Summary:
Zip code 66101 has one middle school, Central Middle, serving grades 6–8 in the Kansas City district, with 687 students. In 2025–2026, the school’s proficiency was 12% in English language arts (ELA), 5% in math and 5% in science, compared with state results of 46%, 41% and 38%, respectively. The most important finding is that proficiency at Central Middle lagged state results in all three subjects by 33–36 percentage points.
There is no local top or bottom school to compare: Central Middle is the only school listed. Within the school, science was closest to the state, with a 33-point gap, while math had the largest gap, at 36 points; the ELA gap was 34 points. Seventh grade was the strongest grade in both ELA and math, but its results remained well below state levels: 16% versus 44% in ELA, and 6% versus 38% in math. The school’s results were also below district figures in every subject. SchoolDigger rates the district 264th of 268, at the 1st percentile with 0 stars.
Recent results show a mixed pattern: Central Middle’s ELA proficiency rose by 1 point and science by 1 point, while math fell by 2 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. Against the state, the math gap widened from 32 to 36 points, while the science gap narrowed from 38 to 33 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking moved from 357th of 362 in 2023–2024 to 368th of 368 in 2025–2026; the school received 0 stars in each listed year. Other reported context includes a 16.5 student–teacher ratio, an 84% free or reduced-price lunch rate in 2024–2025, and 38% chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide. Since it is the only listed school, the data cannot show how it compares with nearby middle schools.
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