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Guadalupe Centers Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Guadalupe Centers Middle is a public charter middle school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 354 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Guadalupe Centers Schools district, which is ranked 335 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Guadalupe Centers Middle consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts around 20-30%, compared to the state averages of 32-45%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 28.1% to 44.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with over 95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared to nearby charter schools like Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle, Brookside Charter Middle School, and Academie Lafayette Armour IMS, Guadalupe Centers Middle's academic performance and other key metrics are significantly lower.

Despite the school's low academic performance, Guadalupe Centers Middle spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $14,128 to $18,039 per year over the past few years. This suggests that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 10.7, which is comparable to or better than some of the higher-performing nearby schools, indicating that class size may not be the primary driver of the school's academic struggles. Guadalupe Centers Middle's ranking among Missouri middle schools has remained in the bottom quartile for the past several years, with a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that the school has struggled to make meaningful improvements in student outcomes over an extended period.

355

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,083

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2640 Belleview Street
Kansas City, MO 64108-1209

(816) 472-4120

District: Guadalupe Centers Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.9%

White:

1.7%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Missouri avg40%

341^st of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

335^th of 367Guadalupe Centers Schools among Missouri districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	341 of 438	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	427 of 451	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	391 of 459	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	369 of 459	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	428 of 454	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	552 of 587	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	534 of 552	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.9	555 of 568	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.5	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	559 of 585	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	567 of 633	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	612 of 649	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	24.7	167 of 195	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	22 of 81	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	22.2	67 of 72	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	41 of 68	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	17 of 68	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	45 of 90	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.2	72 of 74	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	35 of 78	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.2	65 of 67	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	122 of 130	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	95 of 96	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	184 of 369	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.6	350 of 378	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	298 of 382	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	183 of 365	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	15.1	343 of 371	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	436 of 482	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	407 of 422	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2021)14th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-12 vs state

Science24%-15 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)				MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP English I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP English I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Guadalupe Centers Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2640 Belleview Street	Kansas City	64108	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 472-4120	355	33	10.7	78.9%	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	344 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.7	341^st of 438 public middle schools	22.1%		8.8	427^th of 451 public middle schools	5.3%	86		22.5	32.9	30.6		24.4		18.7	18.0	26.2			$24,083	$1,380	$22,703
Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	3435 Broadway Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Citizens Of The World Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 499-8000	144	10	13.8	45.8%	34 (23.6%)	68 (47.2%)	31 (21.5%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.3%)	18.3	373^rd of 438 public middle schools	14.8%		18	388^th of 451 public middle schools	14.0%	15	35.3	13.3	22.3		37.4	11.6	37.4	26.2	29.7				$11,019	$342	$10,678
Academie Lafayette Armour IMS	Public, Charter	6-8	201 E Armour Blvd	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Academie Lafayette	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 800-8771	295	25	11.7	28.8%	178 (60.3%)	52 (17.6%)	27 (9.2%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.2%)	84	51^st of 438 public middle schools	88.4%		91.9	27^th of 451 public middle schools	94.0%	24		71.0	65.0	25.0		48.6		60.4				86.6	$15,006	$500	$14,507
Allen Village Junior Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	706 W 42nd St.	Kansas City	64111	Jackson County	Allen Village	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 931-0177	92	6	14.6	78.3%	4 (4.3%)	24 (26.1%)	57 (62.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	38.7	283^rd of 438 public middle schools	35.4%		24.2	354^th of 451 public middle schools	21.5%	71		22.3	23.4	24.3		48.2		44.3	20.1				$26,684	$541	$26,142
Lincoln College Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2012 E 23rd Street	Kansas City	64109	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	No	(816) 418-1500	583	30	19.4	100.0%	183 (31.4%)	186 (31.9%)	143 (24.5%)	29 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	83.4	55^th of 438 public middle schools	87.4%		84.4	46^th of 451 public middle schools	89.8%	9		51.3	58.8	46.1		52.3		55.4	54.6	59.6	88.9		$16,633	$1,738	$14,895
Central Middle School	Public	7-8	3611 East Linwood	Kansas City	64128	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-2100	375	29	12.7	100.0%	22 (5.9%)	240 (64.0%)	85 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	20 (5.3%)	4.4	432^nd of 438 public middle schools	1.4%		4.6	445^th of 451 public middle schools	1.3%	13			7.6	5.2		7.0			8.5	7.1			$18,905	$1,667	$17,238
Frontier School Of Excellence-M	Public, Charter	6-8	5605 Troost Ave.	Kansas City	64110	Jackson County	Frontier Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 822-1331	74	14	5.4	100.0%	2 (2.7%)	35 (47.3%)	36 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	9.5	409^th of 438 public middle schools	6.6%		12.7	411^th of 451 public middle schools	8.9%	2		15.5		14.9		7.5			9.4	18.6			$31,111	$2,703	$28,408
Kansas City Girls Prep Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	5000 E.17th St.	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City Girls Prep Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-2573	111	25	4.4	100.0%	3 (2.7%)	65 (58.6%)	32 (28.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (7.2%)	17.4	374^th of 438 public middle schools	14.6%		22.7	361^st of 451 public middle schools	20.0%	13		7.5	7.5	27.1		19.0		26.0	15.5	24.4			$47,137	$3,297	$43,839
Northeast Middle School	Public	7-8	4904 Independence Avenue	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3400	607	47	12.7	100.0%	47 (7.7%)	225 (37.1%)	272 (44.8%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.1%)	5.3	429^th of 438 public middle schools	2.1%		4.7	444^th of 451 public middle schools	1.6%	15			6.2	8.4		8.0			7.0	8.6			$17,394	$1,804	$15,591
Ewing Marion Kauffman Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	6401 Paseo Blvd	Kansas City	64131	Jackson County	Ewing Marion Kauffman School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 268-5660	559	57	9.8	100.0%	13 (2.3%)	480 (85.9%)	39 (7.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	60.8	157^th of 438 public middle schools	64.2%		70.2	114^th of 451 public middle schools	74.7%	43	20.5	47.4	57.0	61.7	20.8	36.0	25.6	23.9	34.5	52.8			$24,945	$1,273	$23,671

Frequently Asked Questions about Guadalupe Centers Middle

Is Guadalupe Centers Middle a good school?

Guadalupe Centers Middle ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Missouri middle schools.

How many students attend Guadalupe Centers Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Guadalupe Centers Middle.

What district is Guadalupe Centers Middle in?

Guadalupe Centers Schools

What is the racial makeup of Guadalupe Centers Middle?

Students at Guadalupe Centers Middle are 97% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

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