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Central Middle School

Q: Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Missouri middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Central Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 64% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Public Grades 7-8

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Kansas City, Missouri, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 410 students. The school is part of the Kansas City 33 School District, which is ranked 305 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in Missouri, with rankings between 432-452 out of 438-459 middle schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments (MAP) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.6% of 7th-grade students and 5.2% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 43.2% and 32.7%, respectively. Additionally, Central Middle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47% to 82.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Central Middle School to other nearby schools, such as Lincoln College Academy Middle, which consistently ranks among the top 55-54 middle schools in Missouri and outperforms the state and district averages on state assessments, it becomes evident that Central Middle School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. Despite the school's low academic performance, Central Middle School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $13,580 to $17,165 per student over the past few years, suggesting that the issue may not be solely related to funding and resources, but rather to other factors, such as instructional practices, school climate, and student engagement.

375

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,905

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3611 East Linwood
Kansas City, MO 64128-2013

(816) 418-2100

District: Kansas City 33

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.0%

Hispanic:

22.7%

White:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2017 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (7% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg20%

Missouri avg40%

432^nd of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Kansas City 33

305^th of 367Kansas City 33 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	432 of 438	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	445 of 451	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	452 of 459	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	449 of 459	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	450 of 454	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	580 of 587	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	549 of 552	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	562 of 568	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	141 of 143	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	139 of 144	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	145 of 153	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	131 of 148	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	145 of 149	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	173 of 187	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	180 of 204	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	80 of 81	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	51 of 68	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	83 of 90	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	78 of 78	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	362 of 369	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	373 of 378	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	376 of 382	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	353 of 365	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	369 of 371	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	479 of 482	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.0	420 of 422	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	9.9	192 of 192	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	6.2	373 of 381	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile+5 vs school

White (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-33 vs state

Science7%-32 vs state

Mathematics7%-32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brookside Charter Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1815 East 63rd Street	Kansas City	64130	Jackson County	Brookside Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 531-2192	225	26	8.7	100.0%	8 (3.6%)	192 (85.3%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	22	351^st of 438 public middle schools	19.9%		20.2	372^nd of 451 public middle schools	17.5%	21		17.6	20.7	29.1		18.6		27.5	21.8				$21,014	$1,826	$19,188

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle School

Is Central Middle School a good school?

Central Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Missouri middle schools.

What district is Central Middle School in?

Kansas City 33

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle School?

Students at Central Middle School are 64% African American, 23% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Central Middle School.

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