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Houston Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
206 W Spruce St
Houston, MO 65483
Phone
(417) 967-3024
District
HOUSTON R-I
County
TEXAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
205
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

2

(10 is best)

Better than 19.4% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Houston Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
41%
32%
40%
32%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
38%
32%
38%
17%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
41%
32%
43%
12%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 68 33.2%
Grade 7 62 30.2%
Grade 8 75 36.6%
Total 205 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.9% 96.3% 72.4%
Black 0.0% 0.1% 16.0%
Hispanic 4.1% 3.1% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.5% 54.5% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 47.3% 44.0% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.2% 10.5% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,383 6,196,156
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 27.1 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.8% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.0% 32.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.2% 25.0%
65 OR OLDER 20.0% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,107 2,484,834
Single Parent Households With Children 10.0% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.7% 91.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.7% 31.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.7% 15.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.4% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 13.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.5% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.4% 11.5%
$15,000 or less 14.6% 8.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,204 $6,434,000 41.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,345 $1,395,000 8.9%
Staff $424 $440,000 2.8%
General Administration $821 $851,000 5.4%
School Administration $580 $601,000 3.8%
Operation $1,239 $1,285,000 8.2%
Transportation $449 $466,000 3.0%
Other $92 $95,000 0.6%
Total Support $4,950 $5,133,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,946 $4,092,000 26.1%
Total Expenditures $15,100 $15,659,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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