middle schools	62.6%		64.7	137^th of 451 public middle schools	69.6%	27	60.3	48.5	39.5	37.5	39.5	41.0	27.6	$10,658	$591	$10,067

Cities Near Zip Code 65240

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Centralia	0.27 mi	4	106^th
Hallsville	7.06 mi	4	99^th
Sturgeon	7.7 mi	3	277^th
Columbia	13.27 mi	40	182^nd
Mexico	13.5 mi	6	357^th

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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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