Margaret Buerkle Middle

Summary:

Margaret Buerkle Middle is a public middle school located in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 588 students. The school is part of the Mehlville R-Ix District, which is ranked 95 out of 386 districts in Missouri and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Margaret Buerkle Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri middle schools, with a ranking of 188 out of 451 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, it stands out in certain subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, where it ranks higher compared to other Missouri middle schools. However, the school generally underperforms in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Margaret Buerkle Middle has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 30.0% in recent school years, which is significantly higher than the state average. These challenges may be linked to the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.31% to 57.82% in recent years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the analysis reveals that there are several higher-performing middle schools within a relatively close proximity to Margaret Buerkle Middle, such as Washington Middle, Oakville Middle, and Robert H. Sperreng Middle. This proximity to stronger-performing schools presents an opportunity for Margaret Buerkle Middle to learn from and potentially collaborate with these schools to identify and implement best practices that could benefit its own students. Additionally, the school's commitment to investing in resources, with per-student spending increasing from $8,545 in 2018-2019 to $11,347 in 2021-2022, suggests a dedication to improving the educational outcomes for its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 623 Buckley Rd
       Saint Louis, MO  63125-5304


(314) 467-6800

District: Mehlville R-Ix

SchoolDigger Rank:
188th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,347 Help


Students who attend Margaret Buerkle Middle usually attend:

High:    Mehlville High School

Feeder schools for Margaret Buerkle Middle:

Elementary:    Bierbaum Elementary
    Forder Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  556

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.9%
African American:
11.5%
Asian:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.6% Help


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Compare Details Margaret Buerkle Middle ranks better than 58.3% of middle schools in Missouri. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Mehlville R-Ix School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.02. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (66.9%), African American (11.5%), Asian (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 51.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Mehlville R-Ix School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Margaret Buerkle Middle is 12.1, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Mehlville R-Ix School District. (See more...)
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Compare Margaret Buerkle Middle employs 45.6 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Margaret Buerkle Middle is $11,347, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Mehlville R-Ix School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Margaret Buerkle Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Margaret Buerkle Middle 188th of 451 Missouri public middle schools. (See Margaret Buerkle Middle in the ranking list.)

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Mehlville R-Ix:

SchoolDigger ranks Mehlville R-Ix 95th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Margaret Buerkle Middle

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Rank History for all students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.36 451st 619 27.1%
2007 41.04 435th 624 30.3%
2008 43.52 423rd 624 32.2%
2009 40.35 428th 601 28.8%
2010 39.63 443rd 614 27.9%
2011 39.06 442nd 625 29.3%
2012 46.56 373rd 623 40.1%
2013 45.30 401st 649 38.2%
2014 39.72 435th 633 31.3%
2015 27.08 478th 585 18.3%
2016 39.83 295th 435 32.2%
2017 42.39 351st 568 38.2%
2018 48.50 286th 552 48.2%
2019 36.05 402nd 587 31.5%
2021 39.21 283rd 454 37.7%
2022 34.23 315th 459 31.4%
2023 28.09 339th 459 26.1%
2024 57.02 188th 451 58.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.10 46th 98 53.1%
2022 35.44 24th 45 46.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.37 11th 68 83.8%
2023 43.81 34th 68 50.0%
2024 78.67 6th 72 91.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.18 113th 192 41.1%
2024 28.05 154th 194 20.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.05 176th 422 58.3%
2019 31.72 369th 482 23.4%
2021 39.21 247th 371 33.4%
2022 22.31 320th 365 12.3%
2023 26.83 316th 382 17.3%
2024 65.26 100th 378 73.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.12 72nd 162 55.6%
2019 56.87 81st 204 60.3%
2021 51.14 73rd 195 62.6%
2022 70.43 37th 187 80.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.85 29th 38 23.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.41 81st 129 37.2%
2019 37.11 95th 149 36.2%
2021 40.20 86th 135 36.3%
2022 32.38 103rd 148 30.4%
2023 43.39 82nd 153 46.4%
2024 72.45 26th 144 81.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.99 38th 130 70.8%
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Rank History for White students at Margaret Buerkle Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.25 252nd 479 47.4%
2019 30.17 391st 527 25.8%
2021 32.45 271st 376 27.9%
2022 26.57 302nd 381 20.7%
2023 20.42 331st 385 14.0%
2024 44.54 205th 379 45.9%
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Data source: test scores: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Open Quote Admin is weak in managing teachers and too many teachers dont care about teaching children how to learn. Focus is too high on teaching to the test and not in teaching children the needed lessons to succeed later in school life. Lets face it, middle school content is not rocket science. Any high school graduate has the knowledge needed to teach the content matter. The teachers job is to teach the student how to learn later when the content gets more difficult. Most Buerkle teachers do not have that ability and lack leadership and guidance from administration. All around, a "poster child" for home schooling.
I hope the high school is better... Close Quote



Enrollment information for Margaret Buerkle Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 701 701
1992 562 146 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 713
1993 575 143 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 730
1994 631 160 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1995 608 123 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 744
1996 608 123 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 744
1997 589 134 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 739
1998 573 129 14 7 0 n/a n/a 0 723
1999 578 122 19 6 0 n/a n/a 0 725
2000 580 100 22 5 0 n/a n/a 0 707
2001 541 100 16 4 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2002 635 97 19 7 1 n/a n/a 0 759
2003 635 97 19 7 1 n/a n/a 0 759
2004 563 140 17 6 0 n/a n/a 0 726
2005 501 150 15 10 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2006 493 122 10 4 1 n/a n/a 0 630
2007 488 89 15 7 1 n/a n/a 0 600
2008 513 88 15 6 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2009 533 77 20 9 2 n/a n/a 0 641
2010 563 80 19 13 1 n/a n/a 0 676
2011 503 78 21 14 1 0 1 0 618
2012 482 73 19 21 3 0 6 0 604
2013 464 39 21 25 4 0 6 0 559
2014 462 66 26 30 3 0 13 0 600
2015 429 62 31 34 1 0 17 0 574
2016 437 49 26 29 1 0 28 0 570
2017 433 50 25 27 3 0 35 0 573
2018 454 60 21 31 5 1 32 0 604
2019 478 63 31 37 5 1 31 0 646
2020 460 72 31 31 5 1 33 0 633
2021 448 68 37 33 4 0 47 0 637
2022 374 61 37 31 3 0 41 0 547
2023 400 65 43 33 3 1 43 0 588
2024 372 64 49 27 1 2 41 0 556

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Margaret Buerkle Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 701 38.5 18.2 n/a
1992 713 39.7 17.9 17.1
1993 730 39.2 18.6 24.9
1994 799 39.3 20.3 22.7
1995 744 38.3 19.4 25.8
1996 744 38.3 19.4 25.8
1997 739 38.7 19.1 20.8
1998 723 44.0 16.4 21.3
1999 725 44.5 16.3 8.4
2000 707 43.5 16.3 28.9
2001 661 44.5 14.9 29
2002 759 44.0 17.3 19.6
2003 759 44.0 17.3 19.6
2004 726 44.4 16.4 28.4
2005 676 38.3 17.7 21.9
2006 630 37.2 16.9 26.2
2007 600 36.2 16.6 28.7
2008 623 36.5 17.1 30
2009 641 37.5 17.1 32.8
2010 676 37.7 17.9 38.6
2011 618 38.2 16.1 40.9
2012 604 37.8 15.9 43
2013 559 38.1 14.6 46.5
2014 600 37.6 15.9 51.8
2015 574 40.0 14.3 51.7
2016 570 40.0 14.2 42.8
2017 573 40.1 14.2 48.9
2018 604 40.5 14.9 48.8
2019 646 42.9 15.0 45.8
2020 633 44.4 14.2 42
2021 637 43.1 14.7 48.7
2022 547 43.6 12.5 39.3
2023 588 43.7 13.4 57.8
2024 556 45.6 12.1 51.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Margaret Buerkle Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 701 38.5 18.2 n/a
1992 713 39.7 17.9 17.1
1993 730 39.2 18.6 24.9
1994 799 39.3 20.3 22.7
1995 744 38.3 19.4 25.8
1996 744 38.3 19.4 25.8
1997 739 38.7 19.1 20.8
1998 723 44.0 16.4 21.3
1999 725 44.5 16.3 8.4
2000 707 43.5 16.3 28.9
2001 661 44.5 14.9 29
2002 759 44.0 17.3 19.6
2003 759 44.0 17.3 19.6
2004 726 44.4 16.4 28.4
2005 676 38.3 17.7 21.9
2006 630 37.2 16.9 26.2
2007 600 36.2 16.6 28.7
2008 623 36.5 17.1 30
2009 641 37.5 17.1 32.8
2010 676 37.7 17.9 38.6
2011 618 38.2 16.1 40.9
2012 604 37.8 15.9 43
2013 559 38.1 14.6 46.5
2014 600 37.6 15.9 51.8
2015 574 40.0 14.3 51.7
2016 570 40.0 14.2 42.8
2017 573 40.1 14.2 48.9
2018 604 40.5 14.9 48.8
2019 646 42.9 15.0 45.8
2020 633 44.4 14.2 42
2021 637 43.1 14.7 48.7
2022 547 43.6 12.5 39.3
2023 588 43.7 13.4 57.8
2024 556 45.6 12.1 51.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Margaret Buerkle Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $29 (0.3%) $8,516 (99.7%) $8,545
2020 $119 (1.3%) $8,971 (98.7%) $9,089
2021 $421 (4.4%) $9,216 (95.6%) $9,638
2022 $396 (3.5%) $10,951 (96.5%) $11,347

Data source: Missouri Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Margaret Buerkle Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 402nd of 587 Middle schoolsRanks 339th of 459 Middle schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle)33.429.9
 3.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix)37.936.3
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)42.543.7
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle)38.129.4
 8.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix)49.438.4
 11%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)45.937.5
 8.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle)3024.5
 5.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix)37.931.5
 6.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)3839.5
 1.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle)34.929
 5.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix)48.435.1
 13.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)43.637.3
 6.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Margaret Buerkle Middle)19.59.4
 10.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Mehlville R-Ix)26.715.4
 11.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)2930
 1%
8th Grade Science (Margaret Buerkle Middle)43.621.7
 21.9%
   8th Grade Science (Mehlville R-Ix)54.738.7
 16%
   8th Grade Science (Missouri)43.737.8
 5.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Margaret Buerkle Middle)43.329.4
 13.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Mehlville R-Ix)54.146.5
 7.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)47.342.7
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Margaret Buerkle Middle)9446.7
 47.3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Mehlville R-Ix)59.440.5
 18.9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Missouri)45.341.5
 3.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students646588
 9%
African American6365
 3.2%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian3143
 38.7%
Hispanic3733
 10.8%
Pacific Islander11
White478400
 16.3%
Two or More Races3143
 38.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.8%57.8%
 12%


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Students at Margaret Buerkle Middle are 67% White, 12% African American, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 556 students attended Margaret Buerkle Middle.

Margaret Buerkle Middle ranks 188th of 451 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Margaret Buerkle Middle usually go on to attend Mehlville High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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