📍 1656 S Speck Rd, Independence, Jackson County, 64057
Pioneer Ridge Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 806 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths.
Pioneer Ridge Middle enrolls 806 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 407 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 185 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 119 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 79 | 9.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
492 of the school's 806 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 377 qualify for free lunch and 115 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.
Pioneer Ridge 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-50, state senate district 11, state house district 21.
Pioneer Ridge Middle is one of 31 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 14,272 students district-wide and employs 926 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 806 students, Pioneer Ridge Middle is larger than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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