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Carthage Junior High

Q: Is Carthage Junior High a good school?

Carthage Junior High ranks 213 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 51% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Carthage Junior High is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Carthage, Missouri, with a student population of 732. The school has been consistently ranked in the middle tier of Missouri middle schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Carthage Junior High's strength lies in its performance for specific student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and English Language Learner students, where it ranks among the top schools in the state. However, the school's overall student performance has been more mixed, with proficiency rates in core academic areas like Mathematics and English Language Arts generally at or below the state averages. The school also faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 16.5% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Carthage Junior High's performance is generally on par with or slightly below that of other schools in the Carthage R-IX district, such as Carthage 6th Grade Center. However, the school's performance is notably lower than that of some higher-performing nearby schools, such as Carl Junction Junior High and Webb City Junior High, which are ranked in the top quartile of Missouri middle schools.

773

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,947

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

827 E. Centennial
Carthage, MO 64836-1651

(417) 359-7050

District: Carthage R-Ix

Students who attend Carthage Junior High usually attend:

High:

Carthage High School

Feeder schools for Carthage Junior High:

Elementary:	Carthage Intermediate Center
	Columbian Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
	Mark Twain Elementary
	More...
	Pleasant Valley Elementary
	Steadley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.8%

Hispanic:

46.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2021 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Missouri median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2021) to 51st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

Missouri avg41%

213^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	213 of 438	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	189 of 451	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	171 of 459	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	189 of 459	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	168 of 454	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	460 of 587	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.6	318 of 552	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	436 of 568	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.6	299 of 435	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.9	374 of 585	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.6	409 of 633	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.1	392 of 649	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.4	349 of 623	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.3	358 of 625	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	365 of 614	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.1	300 of 601	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	266 of 624	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.5	393 of 624	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.8	459 of 619	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	125 of 187	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	87 of 195	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	85 of 204	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	110 of 162	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	24 of 81	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	25 of 72	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	13 of 68	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	49.8	27 of 44	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.9	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	89 of 121	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.4	70 of 104	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	36 of 90	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	19 of 74	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	19 of 74	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	18.1	118 of 130	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	76 of 96	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	137 of 369	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	83 of 378	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	71 of 382	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	140 of 365	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	70 of 371	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	24.9	415 of 482	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	254 of 422	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	45.8	48 of 98	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	115 of 196	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	66 of 194	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	104 of 192	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	117 of 358	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	106 of 379	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	96 of 385	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	96 of 381	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	77 of 376	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	317 of 527	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	178 of 479	62.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)51st percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)39th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I89%+43 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

Mathematics39%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-7 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)	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 4th Grade	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 4th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carthage Junior High	Public	7-8	827 E. Centennial	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	No	(417) 359-7050	773	59	13.0	65.1%	385 (49.8%)	3 (0.4%)	356 (46.1%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.2%)	49.3	213^th of 438 public middle schools	51.4%		56.7	189^th of 451 public middle schools	58.1%	24				42.1	34.3		39.8				26.6	41.4	88.6	$10,947	$560	$10,387
Carthage 6th Grade Center	Public	6	714 S Main	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7016	377	31	12.2	71.1%	180 (47.7%)	6 (1.6%)	179 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)			38.7							34.6				$10,649	$657	$9,992
Webb City Middle	Public	5-6	603 W Aylor	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6045	681	45	15.2	49.8%	531 (78.0%)	13 (1.9%)	64 (9.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (9.3%)								(n/a)		40.9	62.4			48.3			48.8	47.7				$9,654	$499	$9,156
Webb City Junior High	Public	7-8	807 W First St	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(417) 673-6030	709	47	15.2	46.3%	582 (82.1%)	12 (1.7%)	58 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.1%)	66.8	126^th of 438 public middle schools	71.2%		73.3	95^th of 451 public middle schools	78.9%	31				54.4	32.0		41.5				44.2	46.8	96.7	$9,840	$679	$9,161
East Middle	Public	6-8	4594 East 20th St	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5280	592	41	14.3	69.9%	367 (62.0%)	20 (3.4%)	100 (16.9%)	12 (2.0%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.0%)	68 (11.5%)	46.5	231^st of 438 public middle schools	47.3%		47.2	238^th of 451 public middle schools	47.2%	7			39.5	37.1	24.6		37.5			34.5	37.8	37.0		$10,628	$998	$9,630
Diamond Middle	Public	5-8	401 S Main	Diamond	64840	Newton County	Diamond R-IV	No	No	No	No	(417) 325-5336	212	14	15.5	50.5%	186 (87.7%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.8%)	57.4	181^st of 438 public middle schools	58.7%		51.2	221^st of 451 public middle schools	51.0%	40		6.9	35.1	45.8	38.0	25.1	28.0		20.5	40.7	50.8			$11,558	$19	$11,540
North Middle	Public	6-8	102 Gray	Joplin	64802	Jasper County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5270	549	44	12.4	72.9%	370 (67.4%)	28 (5.1%)	61 (11.1%)	9 (1.6%)	10 (1.8%)	16 (2.9%)	55 (10.0%)	39.6	276^th of 438 public middle schools	37.0%		33.8	302^nd of 451 public middle schools	33.0%	26			29.0	37.7	29.3		25.6			36.4	36.0	31.7		$11,220	$999	$10,221
South Middle	Public	6-8	900 E 50th St	Joplin	64802	Newton County	Joplin Schools	No	No	No	No	(417) 625-5250	596	42	14.2	57.2%	402 (67.4%)	33 (5.5%)	53 (8.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	12 (2.0%)	74 (12.4%)	56.5	185^th of 438 public middle schools	57.8%		56.4	192^nd of 451 public middle schools	57.4%	7			40.0	42.4	29.2		40.2			44.0	44.9	36.5	97.3	$10,842	$1,000	$9,842
Carl Junction Intermediate	Public	4-6	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 649-5760	769	53	14.5	39.3%	637 (82.8%)	6 (0.8%)	49 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.5%)								(n/a)	38.3	35.3	66.1			53.1		56.8	55.4	55.4				$9,117	$488	$8,629
Carl Junction Junior High	Public	7-8	206 S Roney	Carl Junction	64834	Jasper County	Carl Junction R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 649-7246	500	35	14.2	33.6%	412 (82.4%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.4%)	8 (1.6%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	81.9	61^st of 438 public middle schools	86.1%		78.4	73^rd of 451 public middle schools	83.8%	12				53.7	49.2		60.1				46.3	55.9		$10,466	$511	$9,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Carthage Junior High

How many students attend Carthage Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 773 students attended Carthage Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Carthage Junior High attend?

Students who attend Carthage Junior High usually go on to attend Carthage High School

Is Carthage Junior High a good school?

Carthage Junior High ranks 213^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Carthage Junior High in?

Carthage R-Ix

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Junior High?

Students at Carthage Junior High are 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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