Summary:
Center Middle is a public middle school located in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 560 students. The school is part of the Center 58 School District, which is ranked 318 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Center Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Missouri middle schools, with a ranking between 388-550 out of 454-633 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time.
Center Middle's academic performance, as measured by MAP test proficiency rates, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 2.9% for 8th grade to 14.7% for 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 30.6% and 44.4%, respectively. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rates ranged from 22% for 6th grade to 27.6% for 7th grade, compared to the state averages of 37.6% and 37.8%. Center Middle also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.6% to 39.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 66.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is much higher than the state average.
When comparing Center Middle to nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school's academic performance is significantly lower than its peers. For example, Grandview Middle, located just 5.77 miles away, has consistently higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts, with 6th-grade Mathematics proficiency at 26.1% compared to Center Middle's 14.7%. Several nearby charter schools, such as Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle and Frontier School of Excellence-M, also outperform Center Middle across multiple academic measures, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Center 58
SchoolDigger Rank:
395th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,956
Students who attend Center Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Center Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.4
Number of students: 560
Racial breakdown:
African American:
63.4%
White:
14.3%
Hispanic:
11.4%
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Two or more races:
9.1%
Asian:
1.3%
American Indian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.4%
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