📍 507 North Spring Street, Ava, Douglas County, 65608
Ava Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ava, Douglas County. The school has 390 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ava R-I school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ava Middle enrolls 390 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 367 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 390 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 70 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.
Ava Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 155.
Ava Middle is one of 3 schools in AVA R-I, based in AVA, Missouri. The district serves 1,330 students district-wide and employs 89 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 390 students, Ava Middle is close to the district average of about 443 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote