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Central Middle

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Central Middle ranks 84 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

84^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Central Middle is a public middle school located in Chesterfield, Missouri, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 895 students. It is part of the Parkway C-2 school district, which is ranked 39 out of 367 districts in Missouri and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Central Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in the state, ranking within the top 50 schools for several years.

Central Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Central Middle's proficiency rates in MAP/Mathematics and MAP/English Language Arts were significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also performs exceptionally well in serving various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for its performance with African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Additionally, Central Middle has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% to 17.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as North Kirkwood Middle and Barnwell Middle, Central Middle generally outperforms them in academic achievement, subgroup performance, and other key metrics. This highlights the school's ability to provide a high-quality education for its diverse student population. While Central Middle is a high-performing school, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of low socioeconomic status students and gifted and talented students, which have lower rankings compared to other subgroups.

881

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,397

Per pupil spending ?

17%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 N Woods Mill Rd
Chesterfield, MO 63017-3327

(314) 415-7800

District: Parkway C-2

Students who attend Central Middle usually attend:

High:

Central High

Feeder schools for Central Middle:

Elementary:	Green Trails Elementary
	Highcroft Ridge Elementary
	River Bend Elementary
	Shenandoah Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.7%

African American:

14.9%

Asian:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Missouri middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Missouri avg41%

84^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Parkway C-2

39^th of 367Parkway C-2 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	74.6	84 of 438	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	69 of 451	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	37 of 459	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	29 of 459	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	32 of 454	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	29 of 587	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	49 of 552	91.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	23 of 568	96.0%	★★★★★
2016	90.5	20 of 435	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	15 of 585	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.9	37 of 633	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	85.7	23 of 649	96.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	29 of 623	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	86.2	37 of 625	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	36 of 614	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.7	48 of 601	92.0%	★★★★★
2008	82.2	43 of 624	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.4	45 of 624	92.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.0	38 of 619	93.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	69 of 143	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	36 of 144	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	28 of 153	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	16 of 148	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	24 of 135	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	37 of 149	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	28 of 129	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.2	7 of 38	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	86.6	16 of 187	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	24 of 195	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	36 of 204	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	32 of 162	80.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	17 of 81	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	24 of 72	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	15 of 68	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	21 of 68	69.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	36 of 45	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.0	17 of 48	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	19 of 44	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	9 of 44	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	31 of 121	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	36 of 104	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	41 of 90	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	8 of 74	89.2%	★★★★★
2018	68.8	22 of 96	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	291 of 369	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	313 of 378	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	208 of 365	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	272 of 371	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	370 of 482	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	262 of 422	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	83.9	10 of 98	89.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	6 of 79	92.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	12 of 196	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	8 of 194	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	5 of 192	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	51 of 379	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	27 of 385	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	21 of 381	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	14 of 376	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	21 of 527	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	30 of 479	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)91st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)40th percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+49 vs state

English Language Arts53%+13 vs state

Science49%+10 vs state

Mathematics45%+5 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Middle	Public	6-8	471 N Woods Mill Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7800	881	64	13.8	17.0%	508 (57.7%)	131 (14.9%)	61 (6.9%)	121 (13.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.4%)	74.6	84^th of 438 public middle schools	80.8%		79.9	69^th of 451 public middle schools	84.7%	15		50.3	51.1	28.5		49.2		55.7	50.4	54.3	94.4	$14,397	$169	$14,229
Northeast Middle	Public	6-8	181 Coeur De Ville Dr	Creve Coeur	63141	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7100	812	62	13.1	32.4%	289 (35.6%)	291 (35.8%)	65 (8.0%)	87 (10.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (9.6%)	56.4	186^th of 438 public middle schools	57.5%		65.3	134^th of 451 public middle schools	70.3%	52		49.0	38.4	19.2		36.3		45.4	39.8	46.5	92.0	$14,625	$188	$14,436
West Middle	Public	6-8	2312 Baxter Rd	Chesterfield	63017	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7400	814	58	14.0	10.6%	516 (63.4%)	84 (10.3%)	34 (4.2%)	132 (16.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (5.4%)	91.4	24^th of 438 public middle schools	94.5%		94.8	14^th of 451 public middle schools	96.9%	10		63.1	61.2	52.5		69.3		62.5	52.7	79.0	97.6	$15,144	$167	$14,977
South Middle	Public	6-8	760 Woods Mill Rd	Manchester	63011	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7200	542	44	12.2	16.2%	370 (68.3%)	39 (7.2%)	22 (4.1%)	78 (14.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	87.2	41^st of 438 public middle schools	90.6%		89.8	31^st of 451 public middle schools	93.1%	10		56.6	72.9	60.0		51.8		58.3	58.2	55.0		$16,542	$171	$16,371
Ladue Fifth Grade Center	Public	5	10900 Ladue Road	Saint Louis	63141	St. Louis County	Ladue	No	No	No	No	(314) 983-5540	357	29	12.4	8.1%	194 (54.3%)	44 (12.3%)	23 (6.4%)	73 (20.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)								(n/a)	74.0				81.5		79.1					$16,241	$26	$16,215
Pattonville Heights Middle	Public	6-8	195 Fee Fee Rd	Maryland Heights	63043	St. Louis County	Pattonville R-III	No	No	No	No	(314) 213-8033	680	54	12.5	42.4%	237 (34.9%)	238 (35.0%)	104 (15.3%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (11.0%)	38.2	288^th of 438 public middle schools	34.2%		38.7	283^rd of 451 public middle schools	37.3%	5		40.7	25.3	28.0		29.3		35.3	30.4	34.5		$15,994	$287	$15,707
Barnwell Middle	Public	6-8	1035 Jungs Station Rd	Saint Charles	63303	St. Charles County	Francis Howell R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 851-4100	792	50	15.8	19.2%	533 (67.3%)	88 (11.1%)	62 (7.8%)	60 (7.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.6%)	88.4	38^th of 438 public middle schools	91.3%		89.4	32^nd of 451 public middle schools	92.9%	6		62.1	57.2	55.7		60.9		51.7	56.3	65.9		$13,528	$203	$13,325
Southwest Middle	Public	6-8	701 Wren Ave	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Parkway C-2	No	No	No	No	(314) 415-7300	803	54	14.8	16.6%	562 (70.0%)	81 (10.1%)	33 (4.1%)	78 (9.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.7%)	67.4	123^rd of 438 public middle schools	71.9%		80.6	62^nd of 451 public middle schools	86.3%	61		50.1	53.1	28.5		41.1		42.9	48.8	49.6	92.6	$13,905	$169	$13,736
Crestview Middle	Public	6-8	16025 Clayton Rd	Ellisville	63011	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6950	1,091	76	14.4	13.4%	657 (60.2%)	78 (7.1%)	70 (6.4%)	248 (22.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.4%)	90.1	32^nd of 438 public middle schools	92.7%		96.3	11^th of 451 public middle schools	97.6%	21		65.8	60.2	26.5		72.4		66.1	60.7	72.7	97.2	$12,212	$157	$12,055
Selvidge Middle	Public	6-8	235 New Ballwin Rd	Ballwin	63021	St. Louis County	Rockwood R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 891-6100	583	49	11.8	16.0%	356 (61.1%)	50 (8.6%)	30 (5.1%)	109 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	82.3	59^th of 438 public middle schools	86.5%		86.1	40^th of 451 public middle schools	91.1%	19		53.7	59.4	37.3		59.2		49.4	62.2	54.9	97.4	$15,264	$158	$15,106

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Middle

What high school do graduates of Central Middle attend?

Students who attend Central Middle usually go on to attend Central High

How many students attend Central Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 881 students attended Central Middle.

What district is Central Middle in?

Parkway C-2

What is the racial makeup of Central Middle?

Students at Central Middle are 58% White, 15% African American, 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Central Middle a good school?

Central Middle ranks 84^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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