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Carthage Intermediate Center

Q: Is Carthage Intermediate Center a good school?

Carthage Intermediate Center ranks 466 th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Carthage Intermediate Center is a public elementary school serving grades 4-5 in Carthage, Missouri, with a student population of 725. While the school's overall performance on state assessments is generally below the Carthage R-IX district and state averages, it stands out in supporting certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Gifted and Talented students.

One area of concern for Carthage Intermediate Center is its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 16% in recent years, which are higher than the state average and some nearby elementary schools like Mark Twain Elementary and Steadley Elementary. Additionally, the school serves a student population with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may be a significant factor in its overall academic performance.

Despite these challenges, Carthage Intermediate Center's per-student spending has increased in recent years, and the school's performance for certain student subgroups suggests that it may be effectively addressing the needs of these specific populations. By learning from the practices of higher-performing nearby schools and addressing the socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student attendance and achievement, Carthage Intermediate Center has the potential to improve its overall performance and outcomes.

664

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,257

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2851 S. Chapel
Carthage, MO 64836-2512

(417) 359-7246

District: Carthage R-Ix

Students who attend Carthage Intermediate Center usually attend:

Middle:	Carthage Junior High
High:	Carthage High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

44.9%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2021 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Missouri avg43%

466^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 36% (2021) to bottom 48% (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	49.9	466 of 900	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	539 of 906	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	519 of 898	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	539 of 908	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	573 of 901	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	35.4	80 of 103	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	65 of 81	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	186 of 302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	168 of 251	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	21 of 54	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	26 of 52	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1 of 9	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	46.4	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	51 of 91	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	13 of 63	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	14 of 45	68.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	10 of 40	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	44.2	20 of 45	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	6 of 42	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	16.4	112 of 120	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	175 of 638	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	196 of 625	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	173 of 611	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.5	215 of 532	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	222 of 574	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	772 of 907	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	789 of 887	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	36.1	70 of 101	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	86 of 107	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	338 of 666	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	355 of 668	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	286 of 673	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	345 of 675	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	414 of 691	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	608 of 917	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	659 of 898	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

Science35%-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)			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 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carthage Intermediate Center	Public	4-5	2851 S. Chapel	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7246	664	52	12.6	66.3%	336 (50.6%)	3 (0.5%)	298 (44.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	49.9	466^th of 900 public elementary schools	48.2%		42.4	539^th of 906 public elementary schools	40.5%	73		38.2	38.2	35.2		43.7	44.7	$11,257	$727	$10,530
Steadley Elementary	Public	K-3	1814 W Fir Rd	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7065	346	25	13.6	55.2%	235 (67.9%)	3 (0.9%)	67 (19.4%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.2%)	26 (7.5%)								(n/a)	56.7				44.2			$11,810	$1,259	$10,551
Columbian Elementary	Public	K-3	1015 W Macon	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7060	398	35	11.4	81.7%	119 (29.9%)	1 (0.3%)	264 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	21.1				21.1			$11,879	$925	$10,954
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-3	1435 S Main	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7080	164	13	12.5	57.9%	104 (63.4%)	3 (1.8%)	47 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)								(n/a)	49.9				43.6			$12,748	$947	$11,801
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-3	1201 E Fairview	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7070	444	36	12.4	74.3%	148 (33.3%)	2 (0.5%)	280 (63.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)	35.9				32.0			$10,887	$596	$10,292
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	652 County Rd 180	Carthage	64836	Jasper County	Carthage R-Ix	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 359-7085	162	9	17.7	66.0%	96 (59.3%)	2 (1.2%)	54 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)								(n/a)								$12,304	$595	$11,708
Carterville Elementary	Public	K-4	210 E Hall	Carterville	64835	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6080	232	19	12.0	60.3%	192 (82.8%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.3%)	86.9	101^st of 900 public elementary schools	88.8%		71.3	240^th of 906 public elementary schools	73.5%	139	64.8	57.0			64.8			$12,634	$664	$11,971
Webster Primary Center	Public	1-2	700 N Main	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6060	356	25	14.4	61.8%	254 (71.3%)	6 (1.7%)	42 (11.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	41 (11.5%)								(n/a)								$9,730	$690	$9,040
Madge T. James Kind. Center	Public	K	211 W Aylor	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6075	179	13	14.1	62.0%	124 (69.3%)	3 (1.7%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	27 (15.1%)								(n/a)								$10,896	$406	$10,490
Eugene Field Elementary	Public	4	510 S Oronogo	Webb City	64870	Jasper County	Webb City R-Vii	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 673-6040	222	14	15.3	60.4%	167 (75.2%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (13.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (8.6%)								(n/a)		45.2				49.7		$9,353	$472	$8,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Carthage Intermediate Center

What district is Carthage Intermediate Center in?

Carthage R-Ix

Is Carthage Intermediate Center a good school?

Carthage Intermediate Center ranks 466^th of 900 Missouri elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carthage Intermediate Center attend?

Students who attend Carthage Intermediate Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carthage Junior High
High : Carthage High School

How many students attend Carthage Intermediate Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Carthage Intermediate Center.

What is the racial makeup of Carthage Intermediate Center?

Students at Carthage Intermediate Center are 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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