DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE
Score 78.1/100: better than 78% of Missouri middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2024-25)
% Proficient or Advanced on state tests in Missouri, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Missouri schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year.
All 11 published results by grade and test
As published by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 6 | MAP | 43.2 | 83 |
| English language arts | Grade 7 | MAP | 55 | 80 |
| English language arts | Grade 8 | MAP | hidden (small group) | 82 |
| English language arts | All grades | MAP | 52.8 | 242 |
| Math | Grade 6 | MAP | 67.4 | 83 |
| Math | Grade 7 | MAP | hidden (small group) | 80 |
| Math | Grade 8 | MAP | 7.6 | 53 |
| Math | High school | MAP | hidden (small group) | 28 |
| Math | All grades | MAP | 54.1 | 242 |
| Science | Grade 8 | MAP | 43.8 | 82 |
| Science | All grades | MAP | 43.8 | 82 |
School profile
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students
- 234
- Type
- Middle school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
Festus, MO 63028
"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Missouri. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
Missouri publishes the percentage of students at each performance level; we add up the levels it counts as proficient.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE at a glance
DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLE is a public middle school in Festus, Missouri, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Jefferson Co. R-Vii school district. It has about 234 students (a typical Missouri middle school has 423). About 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 46% at a typical Missouri middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.
In 2024-25 state tests, 53% in English language arts (similar schools: 43%) and 54% in math (similar schools: 46%) reached the state standard (% Proficient or Advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Missouri middle schools, it scores 78.1 out of 100: better than 78% of them, ranking #76 of 344. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.