📍 701 January Ave, Ferguson, St. Louis County, 63135
Ferguson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ferguson, St. Louis County. The school has 615 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferguson-Florissant R-Ii school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferguson Middle enrolls 615 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 4.4% Two or more races and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 554 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.4% |
| White | 16 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
612 of the school's 615 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 612 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.
Ferguson Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 73.
Ferguson Middle is one of 23 schools in FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II, based in Hazelwood, Missouri. The district serves 8,809 students district-wide and employs 714 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 615 students, Ferguson Middle is larger than the district average of about 383 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large