📍 481 N Bedford St, Puxico, Stoddard County, 63960
Puxico Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Puxico, Stoddard County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Puxico R-Viii school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Puxico Jr. High enrolls 181 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 181 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Puxico Jr. High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 151.
Puxico Jr. High is one of 4 schools in PUXICO R-VIII, based in PUXICO, Missouri. The district serves 712 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Puxico Jr. High is close to the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote