📍 1717 W Main, Festus, Jefferson County, 63028
Festus Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Festus, Jefferson County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Festus R-Vi school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Festus Middle enrolls 552 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8% Two or more races and 3.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 473 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 8% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 552 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Festus 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-80, state senate district 22, state house district 114.
Festus Middle is one of 4 schools in FESTUS R-VI, based in FESTUS, Missouri. The district serves 3,495 students district-wide and employs 195 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 552 students, Festus Middle is smaller than the district average of about 874 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large