📍 217 Division St, Sparta, Christian County, 65753
Sparta Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sparta, Christian County. The school has 200 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sparta R-Iii school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparta Middle enrolls 200 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 55% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
94 of the school's 200 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Sparta Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 20, state house district 140.
Sparta Middle is one of 4 schools in SPARTA R-III, based in SPARTA, Missouri. The district serves 734 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 200 students, Sparta Middle is close to the district average of about 184 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant