Central Middle

Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Central Middle in Cape Girardeau, Missouri enrolled 623 students in 2024-25 with 47.4 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. 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, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

604 students in 2022-23, 610 students in 2023-24, 623 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.8 to 47.4.

Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 610, 2024-25: 62302004006008002022-236042023-246102024-25623
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 610, 2024-25: 62302004006008002022-236042023-246102024-25623
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 610, 2024-25: 62302004006008002022-236042023-246102024-25623
Students enrolled at Central Middle by school year2022-23: 604, 2023-24: 610, 2024-25: 62302004006008002022-236042023-246102024-25623
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360449.812.1
2023-2461047.512.9
2024-2562347.413.2

13.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 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; Central Middle 13.2; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 13.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Central Middle 13.2; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 13.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Central Middle 13.2; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 13.2state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Central Middle 13.2; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherCentral Middle 13.2state 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 280 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Middle enrolled 599 students and had 2.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 47 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.1, one per 280 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions47
  • Chronically absent16.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.2% of students were White, 36.6% Black, 13.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White38.2%
  2. Black36.6%
  3. Two or more races13.5%
  4. Hispanic10.3%
  5. Asian1.3%
  6. American Indian0.2%

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 Central Middle scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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, 2021-2240%39%43.2%
Math, 2022-2332%34% (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 Cape Girardeau

2 public middle schools in Cape Girardeau report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Central Jr. High63311.7100.0%
Central Middle62313.2100.0%

All public schools in Cape Girardeau →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Middle

  1. Central Jr. HighThe nearest public middle school, 0.2 miles away: 633 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Scott City MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.7 miles away: 223 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  3. Compare Central Middle with Central Jr. HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cape Girardeau Public Schools spends per student$12,129 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,129
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriCentral Middle is the number 107 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#107 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.2:1
  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 Central Middle

  1. How many students attend Central Middle?
    623 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 604 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cape Girardeau, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Middle?
    13.2 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 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.
  4. How do students at Central Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central Middle scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 Central Middle in?
    Cape Girardeau Public Schools, NCES district ID 2907120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 290712002798 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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