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Ava Middle School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
507 North Spring Street
Ava, MO 65608
Phone
(417) 683-3835
District
AVA R-I
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
390
Classroom Teachers
25

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Missouri

5

(10 is best)

Better than 43.7% of all MO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Ava Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
40%
42%
44%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
41%
32%
40%
32%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
38%
42%
38%
37%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
41%
37%
43%
52%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 97 24.9%
Grade 6 103 26.4%
Grade 7 91 23.3%
Grade 8 99 25.4%
Total 390 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.8% 96.1% 72.4%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 16.0%
Hispanic 2.6% 2.6% 8.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 2.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.5% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 62.3% 59.4% 47.6%
Free lunch eligible 44.4% 44.1% 40.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 17.9% 15.2% 6.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 7,784 6,177,957
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 21.7 89
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 22.7% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.2%
65 OR OLDER 27.4% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 3,160 2,458,324
Single Parent Households With Children 7.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.0% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.4% 31.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 2.2% 14.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.9% 16.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.1% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.8% 17.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.6% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 19.7% 9.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,736 $6,560,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $556 $770,000 5.6%
Staff $340 $471,000 3.5%
General Administration $801 $1,109,000 8.1%
School Administration $452 $626,000 4.6%
Operation $929 $1,287,000 9.4%
Transportation $560 $776,000 5.7%
Other $134 $185,000 1.4%
Total Support $3,772 $5,224,000 38.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,334 $1,847,000 13.6%
Total Expenditures $9,842 $13,631,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,684 $5,963,718,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $844 $752,668,000 6.1%
Staff $459 $409,290,000 3.3%
General Administration $708 $631,865,000 5.1%
School Administration $695 $620,447,000 5.0%
Operation $1,196 $1,066,703,000 8.6%
Transportation $529 $471,790,000 3.8%
Other $280 $249,480,000 2.0%
Total Support $4,710 $4,202,243,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,505 $2,235,181,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,899 $12,401,142,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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