Central Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Kansas City, Kansas
Central Middle in Kansas City, Kansas enrolled 687 students in 2024-25 with 41.5 full-time teachers, 16.6 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, 9% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
686 students in 2022-23, 688 students in 2023-24, 687 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 41.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 686 | 43.5 | 15.8 |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 43.0 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 687 | 41.5 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 96 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 357 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Middle enrolled 714 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 100 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 357 of the 714 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions100
- Chronically absent42.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.0% of students were Hispanic, 12.2% Black, 4.5% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic77.0%
- Black12.2%
- Asian4.5%
- White3.3%
- Two or more races1.6%
- Pacific Islander1.2%
- American Indian0.1%
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 Central Middle scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 | 9% | 14% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 4% | 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; Central Middle is number 3 by size.
| 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 Central Middle
- Argentine MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 519 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Rosedale MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 501 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Compare Central Middle with Argentine 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 KansasCentral Middle is the number 30 by size of 220 Kansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#30 of 220
- Kansas schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 12.9 for middle schools.16.6:1
- 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 Central Middle
How many students attend Central Middle?
687 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 686 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Kansas City, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Middle?
16.6 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 Central Middle a Title I school?
Central Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Central Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Central Middle scored proficient or above: 9% in reading in 2021-22 and 4% 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 Central Middle in?
Kansas City, NCES district ID 2007950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200795001414 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.