Center Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kansas City, Missouri

Center Middle in Kansas City, Missouri enrolled 493 students in 2024-25 with 46.4 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

560 students in 2022-23, 524 students in 2023-24, 493 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.9 to 46.4.

Students enrolled at Center Middle by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 524, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-235602023-245242024-25493
Students enrolled at Center Middle by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 524, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-235602023-245242024-25493
Students enrolled at Center Middle by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 524, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-235602023-245242024-25493
Students enrolled at Center Middle by school year2022-23: 560, 2023-24: 524, 2024-25: 49302004006002022-235602023-245242024-25493
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356048.911.5
2023-2452448.410.8
2024-2549346.410.6

10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Center Middle 10.6; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCenter Middle 10.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Center Middle 10.6; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCenter Middle 10.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Center Middle 10.6; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCenter Middle 10.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Center Middle 10.6; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCenter Middle 10.6state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

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 289 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Center Middle enrolled 577 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 177 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 289 of the 577 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions177
  • Chronically absent28.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.5% of students were Black, 15.2% White, 13.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black61.5%
  2. White15.2%
  3. Hispanic13.2%
  4. Two or more races9.5%
  5. Asian0.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Center Middle scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2222%25%43.2%
Math, 2022-2314%15% (2021-22)40.3%

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

25 public middle schools in Kansas City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
New Mark Middle96515.417.9%
Smith-Hale Middle77016.8100.0%
Walden Middle73013.023.4%
Northgate Middle68912.753.6%
Plaza Middle67312.426.0%
Raytown Middle66714.556.7%
Lakeview Middle65312.015.3%
Eastgate 6th Grade Center62912.749.8%

All public schools in Kansas City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Center Middle

  1. University Academy-MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 265 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
  2. Hickman Mills 6th Grade CenterThe next nearest public middle school, 4.6 miles away: 590 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  3. Compare Center Middle with University Academy-MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Center 58 School District spends per student$16,423 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,423
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriCenter Middle is the number 167 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#167 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.10.6:1
  7. 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 Center Middle

  1. How many students attend Center Middle?
    493 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 560 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kansas City, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Middle?
    10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Center Middle a Title I school?
    Center Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Center Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Center Middle scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri'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.
  5. What district is Center Middle in?
    Center 58 School District, NCES district ID 2908250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290825000230 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.

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