The top reported proficiency rate is 43% in Science. The lowest is 31% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Moberly Middle
Moberly Middle School serves grades six through eight in the Moberly School District, a regular public school in a small Midwestern city with a mixed industrial and retail base. The school is one of seven in the district, which also includes an early childhood center, elementary schools, a high school, and a technical center. The city itself, founded as a railroad town, retains a manufacturing and distribution presence and is home to two colleges, adding some educational infrastructure to the community. Housing in the area is notably more affordable than state and national medians, and the local economy includes a prison, a medical center, and several manufacturers.
Academically, Moberly Middle takes the Missouri MAP assessments in math, English language arts, and science. Performance varies noticeably by grade and subject. In math, sixth and eighth graders show lower proficiency than their seventh-grade peers, who reach a substantially higher rate. In English language arts, the pattern is similar: seventh graders post the strongest results, while sixth graders—the youngest in the building—record the lowest share at or above proficiency. Science is tested only in eighth grade, and that cohort performs at a moderate level relative to the other subjects. The school’s overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among the districts in Randolph County that have reported data, meaning it lands roughly in the middle of a small local comparison set. Parents should note that these results come from a single year and that grade-to-grade swings can reflect cohort differences as much as programming.
The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller share identifying as two or more races and modest representation of Black and Hispanic students. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the area’s below-national median household income. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the provided records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the supports in place. The school does not report chronic absenteeism or discipline data in this profile, another area where a follow-up conversation with the school could fill in the picture.
Recent district-level news includes a proposed no-tax-increase bond issue for safety and security improvements, which went on an April ballot, and the opening of the ACES alternative school in the 2023-2024 school year to replace the previous alternative program. These signal active facility and programmatic planning at the district level. Moberly Middle itself operates on a separate campus in the city, part of a dispersed school layout rather than a downtown concentration. The community offers some parks, trails, a historic downtown district, and a regional airport, but daily life is generally car-dependent. For a family considering Moberly, the middle school provides a standard comprehensive program in a setting where housing costs are relatively low and the district is investing in infrastructure, while the academic profile shows uneven results that merit a closer look at individual grade-level performance.
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