📍 604 W Jackson, Bolivar, Polk County, 65613
Bolivar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bolivar, Polk County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bolivar R-I school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bolivar Middle enrolls 601 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 520 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
288 of the school's 601 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Bolivar 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-40, state senate district 28, state house district 128.
Bolivar Middle is one of 5 schools in BOLIVAR R-I, based in BOLIVAR, Missouri. The district serves 2,725 students district-wide and employs 211 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Bolivar Middle is close to the district average of about 545 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant