POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL

Regular School · POPLAR BLUFF, MO

POPLAR BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL is a regular school school in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri, serving grades 04–06 with 932 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.6:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

04 – 06

Enrollment

932

Teachers (FTE)

74.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	721	77%
Black or African American	95	10%
Two or more races	83	9%
Hispanic/Latino	24	3%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	932	485M / 447F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	36.0% -0.9pp	36.9%	983
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -7.6pp	46.6%	985
Science Proficiency	28.0%	—	327

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)

-0.14 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

226

24.2% 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.)	932	100%

Contact & Location

1300 VICTORY LANE

POPLAR BLUFF, MO 63901

Phone: (573)785-5566

http://www.poplarbluffschools.net

District

POPLAR BLUFF R-I

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,831

District enrollment: 5,204

Other Schools in District

EUGENE FIELD ELEM. Elementary
LAKE ROAD ELEM. Elementary
O'NEAL ELEM. Elementary
OAK GROVE ELEM. Elementary
POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CTR. Elementary
POPLAR BLUFF HIGH High
POPLAR BLUFF TECH. CAREER CTR. High
POPLAR BLUFF JR. HIGH Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 63901) → CensusDepth.com
Missouri population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Missouri teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

292545001947

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