Hoech Middle

Summary:

Hoech Middle is a public middle school located in Saint Ann, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Ritenour School District, which is ranked 326 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hoech Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools, with a ranking between 377-502 out of 451-633 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoech Middle faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on MAP tests, and poor performance for specific student subgroups such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. Despite the high level of economic disadvantage at the school, with around 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's per-student spending is relatively high, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of resources to address the unique challenges faced by the school.

When comparing Hoech Middle to other nearby middle schools, such as West Middle, Ferguson Middle, and Ritenour Middle, the performance gap is quite significant. These nearby schools, while still struggling in some areas, generally outperform Hoech Middle across various metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and subgroup performance. Addressing the complex challenges faced by Hoech Middle will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that addresses the root causes of the school's challenges and implements effective, evidence-based strategies to support student success.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 3312 Ashby Rd
       Saint Ann, MO  63074-3597


(314) 493-6200

District: Ritenour

SchoolDigger Rank:
377th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,352 Help


Students who attend Hoech Middle usually attend:

High:    Ritenour Senior High

Feeder schools for Hoech Middle:

Elementary:    Buder Elementary
    Iveland Elementary
    Kratz Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  652

Racial breakdown:

African American:
45.2%
Hispanic:
26.2%
White:
17.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hoech Middle ranks worse than 83.6% of middle schools in Missouri. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.82. (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 Student population at Hoech Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (45.2%), Hispanic (26.2%), White (17.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hoech Middle is 12.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hoech Middle is $11,352.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hoech Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoech Middle 377th of 451 Missouri public middle schools. (See Hoech Middle in the ranking list.)

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Ritenour:

SchoolDigger ranks Ritenour 326th of 386 Missouri school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hoech Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 26.48 543rd 619 12.3%
2007 21.30 567th 624 9.1%
2008 23.20 564th 624 9.6%
2009 26.55 518th 601 13.8%
2010 26.80 547th 614 10.9%
2011 26.36 540th 625 13.6%
2012 19.54 571st 623 8.3%
2013 20.08 581st 649 10.5%
2014 18.34 575th 633 9.2%
2015 18.30 532nd 585 9.1%
2016 17.08 385th 435 11.5%
2017 21.34 491st 568 13.6%
2018 16.72 495th 552 10.3%
2019 20.49 502nd 587 14.5%
2021 19.32 378th 454 16.7%
2022 15.77 398th 459 13.3%
2023 17.52 395th 459 13.9%
2024 19.82 377th 451 16.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.48 66th 79 16.5%
2019 25.20 79th 98 19.4%
2021 44.74 12th 31 61.3%
2022 33.94 28th 45 37.8%
2023 25.25 34th 44 22.7%
2024 27.27 37th 51 27.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 42.97 43rd 68 36.8%
2023 13.98 66th 68 2.9%
2024 24.48 63rd 72 12.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.83 181st 192 5.7%
2024 30.93 143rd 194 26.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.90 326th 422 22.7%
2019 37.15 325th 482 32.6%
2021 41.10 236th 371 36.4%
2022 33.36 265th 365 27.4%
2023 34.02 284th 382 25.7%
2024 36.87 254th 378 32.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.76 101st 162 37.7%
2019 29.82 148th 204 27.5%
2021 35.42 130th 195 33.3%
2022 30.30 137th 187 26.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.65 89th 104 14.4%
2019 18.90 113th 121 6.6%
2021 9.86 42nd 44 4.5%
2023 3.91 47th 48 2.1%
2024 42.12 35th 45 22.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.81 94th 129 27.1%
2019 32.18 107th 149 28.2%
2021 42.02 83rd 135 38.5%
2022 29.61 109th 148 26.4%
2023 45.36 80th 153 47.7%
2024 51.61 58th 144 59.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.59 93rd 96 3.1%
2019 20.42 113th 130 13.1%
2021 37.30 44th 67 34.3%
2022 29.14 57th 78 26.9%
2023 20.60 68th 74 8.1%
2024 20.72 68th 74 8.1%
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Rank History for White students at Hoech Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.93 245th 479 48.9%
2019 55.06 198th 527 62.4%
2021 35.50 252nd 376 33.0%
2022 29.55 284th 381 25.5%
2023 27.52 294th 385 23.6%
2024 33.28 266th 379 29.8%
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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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Data source: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Hoech 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 705 705
1992 564 234 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 810
1993 545 217 3 2 3 n/a n/a 0 770
1994 520 235 3 0 3 n/a n/a 0 761
1995 503 292 8 7 1 n/a n/a 0 811
1996 503 292 8 7 1 n/a n/a 0 811
1997 556 206 12 9 0 n/a n/a 0 783
1998 546 191 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 755
1999 505 197 14 8 0 n/a n/a 0 724
2000 505 198 17 12 3 n/a n/a 0 735
2001 496 225 12 17 2 n/a n/a 0 752
2002 516 281 10 23 4 n/a n/a 0 834
2003 516 281 10 23 4 n/a n/a 0 834
2004 476 291 13 40 7 n/a n/a 0 827
2005 451 303 15 45 9 n/a n/a 0 823
2006 414 311 17 69 7 n/a n/a 0 818
2007 370 295 16 72 6 n/a n/a 0 759
2008 334 300 22 72 1 n/a n/a 0 729
2009 354 312 27 73 3 n/a n/a 0 769
2010 338 315 24 81 6 n/a n/a 0 764
2011 344 309 18 95 5 0 2 0 773
2012 312 330 17 108 2 0 11 0 780
2013 300 306 13 118 1 0 36 0 774
2014 255 301 18 114 2 0 28 0 718
2015 264 277 12 110 2 0 39 0 704
2016 261 282 14 117 2 1 39 0 716
2017 255 278 10 128 3 2 46 0 722
2018 215 315 14 145 2 1 54 0 746
2019 205 322 15 166 0 1 65 0 774
2020 201 317 15 185 1 1 76 0 796
2021 176 357 11 190 1 1 83 0 819
2022 155 357 10 206 1 1 72 0 802
2023 52 132 3 82 0 0 30 0 299
2024 117 295 7 171 0 1 61 0 652

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 Hoech Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 705 46.0 15.3 n/a
1992 810 44.0 18.4 29.5
1993 770 43.0 17.9 27.7
1994 761 43.0 17.7 37.5
1995 811 43.2 18.8 34.3
1996 811 43.2 18.8 34.3
1997 783 42.2 18.6 31
1998 755 43.2 17.5 37.7
1999 724 44.0 16.5 0.1
2000 735 42.7 17.2 50.9
2001 752 44.5 16.9 45.9
2002 834 44.9 18.6 45.4
2003 834 44.9 18.6 45.4
2004 827 45.9 18.0 55.6
2005 823 48.4 17.0 60.9
2006 818 46.7 17.5 62.1
2007 759 45.6 16.6 67.6
2008 729 44.6 16.3 64.3
2009 769 45.0 17.1 67
2010 764 45.0 16.9 70.9
2011 773 44.6 17.3 74.3
2012 780 44.6 17.4 79.1
2013 774 44.5 17.3 80.7
2014 718 46.5 15.4 84.1
2015 704 47.0 14.9 81.5
2016 716 47.0 15.2 71.2
2017 722 47.5 15.1 74.1
2018 746 47.5 15.6 100
2019 774 50.0 15.4 99.6
2020 796 49.6 16.0 99.6
2021 819 49.6 16.4 99.6
2022 802 55.7 14.3 99.6
2023 299 52.7 5.6 99
2024 652 52.1 12.5 100

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 Hoech Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 705 46.0 15.3 n/a
1992 810 44.0 18.4 29.5
1993 770 43.0 17.9 27.7
1994 761 43.0 17.7 37.5
1995 811 43.2 18.8 34.3
1996 811 43.2 18.8 34.3
1997 783 42.2 18.6 31
1998 755 43.2 17.5 37.7
1999 724 44.0 16.5 0.1
2000 735 42.7 17.2 50.9
2001 752 44.5 16.9 45.9
2002 834 44.9 18.6 45.4
2003 834 44.9 18.6 45.4
2004 827 45.9 18.0 55.6
2005 823 48.4 17.0 60.9
2006 818 46.7 17.5 62.1
2007 759 45.6 16.6 67.6
2008 729 44.6 16.3 64.3
2009 769 45.0 17.1 67
2010 764 45.0 16.9 70.9
2011 773 44.6 17.3 74.3
2012 780 44.6 17.4 79.1
2013 774 44.5 17.3 80.7
2014 718 46.5 15.4 84.1
2015 704 47.0 14.9 81.5
2016 716 47.0 15.2 71.2
2017 722 47.5 15.1 74.1
2018 746 47.5 15.6 100
2019 774 50.0 15.4 99.6
2020 796 49.6 16.0 99.6
2021 819 49.6 16.4 99.6
2022 802 55.7 14.3 99.6
2023 299 52.7 5.6 99
2024 652 52.1 12.5 100

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 Hoech Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $49 (0.5%) $9,887 (99.5%) $9,936
2020 $533 (5.5%) $9,180 (94.5%) $9,714
2021 $236 (2.4%) $9,519 (97.6%) $9,755
2022 $924 (8.1%) $10,428 (91.9%) $11,352

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hoech Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 502nd of 587 Middle schoolsRanks 395th of 459 Middle schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Hoech Middle)32.421.8
 10.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ritenour)29.422
 7.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)42.543.7
 1.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hoech Middle)36.921.6
 15.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ritenour)32.919
 13.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)45.937.5
 8.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hoech Middle)24.615.2
 9.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ritenour)25.715.2
 10.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)3839.5
 1.5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hoech Middle)34.617.3
 17.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ritenour)3418.1
 15.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)43.637.3
 6.3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hoech Middle)1.515.6
 14.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ritenour)719.4
 12.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Missouri)2930
 1%
8th Grade Science (Hoech Middle)22.714.4
 8.3%
   8th Grade Science (Ritenour)25.616.6
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Missouri)43.737.8
 5.9%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Hoech Middle)24.527.2
 2.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ritenour)26.629.1
 2.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Missouri)47.342.7
 4.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Hoech Middle)38.145.9
 7.8%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ritenour)23.528.5
 5%
   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 Students774299
 61.4%
African American322132
 59%
American Indian00
Asian153
 80%
Hispanic16682
 50.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White20552
 74.6%
Two or More Races6530
 53.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.6%99%
 0.6%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 652 students attended Hoech Middle.

Students at Hoech Middle are 45% African American, 26% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Hoech Middle usually go on to attend Ritenour Senior High

Hoech Middle ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Missouri middle schools.


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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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