About Us
Pipkin Middle School is an International Baccalaureate Middle Years World School. Pipkin currently serves about 525 students sixth through eighth grade. Pipkin is the most diverse middle school of the nine middle schools in the district.
American Indian, Asian, African American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian and Multi-Racial ethnic groups make up about 44% of Pipkin’s student population.
About 86% of Pipkin’s student families receive financial support for school meals. Forty-three percent of the students are female; 57% male.
Staff members work in close partnership with Pipkin families to directly support the academic, social, physical, emotional and moral growth and education of each student. A dozen cafe and custodial staff also serve at Pipkin. The Pipkin staff includes 60 teachers; two counselors; a librarian and nurse; a coordinator of student interventions and social worker; a speech therapist; a school police officer; three administrators, an MYP Coordinator, a Literacy Coach, two administrative assistants, and six paraprofessionals.
The teachers and administrators are highly qualified based on state and federal requirements. Five teachers are certified as cross categorical Special Education teachers; one is a Title 1 reading specialist and one is a Title 1 Math Specialist.
Historical Information
 Construction began on Pipkin Junior High School in 1923, but was not completed until 1925 because the school district lacked the money to finish the building until a bond issue was passed in 1925. The school was located at 1201 Boonville (address later changed to 1215 Boonville). Contract for the completion of the building was awarded to M.E. Gillioz of Monett. Pipkin was named for school board member William H. Pipkin. He also owned the property on which the school was built. Earl Hawkins was the architect. The first principal of Pipkin was Dr. C. Benton Manley. The name of the weekly student newspaper was the Pipkin Pilot. In 2006 the Pipkin Faculty began exploring the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Program which provides a curriculum focused on holistic learning, communication skills and cultural awareness. Pipkin became an IB MYP World School on December 18, 2009. Springfield passed a $53 million bond in 2023 to build a new building for Pipkin just a few blocks from its original site. At completion of the building, Pipkin moved into their state-of-the -art building in August 2026. The postcard is a black-and-white photograph showing Pipkin as it looked when newly built 100 years ago while the second picture showcases the new, present-day building. |