📍 102 Gray, Joplin, Jasper County, 64802
North Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Joplin, Jasper County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Joplin Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Middle enrolls 517 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 398 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 517 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 276 qualify for free lunch and 60 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.
North Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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-70, state senate district 32, state house district 162.
North Middle is one of 16 schools in JOPLIN SCHOOLS, based in JOPLIN, Missouri. The district serves 7,873 students district-wide and employs 577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 517 students, North Middle is close to the district average of about 492 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small