The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Callaway Middle School
North Callaway Middle School, located in the compact rural town of Auxvasse in northern Callaway County, serves grades six through eight as a regular public school within the North Callaway Co. R-I district. The school is housed in what was previously Auxvasse Elementary; since the 2020-21 school year, it has served as the district’s dedicated middle school, with elementary students from Auxvasse now attending schools in Hatton-McCredie or Williamsburg. The town itself is a small, slow-growing community of single-family homes and a cluster of businesses along US Route 54, including a convenience store, a bank, a telephone company, and several small service providers. The surrounding area is agricultural, and the local employment base is built around small businesses and agricultural processing, with no large industrial or institutional anchors.
The student body is small and predominantly white, with a modest share of students from Hispanic and multiracial backgrounds. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a school where economic need is present for a notable share of families. Because this is a middle school serving only grades six through eight, there is no graduation rate to report, and no advanced placement or career pathway data was available for this grade band.
On the Missouri Assessment Program tests, proficiency rates are reported for sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in English language arts, and for sixth and eighth graders in math and science. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it in the bottom quartile relative to the other districts in Callaway County. In English language arts, roughly three in ten students scored at the proficient or advanced level in each grade that was tested. In math, the only grade for which a rate was reported was sixth grade, where about three in ten students were proficient. State testing data for seventh and eighth grade math was suppressed, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about how those results were handled. In eighth grade science, the proficiency rate was similar, with about three in ten students meeting the bar. The school’s performance, taken as a whole, is on the lower end of what the county’s districts report, and families considering this school may wish to discuss how the school addresses academic support and how the curriculum prepares students for high school.
The school is part of a small district, and a search of publicly reported sources found no evidence of recent district-level changes, such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax adjustments, that would directly impact a family’s day-to-day experience. Auxvasse itself is a very compact town where the school sits within the community rather than on a separated campus, and there is no public transit evident; families will likely need to drive. The town has grown slowly over recent decades, and no major new housing developments or commercial expansions were identified in available sources.
For a family, this is a small rural middle school with a largely white student body and a measurable level of economic need. The academic results are relatively low compared to other districts in Callaway County, and a parent will want to understand what interventions and enrichment are in place. The school’s size and setting may appeal to those seeking a close-knit, small-town environment, but the limited program data and the modest test scores are worth a direct conversation with the school.
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