The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Trojan Intermediate
Trojan Intermediate serves as the bridge between elementary and middle school for students in grades four through six within the Potosi R-III School District. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and sits in Potosi, a small rural county seat in the Missouri Lead Belt roughly southwest of St. Louis. The town has a slow-growth economy anchored by local government, a hospital, a shoe factory, a prison, and a mix of retail and light industry. Housing is affordable relative to national benchmarks, and the community has a stable, traditional character centered on its downtown courthouse square.
Academically, the school’s performance on Missouri’s state assessments stands out when placed against the handful of other districts in Washington County. The combined proficiency rate across math, English language arts, and science, averaged over all tested grades, lands Trojan Intermediate in the top quartile among the county’s districts. This is a genuine strength. Results vary by grade level and subject. In math, the share of students reaching proficiency rises notably from fourth grade to sixth grade, with the sixth-grade cohort posting a figure well above the county’s midpoint. In English language arts, fifth graders show the strongest performance, while fourth and sixth graders are lower but still above the county median. Fifth-grade science results track closely with the same grade’s math and reading outcomes. The upward trajectory from grade to grade in some subjects suggests that students may be gaining ground as they move through the intermediate years.
The student body is small for the grade band it serves. The population is overwhelmingly white, a reflection of the surrounding county. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a sign of concentrated economic need in this rural community. The school does not report data on the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so those dimensions of student support are not visible from available records. No information on student discipline, attendance patterns, or staffing ratios is provided either, meaning a parent hoping to understand school climate or class sizes would need to ask the district directly.
Because Trojan Intermediate ends at grade six, there is no graduation rate to report, nor are there high school program offerings like Advanced Placement, dual credit, or career pathways. The school’s academic picture is limited to the state assessments in grades four through six. The district brief shows no recent changes — no property tax shifts, curriculum updates, or facility referendums — that would alter a family’s understanding of what the school offers today.
For a family living in or moving to Potosi, Trojan Intermediate delivers solid academic results relative to other schools in the same county. The proficiency numbers are above the local average, and in some grade-subject combinations they are notably strong. At the same time, the combination of universal free lunch eligibility and the absence of publicly reported data on student support services means that families with children who need specialized help may want to discuss those needs directly with the school. This is a straightforward intermediate school in a stable rural community, one that serves its students well by the measures that are available to see.
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