📍 1250 Dooling Hollow Rd, Festus, Jefferson County, 63028
Danby-rush Tower Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Festus, Jefferson County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson Co. R-Vii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Danby-rush Tower Middle enrolls 241 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 227 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 241 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 51 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Danby-rush Tower Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 3, state house district 115.
Danby-rush Tower Middle is one of 5 schools in JEFFERSON CO. R-VII, based in FESTUS, Missouri. The district serves 1,036 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Danby-rush Tower Middle is larger than the district average of about 207 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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