Summary:
South Middle is a public middle school located in Raytown, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the Raytown C-2 School District, which is ranked 336 out of 386 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. South Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Missouri middle schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 393 out of 435 schools in the 2015-2016 school year.
South Middle's academic performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 16.6% of 6th-grade students, 14.2% of 7th-grade students, and 5.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 44.4%, 40.6%, and 30.6%, respectively. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 30.7% in 2021-2022 to 43.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 72.8% of South Middle's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
When comparing South Middle to other nearby schools, both within the Raytown C-2 district and in other districts, it becomes clear that South Middle is underperforming. For example, Raytown Middle and Raytown Central Middle, which are also part of the Raytown C-2 district, have higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates than South Middle. Despite the challenges faced by South Middle, the data suggests that there are opportunities for improvement, such as the school's performance on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, where 38.2% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Raytown C-2
SchoolDigger Rank:
413th of 451 Missouri Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,101
Students who attend South Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for South Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.7
Number of students: 533
Racial breakdown:
African American:
60.8%
White:
15.4%
Hispanic:
13.9%
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Two or more races:
7.5%
Asian:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.8%
American Indian:
0.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.3%
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