Margaret Buerkle Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · St Louis, Missouri
Margaret Buerkle Middle in St Louis, Missouri enrolled 549 students in 2024-25 with 45.8 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
588 students in 2022-23, 556 students in 2023-24, 549 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.7 to 45.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 588 | 43.7 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 45.7 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 549 | 45.8 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Missouri middle schools
Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 276 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Margaret Buerkle Middle enrolled 551 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 99 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 276 of the 551 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions99
- Chronically absent29.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.0% of students were White, 11.3% Black, 8.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- White69.0%
- Black11.3%
- Asian8.9%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Hispanic4.4%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Margaret Buerkle Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 45% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 23% | 39% (2021-22) | 40.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in St Louis
21 public middle schools in St Louis report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladue Middle | 1,053 | 13.6 | 8.3% |
| Hixson Middle | 982 | 14.1 | 11.5% |
| Robert H. Sperreng Middle | 941 | 15.4 | 14.8% |
| Ritenour Middle | 737 | 15.2 | 100.0% |
| Oakville Middle | 629 | 14.5 | 13.4% |
| R. G. Central Middle | 578 | 13.9 | 63.8% |
| Bernard Middle | 577 | 13.3 | 19.6% |
| Rogers Middle | 555 | 13.6 | 36.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Margaret Buerkle Middle
- Bernard MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 577 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Hancock Place MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 266 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Margaret Buerkle Middle with Bernard MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mehlville R-IX School District spends per student$12,165 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,165
- The largest public schools in MissouriMargaret Buerkle Middle is the number 144 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#144 of 390
- Missouri schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Margaret Buerkle Middle
How many students attend Margaret Buerkle Middle?
549 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 588 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in St Louis, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret Buerkle Middle?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Margaret Buerkle Middle a Title I school?
Margaret Buerkle Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Margaret Buerkle Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Margaret Buerkle Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Margaret Buerkle Middle in?
Mehlville R-IX School District, NCES district ID 2920670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292067001114 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.