Announcement ·
Eli Reese Reed Named Student of the Month for May
Eli Reese Reed earned May's Student of the Month honor for his curiosity, steady kindness, and the way he lifts up the people around him.
A school inspired by the Lake of the Ozarks
Learn Deep. Rise Together.
Ozark Middle School is a grades 6–8 community school in the Lake of the Ozarks region. Explore our academics, clubs, athletics, and the life of our school.
Ozark Middle School helps every learner become curious, capable, and kind through challenging academics, creative exploration, and stewardship of our lake community.
School profile
- Students
- 540Students
- Grades
- 6–8Grades
- Advisories
- 24Advisories
- Courses
- 67Courses
- Clubs
- 15Clubs
- Athletics
- 8Athletics
Learning at the Harbor
Four signature ways students learn, make, and grow on our lakeside campus.
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Lake Ecology
Students study the Harbor cove — testing water quality, tending a rain garden, and connecting classroom science to the place they learn in.
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Design Lab
In the Design Lab, students code, build, and iterate — from coding fundamentals and engineering design to robotics and media.
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Arts and Performance
Visual art, band, choir, strings, theatre, and media arts give every student a way to make, perform, and contribute to seasonal showcases.
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Harbor Seminar
Every student belongs to a small advisory focused on belonging, study habits, service, and goal-setting across all three grades.
Harbor News
Academics ·
Eighth Graders Present Capstone Exhibitions
Graduating eighth graders shared a season of self-directed capstone projects at a celebratory evening of exhibitions.
Arts ·
Spring Arts Showcase Fills the Harbor Commons
Painters, musicians, and stage crews turned the Harbor Commons into a gallery and concert hall for an evening of student art.
Upcoming Events
Family Curriculum Night
An evening for families to walk through the grade-level programs.
Harbor CommonsFamily
Fall Arts Showcase
A showcase of visual art, music, and theatre in the Harbor Commons.
Harbor Commons & black-box theaterArts
Harbor Seminar Service Day
An all-school service day organized through advisory groups.
Campus groundsSchool
Robotics Expo
A showcase where robotics teams demonstrate navigation challenges.
Design LabAcademic
Grade-Level Pathways
A three-year journey from curiosity to capstone.
Curiosity and Foundations
Sixth graders build strong learning habits, explore the arts and the Design Lab through the Exploration Wheel, and investigate the lake through integrated science.
Signature project: Cove Systems Field Guide
Explore Grade 6Connection and Craft
Seventh graders deepen analysis and argument, branch into electives, and take on a collaborative design challenge rooted in the campus.
Signature project: Community Design Challenge
Explore Grade 7Leadership and Capstone
Eighth graders take on complex texts and ideas, lead in clubs and seminar, and complete a capstone that they present to a exhibition audience.
Signature project: Harbor Capstone
Explore Grade 8Student Stories
Meet a few of our students.
Avery M.
Grade 6
Interests: watercolor, trail running
“I like making something beautiful out of an ordinary afternoon.”
Diego R.
Grade 6
Interests: robotics, puzzles
“A broken gear is just a riddle waiting for the right idea.”
Priya S.
Grade 6
Interests: chess, origami
“I love a game where one quiet move changes everything.”
School spirit
Home of the Harbor Otters
From Lake Ecology field days to the Morning News Studio, Harbor Otters show up with curiosity, belonging, and stewardship. Clubs, athletics, the arts, and service all live under one roof.
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Caring for the lake and one another
Through Harbor Seminar service days and the Service Crew, students care for the campus, the cove, and each other — learning that small, steady efforts add up to real stewardship.