📍 505 e 5th St, Fulton, Callaway County, 65251
Wheeler Middle is a Special Education serving middle age pupils, located in Fulton, Callaway County. The school has 11 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mo School For The Deaf school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 2.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeler Middle enrolls 11 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 82% male and 18% female. A teaching staff of 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 2.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 7 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 18% |
| Asian | 1 | 9.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
8 of the school's 11 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 8 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wheeler Middle is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-30, state senate district 10, state house district 49.
Wheeler Middle is one of 3 schools in MO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF, based in FULTON, Missouri. The district serves 51 students district-wide and employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 11 students, Wheeler Middle is smaller than the district average of about 17 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant