📍 14646 Kodiak Road, Neosho, Newton County, 64850
Neosho Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Neosho, Newton County. The school has 748 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Neosho School District school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Neosho Jr. High enrolls 748 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 7.9% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 483 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 59 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 47 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 748 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 344 qualify for free lunch and 90 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.
Neosho Jr. High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 160.
Neosho Jr. High is one of 10 schools in NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in NEOSHO, Missouri. The district serves 4,998 students district-wide and employs 316 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 748 students, Neosho Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe