PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE

Regular School · INDEPENDENCE, MO

PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLE is a regular school school in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, serving grades 07–08 with 731 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.3:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

07 – 08

Enrollment

731

Teachers (FTE)

51.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	374	51%
Hispanic/Latino	144	20%
Black or African American	119	16%
Two or more races	85	12%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	731	362M / 369F

English Language Learners: 23 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -11.9pp	36.9%	798
Reading Proficiency	42.0% -4.6pp	46.6%	796
Science Proficiency	45.0%	—	401

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.01 grade levels

Math

-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

20 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	731	100%

Contact & Location

1656 S SPECK RD

INDEPENDENCE, MO 64057

Phone: (816)521-5385

http://www.isdschools.org

District

INDEPENDENCE 30

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,399

District enrollment: 14,406

Other Schools in District

ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY Elementary
BLACKBURN ELEM. Elementary
BRYANT ELEM. Elementary
CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY Elementary
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. Elementary
GLENDALE ELEM. Elementary
JOHN W. LUFF ELEM. Elementary
KORTE ELEM. Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 64057) → CensusDepth.com
Missouri population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Missouri teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

291548002807

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD