📍 1230 School St, Fordland, Webster County, 65652
Fordland Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fordland, Webster County. The school has 139 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fordland R-Iii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fordland Middle enrolls 139 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
50 of the school's 139 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 35 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Fordland Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 33, state house district 141.
Fordland Middle is one of 3 schools in FORDLAND R-III, based in FORDLAND, Missouri. The district serves 650 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 139 students, Fordland Middle is smaller than the district average of about 217 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant