Argentine Middle

Public 6-8

 2123 Ruby Avenue
       Kansas City, KS  66106-2990


(913) 627-6750

District: Kansas City

SchoolDigger Rank:
349th of 362 Kansas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,881 Help


Students who attend Argentine Middle usually attend:

High:    J C Harmon High

Feeder schools for Argentine Middle:

Elementary:    Emerson Elementary
    Frances Willard Elementary
    New Stanley Elementary
    Noble Prentis Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  569

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.1%
African American:
14.8%
White:
11.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.9% Help


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Compare Details Argentine Middle ranks worse than 96.4% of middle schools in Kansas. It also ranks 2nd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Kansas City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.71. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.1%), African American (14.8%), White (11.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Argentine Middle is 14.5, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Kansas City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Argentine Middle is $10,881. 3 middle schools in the Kansas City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Argentine Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Argentine Middle 349th of 362 Kansas public middle schools. (See Argentine Middle in the ranking list.)

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Multi-racial students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
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Hispanic students:
White students:


Kansas City:

SchoolDigger ranks Kansas City 261st of 269 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Argentine Middle

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Rank History for all students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 8.07 259th 277 6.5%
2007 2.65 276th 286 3.5%
2008 0.40 292nd 296 1.4%
2009 1.79 296th 307 3.6%
2010 2.14 306th 316 3.2%
2011 1.75 311th 320 2.8%
2012 0.24 342nd 342 0.0%
2013 0.35 353rd 355 0.6%
2015 10.74 350th 368 4.9%
2016 8.66 329th 343 4.1%
2017 9.08 342nd 358 4.5%
2018 9.82 334th 350 4.6%
2019 14.87 335th 368 9.0%
2021 6.46 361st 367 1.6%
2022 7.77 363rd 368 1.4%
2023 8.71 349th 362 3.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.78 76th 90 15.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.57 48th 60 20.0%
2019 47.97 18th 58 69.0%
2021 55.37 7th 56 87.5%
2022 32.04 51st 60 15.0%
2023 30.93 51st 62 17.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.56 128th 132 3.0%
2019 54.40 52nd 157 66.9%
2021 33.68 116th 160 27.5%
2022 46.63 72nd 171 57.9%
2023 18.85 172nd 178 3.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.62 230th 255 9.8%
2019 30.41 205th 270 24.1%
2021 15.60 258th 275 6.2%
2022 16.57 260th 270 3.7%
2023 18.44 281st 300 6.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.22 257th 275 6.5%
2019 17.74 257th 294 12.6%
2021 8.02 306th 313 2.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.56 128th 132 3.0%
2019 54.40 52nd 157 66.9%
2021 33.68 116th 160 27.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.34 273rd 280 2.5%
2019 14.00 276th 301 8.3%
2021 7.45 304th 308 1.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.71 31st 57 45.6%
2019 40.46 39th 69 43.5%
2021 25.89 51st 65 21.5%
2022 21.66 65th 72 9.7%
2023 27.10 56th 73 23.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.27 90th 114 21.1%
2019 33.90 87th 128 32.0%
2021 19.28 124th 135 8.1%
2022 20.94 127th 138 8.0%
2023 19.48 125th 140 10.7%
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Rank History for White students at Argentine Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.04 327th 333 1.8%
2019 15.25 318th 344 7.6%
2021 7.41 342nd 349 2.0%
2022 6.34 347th 349 0.6%
2023 13.77 328th 349 6.0%
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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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Sunday, September 1, 2019

Open Quote It was horrible, my friend was sexually assaulted on school grounds and reported the student yet no one did anything. Apparently it was the only space which didn't have cameras. Kids are fighting each other everyday and kids are being ignore and bullied. But now I'm at better school where they care unlike Argentine. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Argentine Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 252 197 24 91 1 n/a n/a 0 565
1989 248 170 17 103 1 n/a n/a 0 539
1990 245 189 6 107 4 n/a n/a 0 551
1991 206 209 6 111 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1992 204 223 11 132 2 n/a n/a 0 572
1993 213 241 13 140 1 n/a n/a 0 608
1994 182 217 19 155 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1995 204 205 16 160 2 n/a n/a 0 587
1996 204 205 16 160 2 n/a n/a 0 587
1997 190 228 21 189 2 n/a n/a 0 630
1998 175 142 18 164 2 n/a n/a 0 501
1999 189 148 20 193 2 n/a n/a 0 552
2000 159 152 16 223 5 n/a n/a 0 555
2001 184 170 25 248 5 n/a n/a 0 632
2002 167 162 22 280 3 n/a n/a 0 634
2003 167 162 22 280 3 n/a n/a 0 634
2004 144 158 23 301 3 n/a n/a 0 629
2005 150 160 17 352 6 n/a n/a 0 685
2006 111 132 12 395 5 n/a n/a 0 655
2007 120 107 9 406 5 n/a n/a 0 647
2008 101 85 8 335 4 n/a n/a 0 533
2009 108 93 12 312 2 n/a n/a 0 527
2010 101 99 13 309 3 0 5 0 530
2011 104 108 13 365 3 0 10 0 603
2012 90 89 20 383 2 0 10 0 594
2013 101 74 19 377 1 0 12 0 584
2014 76 82 23 365 2 0 5 0 553
2015 82 91 24 394 3 0 7 0 601
2016 79 94 21 449 3 0 9 0 655
2017 95 100 18 466 4 0 16 0 699
2018 100 72 15 454 1 0 17 0 659
2019 97 90 9 494 3 0 23 0 716
2020 89 96 12 495 2 0 25 0 719
2021 82 91 9 478 0 1 22 0 683
2022 84 107 8 452 0 0 23 0 674
2023 63 84 15 376 0 0 31 0 569

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 Argentine Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 34.0 16.6 0
1989 539 31.0 17.3 n/a
1990 551 30.9 17.8 0
1991 533 31.8 16.7 n/a
1992 572 32.3 17.7 63.8
1993 608 33.2 18.3 54.8
1994 573 33.5 17.1 66.8
1995 587 35.0 16.8 65.4
1996 587 35.0 16.8 65.4
1997 630 37.4 16.8 75.6
1998 501 39.3 12.7 75.6
1999 552 35.1 15.7 80.3
2000 555 37.0 15.0 76.8
2001 632 39.0 16.2 81.2
2002 634 42.0 15.1 85.6
2003 634 42.0 15.1 85.6
2004 629 42.0 15.0 85.9
2005 685 43.6 15.7 86
2006 655 44.0 14.9 86.7
2007 647 51.5 12.6 88.6
2008 533 42.5 12.5 91.4
2009 527 39.5 13.3 93
2010 530 35.5 14.9 94.2
2011 603 38.0 15.8 93.9
2012 594 45.1 13.1 96.5
2013 584 42.0 13.9 95.5
2014 553 41.0 13.4 96.4
2015 601 42.0 14.3 96.8
2016 655 44.0 14.8 90.5
2017 699 48.9 14.2 93.3
2018 659 53.2 12.3 86.6
2019 716 49.5 14.4 83.2
2020 719 48.0 14.9 90.1
2021 683 46.5 14.6 93.7
2022 674 48.5 13.8 81.6
2023 569 39.0 14.5 85.9

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 Argentine Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 565 34.0 16.6 0
1989 539 31.0 17.3 n/a
1990 551 30.9 17.8 0
1991 533 31.8 16.7 n/a
1992 572 32.3 17.7 63.8
1993 608 33.2 18.3 54.8
1994 573 33.5 17.1 66.8
1995 587 35.0 16.8 65.4
1996 587 35.0 16.8 65.4
1997 630 37.4 16.8 75.6
1998 501 39.3 12.7 75.6
1999 552 35.1 15.7 80.3
2000 555 37.0 15.0 76.8
2001 632 39.0 16.2 81.2
2002 634 42.0 15.1 85.6
2003 634 42.0 15.1 85.6
2004 629 42.0 15.0 85.9
2005 685 43.6 15.7 86
2006 655 44.0 14.9 86.7
2007 647 51.5 12.6 88.6
2008 533 42.5 12.5 91.4
2009 527 39.5 13.3 93
2010 530 35.5 14.9 94.2
2011 603 38.0 15.8 93.9
2012 594 45.1 13.1 96.5
2013 584 42.0 13.9 95.5
2014 553 41.0 13.4 96.4
2015 601 42.0 14.3 96.8
2016 655 44.0 14.8 90.5
2017 699 48.9 14.2 93.3
2018 659 53.2 12.3 86.6
2019 716 49.5 14.4 83.2
2020 719 48.0 14.9 90.1
2021 683 46.5 14.6 93.7
2022 674 48.5 13.8 81.6
2023 569 39.0 14.5 85.9

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 Argentine Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $3,051 (28.0%) $7,831 (72.0%) $10,881

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Argentine Middle

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 335th of 368 Middle schoolsRanks 349th of 362 Middle schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Argentine Middle)22.211.1
 11.1%
   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 (Argentine Middle)21.25.8
 15.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)15.56.2
 9.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.929.9
 2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Argentine Middle)15.214.2
 1%
   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 (Argentine Middle)15.37.5
 7.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)126.4
 5.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)27.927.5
 0.4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Argentine Middle)5.95.4
 0.4%
   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 (Argentine Middle)13.52.9
 10.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas City)13.64
 9.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)25.922.8
 3.1%
8th Grade Science (Argentine Middle)8.14.1
 4%
   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 Students716569
 20.5%
African American9084
 6.7%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian915
 66.7%
Hispanic494376
 23.9%
Pacific Islander00
White9763
 35.1%
Two or More Races2331
 34.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients83.2%85.9%
 2.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Argentine Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 569 students attended Argentine Middle.

Students at Argentine Middle are 66% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Argentine Middle ranks in the bottom 3.6% of Kansas middle schools.

Students who attend Argentine Middle usually go on to attend J C Harmon High


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