📍 205 North Street, Nixa, Christian County, 65714
Nixa Junior High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Nixa, Christian County. The school has 1,067 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nixa Public Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nixa Junior High enrolls 1,067 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 880 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 1,067 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 210 qualify for free lunch and 99 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.
Nixa Junior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-70, state senate district 20, state house district 139.
Nixa Junior High is one of 11 schools in Nixa Public Schools, based in NIXA, Missouri. The district serves 6,792 students district-wide and employs 451 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,067 students, Nixa Junior High is larger than the district average of about 617 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large