Carl B. Bruce Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kansas City, Kansas
Carl B. Bruce Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas enrolled 821 students in 2024-25 with 53.6 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Kansas middle-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 7% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 3% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
837 students in 2022-23, 835 students in 2023-24, 821 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.3 to 53.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 837 | 50.3 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 47.8 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 821 | 53.6 | 15.3 |
15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 89 of every 100 Kansas middle schools
Among the 220 Kansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 474 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Carl B. Bruce Middle School enrolled 948 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 145 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 474 of the 948 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions145
- Chronically absent51.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
64.9% of students were Hispanic, 26.1% Black, 3.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic64.9%
- Black26.1%
- Two or more races3.7%
- Asian2.8%
- White2.1%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Carl B. Bruce Middle School scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 7% | 14% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 3% | 10% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Kansas City
10 public middle schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment; Carl B. Bruce Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl B. Bruce Middle School | 821 | 15.3 | 82.9% |
| Gloria Willis Middle School | 737 | 18.8 | 78.8% |
| Central Middle | 687 | 16.6 | 78.9% |
| Piper Middle | 680 | 13.9 | 22.4% |
| D D Eisenhower Middle | 634 | 17.2 | 63.1% |
| Turner Middle School | 585 | 14.2 | 75.0% |
| Argentine Middle | 519 | 13.6 | 71.5% |
| Rosedale Middle | 501 | 14.1 | 80.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Carl B. Bruce Middle School
- Central MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 687 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Gloria Willis Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.0 miles away: 737 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
- Compare Carl B. Bruce Middle School with Central MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Kansas City spends per student$17,611 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,611
- The largest public schools in KansasCarl B. Bruce Middle School is the number 10 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#10 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.15.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Carl B. Bruce Middle School
How many students attend Carl B. Bruce Middle School?
821 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 837 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kansas City, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Carl B. Bruce Middle School?
15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for middle schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Carl B. Bruce Middle School a Title I school?
Carl B. Bruce Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Carl B. Bruce Middle School scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 3% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Carl B. Bruce Middle School in?
Kansas City, NCES district ID 2007950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200795001415 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.