R. G. Central Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · St Louis, Missouri
R. G. Central Middle in St Louis, Missouri enrolled 578 students in 2024-25 with 41.5 full-time teachers, 13.9 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, 7% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less 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 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 38%
691 students in 2022-23, 612 students in 2023-24, 578 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 41.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 691 | 30.0 | 23.0 |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 39.0 | 15.7 |
| 2024-25 | 578 | 41.5 | 13.9 |
13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 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.
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 251 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection R. G. Central Middle enrolled 752 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 566 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 251 of the 752 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions566
- Chronically absent58.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.1% of students were Black, 1.4% Hispanic, 1.2% White in 2024-25.
- Black97.1%
- Hispanic1.4%
- White1.2%
- Asian0.3%
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 R. G. Central Middle scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 7% | 11% | 43.2% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 1% or less | 2% (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 St Louis
21 public middle schools in St Louis report 2024-25 enrollment; R. G. Central Middle is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ladue Middle | 1,053 | 13.6 | 8.3% |
| Hixson Middle | 982 | 14.1 | 11.5% |
| Robert H. Sperreng Middle | 941 | 15.4 | 14.8% |
| Ritenour Middle | 737 | 15.2 | 100.0% |
| Oakville Middle | 629 | 14.5 | 13.4% |
| R. G. Central Middle | 578 | 13.9 | 63.8% |
| Bernard Middle | 577 | 13.3 | 19.6% |
| Rogers Middle | 555 | 13.6 | 36.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about R. G. Central Middle
- Westview Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 524 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Rose Johnson Jennings Jr. HighThe next nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 310 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare R. G. Central Middle with Westview Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Riverview Gardens spends per student$12,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,486
- The largest public schools in MissouriR. G. Central Middle is the number 129 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#129 of 390
- Missouri schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.13.9:1
- 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 R. G. Central Middle
How many students attend R. G. Central Middle?
578 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 691 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in St Louis, MO.What is the student-teacher ratio at R. G. Central Middle?
13.9 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.Is R. G. Central Middle a Title I school?
R. G. Central Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at R. G. Central Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at R. G. Central Middle scored proficient or above: 7% in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less 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.What district is R. G. Central Middle in?
Riverview Gardens, NCES district ID 2926670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 292667002539 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.