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Central Middle

Q: Is Central Middle a good school?

Central Middle ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kansas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Central Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central Middle?

Students at Central Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Q: What high school do graduates of Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Central Middle usually go on to attend Wyandotte High

Public Grades 6-8

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 368 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Central Middle serves 687 students in grades 6–8 in Kansas City, Kansas, within the Kansas City district. In 2025–26, proficiency was 12% in English language arts (ELA), 5% in math and 5% in science; its SchoolDigger ranking was 368th of 368 statewide, at the 0th percentile with 0 stars. The clearest concern is that Central had the lowest all-grade ELA and math results among its six nearby same-district middle-school peers.

Science is Central’s strongest subject relative to nearby peers, the district and the state, though its 5% proficiency rate remains low: it was close to the six peers’ 5% average, and its gaps were smaller in science than in ELA or math. Central was 33 percentage points below the state and 10 below the district in science, compared with gaps of 34 and 10 in ELA and 36 and 11 in math. By contrast, its ELA and math results were below all six same-district peers: their averages were 18% in ELA and 10% in math. Chronic absenteeism is another concern: 38% of Central students were chronically absent, versus 18% statewide and 39% in the district.

Central’s ELA proficiency rose from 9% in 2022–23 to 12% in 2025–26, and science rose from 3% to 5%; math was nearly unchanged. Even so, the gaps with the state widened over that period by 9 points in ELA, 9 in math and 5 in science. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking and 0-star rating underscore how low the latest results are. Central’s student-teacher ratio was 16.5, compared with a 15.4 average among its six same-district peers; its free/reduced-lunch rate was 84%, close to their 82% average. SchoolDigger’s African American student ranking fell from the 25th percentile in 2023–24 to the 1st in 2025–26, a sharp decline in its measure of how well the school serves that group. Its English Language Learner ranking also fell, from the 28th percentile in 2024–25 to the 9th in 2025–26.

687

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,844

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

925 Ivandale
Kansas City, KS 66101-3643

(913) 627-6150

District: Kansas City

Students who attend Central Middle usually attend:

High:

Wyandotte High

Feeder schools for Central Middle:

Elementary:	M E Pearson Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	McKinley Elementary School
	Whittier Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

African American:

12.2%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (7% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg18%

Kansas avg42%

368^th of 368

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Middle Schools in the Kansas City

264^th of 268Kansas City among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	2.6	368 of 368	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.1	363 of 363	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	357 of 362	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	358 of 362	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	359 of 368	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	362 of 367	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	360 of 368	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	344 of 350	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	356 of 358	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	340 of 343	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	360 of 368	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.2	351 of 355	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.1	327 of 342	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	295 of 320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.3	296 of 316	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.0	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.9	286 of 296	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	272 of 286	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.6	264 of 277	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	72 of 73	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	65 of 68	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	55 of 73	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	69 of 73	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	45 of 69	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	5.2	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	100 of 160	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	113 of 157	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	62 of 68	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	48 of 67	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	49 of 65	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	41 of 62	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	48 of 60	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.4	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	31 of 58	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	2.9	304 of 304	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	307 of 313	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	287 of 294	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	271 of 275	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	10.3	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	130 of 135	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	132 of 144	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	128 of 140	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	121 of 138	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	117 of 128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	107 of 114	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	6.4	294 of 295	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	279 of 285	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	284 of 296	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	290 of 300	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	252 of 270	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	260 of 275	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	251 of 270	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	249 of 255	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	317 of 317	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	302 of 308	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	295 of 301	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	278 of 280	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	157 of 171	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	145 of 177	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	161 of 164	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	160 of 178	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	64 of 171	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.5	100 of 160	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	113 of 157	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	129 of 132	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	1.1	349 of 349	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	347 of 347	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	349 of 349	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	348 of 349	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	333 of 333	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2021)38th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-34 vs state

Science5%-33 vs state

Mathematics5%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)				KAP Mathematics (2026)				KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle	Public	6-8	925 Ivandale	Kansas City	66101	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6150	687	41	16.5	84.3%	23 (3.3%)	84 (12.2%)	529 (77.0%)	31 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	2.6	368^th of 368 public middle schools	0.0%		3.1	363^rd of 363 public middle schools	0.0%	5	11.0	15.9	9.8	12.2	3.8	6.3	3.8	4.6	4.9	4.9	$17,844	$5,692	$12,152
Argentine Middle	Public	6-8	2123 Ruby Avenue	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6750	519	38	13.5	80.0%	57 (11.0%)	81 (15.6%)	351 (67.6%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	5.4	358^th of 368 public middle schools	2.7%		3.9	357^th of 363 public middle schools	1.7%	1	17.5	19.5	15.2	17.5	16.4	12.5	6.3	11.8	6.3	6.3	$20,499	$6,171	$14,328
Rosedale Middle	Public	6-8	3600 Springfield	Kansas City	66103	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6900	501	35	14.1	86.4%	44 (8.8%)	83 (16.6%)	350 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.6%)	4.4	360^th of 368 public middle schools	2.2%		3.9	358^th of 363 public middle schools	1.4%	2	18.4	21.1	12.7	17.5	11.1	9.0	3.8	8.0	3.8	3.8	$20,137	$6,699	$13,437
Carl B. Bruce Middle School	Public	6-8	2100 N 18th St	Kansas City	66104	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-4000	821	54	15.3	90.7%	17 (2.1%)	214 (26.1%)	533 (64.9%)	23 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	4.5	359^th of 368 public middle schools	2.4%		6.3	351^st of 363 public middle schools	3.3%	8	15.3	20.0	12.3	15.9	12.3	11.5	6.6	10.2	6.2	6.2	$17,863	$6,068	$11,794
Turner Middle School	Public	6-8	1312 South 55th	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	No	(913) 288-4000	585	41	14.1	82.7%	153 (26.2%)	87 (14.9%)	301 (51.5%)	16 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	22.3	313^th of 368 public middle schools	14.9%		18.9	318^th of 363 public middle schools	12.4%	5		29.8	32.0	30.8		26.3	26.5	26.4	21.7	21.7	$13,426	$2,369	$11,057
Turner Sixth Grade Academy	Public	6	6425 Riverview	Kansas City	66106	Wyandotte County	Turner-Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 288-3800	299	19	15.4	78.9%	75 (25.1%)	41 (13.7%)	150 (50.2%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.4%)								(n/a)	33.5			33.5	37.4			37.4			$13,253	$1,485	$11,768
Gloria Willis Middle School	Public	6-8	1735 N. 64th Terrace	Kansas City	66102	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6300	737	39	18.7	85.8%	39 (5.3%)	197 (26.7%)	421 (57.1%)	56 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.7%)	5.8	356^th of 368 public middle schools	3.3%		5.2	354^th of 363 public middle schools	2.5%	2	15.6	24.2	16.7	18.8	11.5	14.2	5.9	10.6	6.5	6.5	$17,786	$6,202	$11,584
Indian Hills Middle	Public	7-8	6400 Mission Rd	Prairie Village	66208	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	No	(913) 993-0400	879	58	15.1	13.8%	733 (83.4%)	13 (1.5%)	73 (8.3%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.0%)	98.1	1^st of 368 public middle schools	99.7%		96.9	4^th of 363 public middle schools	98.9%	3		74.3	75.9	75.1		73.3	74.9	74.1	71.8	71.8	$11,263	$410	$10,853
Hocker Grove Middle	Public	7-8	10400 Johnson Dr	Shawnee	66203	Johnson County	Shawnee Mission Pub School	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 993-0200	714	53	13.4	53.6%	372 (52.1%)	64 (9.0%)	225 (31.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	62.8	111^th of 368 public middle schools	69.8%		54.8	145^th of 363 public middle schools	60.1%	34		52.3	44.9	48.6		47.2	41.9	44.6	40.7	40.7	$11,857	$1,010	$10,846
D D Eisenhower Middle	Public	6-8	2901 N 72nd St	Kansas City	66109	Wyandotte County	Kansas City	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 627-6450	634	37	17.1	73.3%	70 (11.0%)	162 (25.6%)	243 (38.3%)	121 (19.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	30 (4.7%)	3.5	366^th of 368 public middle schools	0.5%		3.4	361^st of 363 public middle schools	0.6%	5	19.1	13.6	12.5	15.0	10.7	4.8	4.0	6.4	4.0	4.0	$19,598	$6,658	$12,940

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle?

Students at Central Middle are 77% Hispanic, 12% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Central Middle.

What district is Central Middle in?

Kansas City

Is Central Middle a good school?

Central Middle ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Kansas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Central Middle usually go on to attend Wyandotte High

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