📍 1300 Victory Lane, Poplar Bluff, Butler County, 63901
Poplar Bluff Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Poplar Bluff, Butler County. The school has 1,018 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Poplar Bluff R-I school district. It serves grades 4–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplar Bluff Middle School enrolls 1,018 students across grades 4–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 11% Black or African American and 6.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 807 | 79% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 70 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
753 of the school's 1,018 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 668 qualify for free lunch and 85 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.
Poplar Bluff Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-80, state senate district 25, state house district 152.
Poplar Bluff Middle School is one of 10 schools in POPLAR BLUFF R-I, based in POPLAR BLUFF, Missouri. The district serves 4,899 students district-wide and employs 362 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,018 students, Poplar Bluff Middle School is larger than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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