Pipkin Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Springfield, Missouri

Pipkin Middle in Springfield, Missouri enrolled 359 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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 rose 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 21%

340 students in 2022-23, 322 students in 2023-24, 359 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 33.0.

Students enrolled at Pipkin Middle by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233402023-243222024-25359
Students enrolled at Pipkin Middle by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233402023-243222024-25359
Students enrolled at Pipkin Middle by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233402023-243222024-25359
Students enrolled at Pipkin Middle by school year2022-23: 340, 2023-24: 322, 2024-25: 35901002003004002022-233402023-243222024-25359
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334042.08.1
2023-2432235.39.1
2024-2535933.010.9

10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 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.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Pipkin Middle 10.9; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPipkin Middle 10.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Pipkin Middle 10.9; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherPipkin Middle 10.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Pipkin Middle 10.9; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPipkin Middle 10.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Pipkin Middle 10.9; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherPipkin Middle 10.9state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

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 204 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pipkin Middle enrolled 408 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 96 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 204 of the 408 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions96
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

55.7% of students were White, 15.9% Black, 15.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White55.7%
  2. Black15.9%
  3. Hispanic15.0%
  4. Two or more races9.7%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian1.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.8%

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 Pipkin Middle scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2227%44%43.2%
Math, 2022-2318%35% (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 Springfield

10 public middle schools in Springfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Pipkin Middle is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cherokee Middle76516.817.9%
Pershing Middle70216.131.2%
Carver Middle61813.147.6%
Reed Middle56112.961.1%
Jarrett Middle48312.953.0%
Hickory Hills Middle45615.741.4%
Westport Middle School39911.169.9%
Pipkin Middle35910.973.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pipkin Middle

  1. Reed MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 561 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Jarrett MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 483 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Pipkin Middle with Reed MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Springfield R-Xii spends per student$14,461 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,461
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriPipkin Middle is the number 232 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#232 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.10.9:1
  7. 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 Pipkin Middle

  1. How many students attend Pipkin Middle?
    359 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 340 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Springfield, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pipkin Middle?
    10.9 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.
  3. Is Pipkin Middle a Title I school?
    Pipkin Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pipkin Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Pipkin Middle scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 18% 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.
  5. What district is Pipkin Middle in?
    Springfield R-Xii, NCES district ID 2928860. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292886001813 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.

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