Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Summary:

Carl B. Bruce Middle School is a public middle school located in Kansas City, Kansas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 837 students. The school is part of the Kansas City school district, which is ranked 257 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carl B. Bruce Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Kansas, with rankings between 342 and 367 out of 343 to 368 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 9.03% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 5.22% proficient in mathematics. The school struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of Kansas middle schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. However, the school performs relatively better for English Language Learners and homeless students.

In contrast, the middle schools in the neighboring Shawnee Mission school district, such as Hocker Grove Middle and Indian Hills Middle, significantly outperform Carl B. Bruce Middle School and the other Kansas City district schools. These schools have much higher academic proficiency rates, lower percentages of students from low-income families, and higher overall rankings within the state. The low academic performance and high concentration of students from low-income families at Carl B. Bruce Middle School and the other Kansas City district schools suggest that socioeconomic factors may be a significant driver of the challenges these schools face.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2100 N 18th St
       Kansas City, KS  66104


(913) 627-4000

District: Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
358th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools


Students who attend Carl B. Bruce Middle School usually attend:

High:    Wyandotte High

Feeder schools for Carl B. Bruce Middle School:

Elementary:    Banneker Elementary
    Bertram Caruthers Elementary
    Chelsea Elementary
    Douglass Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  837

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.0%
African American:
29.9%
White:
3.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.1% Help


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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carl B. Bruce Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carl B. Bruce Middle School 358th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Carl B. Bruce Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Kansas City 257th of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Carl B. Bruce Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 0.14 277th 277 0.0%
2007 0.20 285th 286 0.3%
2008 0.18 295th 296 0.3%
2009 0.95 300th 307 2.3%
2010 0.35 310th 316 1.9%
2011 0.33 315th 320 1.6%
2012 0.69 339th 342 0.9%
2013 1.41 350th 355 1.4%
2015 4.98 366th 368 0.5%
2016 4.97 342nd 343 0.3%
2017 5.37 357th 358 0.3%
2018 5.88 346th 350 1.1%
2019 4.91 366th 368 0.5%
2021 4.37 367th 367 0.0%
2022 6.15 367th 368 0.3%
2023 7.14 359th 362 0.8%
2024 7.27 358th 362 1.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.83 34th 60 43.3%
2019 38.59 35th 58 39.7%
2021 35.54 43rd 56 23.2%
2022 35.84 41st 60 31.7%
2023 41.33 32nd 62 48.4%
2024 39.01 38th 65 41.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.46 113th 132 14.4%
2019 26.44 138th 157 12.1%
2021 22.53 145th 160 9.4%
2022 30.84 127th 171 25.7%
2023 22.59 154th 178 13.5%
2024 23.05 140th 164 14.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.34 251st 255 1.6%
2019 10.26 268th 270 0.7%
2021 9.59 273rd 275 0.7%
2022 12.78 268th 270 0.7%
2023 14.78 293rd 300 2.3%
2024 14.15 286th 296 3.4%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.83 2nd 2 0.0%
2022 15.66 6th 6 0.0%
2023 17.94 6th 7 14.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.89 273rd 275 0.7%
2019 5.49 294th 294 0.0%
2021 5.75 311th 313 0.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.46 113th 132 14.4%
2019 26.44 138th 157 12.1%
2021 22.53 145th 160 9.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.96 280th 280 0.0%
2019 5.68 300th 301 0.3%
2021 5.28 308th 308 0.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.75 53rd 57 7.0%
2019 20.40 65th 69 5.8%
2021 20.61 61st 65 6.2%
2022 22.42 64th 72 11.1%
2023 25.99 58th 73 20.5%
2024 19.74 68th 73 6.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.42 99th 114 13.2%
2019 16.23 125th 128 2.3%
2021 14.21 134th 135 0.7%
2022 16.81 137th 138 0.7%
2023 16.33 138th 140 1.4%
2024 20.22 125th 144 13.2%
See the entire list of Best Kansas Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Carl B. Bruce Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 9 447 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 460
1989 7 455 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 466
1990 8 415 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1991 8 459 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 469
1992 10 478 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 492
1993 9 490 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1994 8 456 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1995 8 475 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1996 8 475 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 484
1997 3 391 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 396
1998 4 434 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 443
1999 17 471 3 16 0 n/a n/a 0 507
2000 42 487 3 21 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2001 40 456 4 31 4 n/a n/a 0 535
2002 47 444 1 39 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2003 47 444 1 39 2 n/a n/a 0 533
2004 30 487 5 57 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2005 10 445 8 99 0 n/a n/a 0 562
2006 9 352 9 98 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2007 6 253 5 100 1 n/a n/a 0 365
2008 2 193 3 74 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2009 12 201 7 77 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2010 14 254 8 111 0 7 1 0 395
2011 11 242 15 128 3 2 1 0 402
2012 40 283 22 195 2 3 0 0 545
2013 20 337 21 243 1 0 4 0 626
2014 24 330 30 314 4 0 3 0 705
2015 46 316 27 333 0 1 6 0 729
2016 19 258 20 277 0 1 10 0 585
2017 17 245 12 237 1 2 10 0 524
2018 15 226 10 207 1 1 13 0 473
2019 18 300 29 393 1 3 12 0 756
2020 17 339 28 491 0 2 18 0 895
2021 21 296 31 530 2 2 20 0 902
2022 23 278 28 589 1 1 22 0 942
2023 25 250 20 519 1 3 19 0 837

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carl B. Bruce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 29.0 15.8 0
1989 466 30.0 15.5 n/a
1990 426 30.6 13.9 0
1991 469 29.6 15.8 n/a
1992 492 29.6 16.6 85
1993 501 39.2 12.8 69.9
1994 467 39.6 11.8 79
1995 484 38.0 12.7 85.5
1996 484 38.0 12.7 85.5
1997 396 32.8 12.1 90.7
1998 443 29.2 15.2 89.2
1999 507 29.4 17.2 89
2000 553 31.0 17.8 86.6
2001 535 26.5 20.2 85
2002 533 32.5 16.4 86.1
2003 533 32.5 16.4 86.1
2004 579 34.0 17.0 90.7
2005 562 37.0 15.2 90.6
2006 469 35.5 13.2 91.7
2007 365 37.0 9.9 92.3
2008 272 27.0 10.1 94.5
2009 297 22.5 13.2 97
2010 395 19.0 20.7 97
2011 402 28.2 14.2 97.5
2012 545 38.4 14.1 96.9
2013 626 44.3 14.1 98.2
2014 705 42.2 16.7 98.2
2015 729 49.0 14.8 96.2
2016 585 43.0 13.6 91.5
2017 524 41.2 12.7 91.6
2018 473 35.7 13.2 89.4
2019 756 49.3 15.3 74.6
2020 895 57.3 15.6 77.9
2021 902 56.2 16.0 91.4
2022 942 51.0 18.4 87
2023 837 50.2 16.6 86.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carl B. Bruce Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 460 29.0 15.8 0
1989 466 30.0 15.5 n/a
1990 426 30.6 13.9 0
1991 469 29.6 15.8 n/a
1992 492 29.6 16.6 85
1993 501 39.2 12.8 69.9
1994 467 39.6 11.8 79
1995 484 38.0 12.7 85.5
1996 484 38.0 12.7 85.5
1997 396 32.8 12.1 90.7
1998 443 29.2 15.2 89.2
1999 507 29.4 17.2 89
2000 553 31.0 17.8 86.6
2001 535 26.5 20.2 85
2002 533 32.5 16.4 86.1
2003 533 32.5 16.4 86.1
2004 579 34.0 17.0 90.7
2005 562 37.0 15.2 90.6
2006 469 35.5 13.2 91.7
2007 365 37.0 9.9 92.3
2008 272 27.0 10.1 94.5
2009 297 22.5 13.2 97
2010 395 19.0 20.7 97
2011 402 28.2 14.2 97.5
2012 545 38.4 14.1 96.9
2013 626 44.3 14.1 98.2
2014 705 42.2 16.7 98.2
2015 729 49.0 14.8 96.2
2016 585 43.0 13.6 91.5
2017 524 41.2 12.7 91.6
2018 473 35.7 13.2 89.4
2019 756 49.3 15.3 74.6
2020 895 57.3 15.6 77.9
2021 902 56.2 16.0 91.4
2022 942 51.0 18.4 87
2023 837 50.2 16.6 86.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carl B. Bruce Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,025 (27.9%) $7,825 (72.1%) $10,850

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carl B. Bruce Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 366th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 359th of 362 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)8.18.6
 0.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)17.414.1
 3.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)38.433.7
 4.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)5.64.2
 1.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)15.56.2
 9.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)11.714.7
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)13.914.3
 0.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)31.831.7
 0%
7th Grade Mathematics (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)6.94.4
 2.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)126.4
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)1.94.2
 2.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas City)10.87.6
 3.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)25.220.8
 4.4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)1.81.8
 0%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)13.64
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Carl B. Bruce Middle School)2.40.7
 1.6%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas City)125.2
 6.9%
   8th Grade Science (Kansas)30.722.7
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students756837
 10.7%
African American300250
 16.7%
American Indian11
Asian2920
 31%
Hispanic393519
 32.1%
Pacific Islander33
White1825
 38.9%
Two or More Races1219
 58.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.6%86.1%
 11.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Students who attend Carl B. Bruce Middle School usually go on to attend Wyandotte High

Carl B. Bruce Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Kansas middle schools.

Students at Carl B. Bruce Middle School are 62% Hispanic, 30% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 837 students attended Carl B. Bruce Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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