Middle Schools in Boonville R-I

The Boonville R-I school district has only one middle school, Laura Speed Elliott Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates well below state averages in most subject areas.

Laura Speed Elliott Middle has an enrollment of 316 students, with a predominantly White student body (78.8%). However, the school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, the school struggles, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.9% in 7th grade Mathematics to 37.8% in 8th grade English Language Arts, all well below the state averages. The school's ranking has also declined, from 277 out of 454 Missouri middle schools in 2020-2021 to 331 out of 459 in 2022-2023, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 stars to 1 star.

While the school's Algebra I proficiency rate of 84.2% is notably higher than the state average of 41.5%, the overall academic performance concerns suggest the need for targeted interventions and improvements to better support student learning and achievement at Laura Speed Elliott Middle in the Boonville R-I school district.