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Long Middle Community Education Center

Q: Is Long Middle Community Education Center a good school?

Long Middle Community Education Center ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Missouri middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Long Middle Community Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Long Middle Community Education Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Long Middle Community Education Center?

Students at Long Middle Community Education Center are 62% African American, 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

436^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Long Middle Community Education Center is a public middle school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 297 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the St. Louis City school district, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Long Middle Community Education Center has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Missouri, receiving a 0 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. The school's proficiency rates are extremely low, with only 2.2% of 6th graders proficient or better in Mathematics and 2.2% to 9.3% proficient or better in English Language Arts across all grade levels, compared to the St. Louis City and Missouri state averages. Additionally, Long Middle Community Education Center has faced very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 50.1% to 67.9% over the past few school years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

The nearby schools in the St. Louis City district, such as Academy of Entre Stdy@louverture and Compton-Drew ILC Middle, also perform very poorly, with similarly low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. However, some schools outside the St. Louis City district, such as Mrh Middle in the Maplewood-Richmond Heights district and Bayless Junior High in the Bayless district, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

290

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,892

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5028 Morganford Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63116-2311

(314) 481-3440

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Long Middle Community Education Center usually attend:

High:

Roosevelt High

Feeder schools for Long Middle Community Education Center:

Elementary:	Buder Elementary
	Mason Elementary
	Oak Hill Elementary
	Woerner Elementary
	More...
	Woodward Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.7%

Hispanic:

21.0%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (4% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 37 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg16%

Missouri avg40%

436^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Middle Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City 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	3.2	436 of 438	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	447 of 451	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	450 of 459	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	446 of 459	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	436 of 454	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	570 of 587	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	537 of 552	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	553 of 568	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	412 of 435	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	563 of 585	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.8	610 of 633	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.1	629 of 649	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.6	604 of 623	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.5	610 of 625	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.3	597 of 614	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.9	583 of 601	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.6	602 of 624	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.9	606 of 624	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	607 of 619	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	143 of 143	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	143 of 144	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	150 of 153	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	142 of 148	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	128 of 135	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	116 of 129	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	160 of 204	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	120 of 162	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	81 of 81	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	68 of 68	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	67 of 68	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	367 of 369	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	374 of 378	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	373 of 382	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	351 of 365	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	355 of 371	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	470 of 482	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	413 of 422	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	6.5	372 of 376	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	525 of 527	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2021)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts5%-35 vs state

Science5%-35 vs state

Mathematics4%-37 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 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th 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
Long Middle Community Education Center	Public	6-8	5028 Morganford Rd	Saint Louis	63116	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 481-3440	290	21	13.8	100.0%	21 (7.2%)	179 (61.7%)	61 (21.0%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	3.2	436^th of 438 public middle schools	0.5%		4.3	447^th of 451 public middle schools	0.9%	11	2.2	7.0	1.9	4.6		2.2	9.3	4.4		$19,892	$547	$19,345
Gateway Science Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5049 Fyler Avenue	Saint Louis	63139	St. Louis city	Gateway Science Academy/St Louis	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 261-4361	426	36	12.0	65.0%	206 (48.4%)	129 (30.3%)	33 (7.7%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	59.5	165^th of 438 public middle schools	62.3%		68.9	117^th of 451 public middle schools	74.1%	48	52.8	43.4	33.5	35.1		39.8	44.1	41.9		$13,478	$715	$12,763
Busch Middle School Character Athletics	Public, Magnet	6-8	5910 Clifton Ave	Saint Louis	63109	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 352-1043	361	26	13.8	100.0%	80 (22.2%)	188 (52.1%)	50 (13.9%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	20.4	358^th of 438 public middle schools	18.3%		18.1	386^th of 451 public middle schools	14.4%	28	20.2	21.3	21.4	25.4		14.6	26.7	27.0		$21,703	$546	$21,157
Carnahan Middle	Public	6-8	4041 S. Broadway	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(314) 457-0582	214	19	11.2	98.6%	13 (6.1%)	196 (91.6%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.4	415^th of 438 public middle schools	5.3%		5.3	441^st of 451 public middle schools	2.2%	26	19.0	6.0	12.3	14.7		9.5	15.2	17.2		$24,331	$546	$23,785
Kairos Academies	Public, Charter	5-8	2315 Miami St.	Saint Louis	63118	St. Louis city	Kairos Academies	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 252-0602	228	17	13.4	73.2%	28 (12.3%)	165 (72.4%)	13 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	13.4	393^rd of 438 public middle schools	10.3%		21.2	367^th of 451 public middle schools	18.6%	26	6.9	13.9	15.8	22.2	11.9	13.7	18.0	21.3		$18,222	$3,311	$14,911
Bayless Junior High	Public	6-8	4530 Weber Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Bayless	No	No	No	No	(314) 256-8690	385	25	15.2	60.3%	239 (62.1%)	39 (10.1%)	32 (8.3%)	51 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	73.8	90^th of 438 public middle schools	79.5%		63.9	139^th of 451 public middle schools	69.2%	49	44.5	49.9	56.1	46.0		48.3	44.7	54.7		$12,718	$662	$12,057
Rogers Middle	Public	6-8	7550 Mackenzie Rd	Saint Louis	63123	St. Louis County	Affton 101	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 351-9679	555	41	13.6	44.3%	381 (68.6%)	57 (10.3%)	43 (7.7%)	27 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	57.8	176^th of 438 public middle schools	59.8%		56.6	190^th of 451 public middle schools	57.9%	14	38.2	44.5	13.7	40.5		45.5	46.3	47.8	78.3	$13,198	$191	$13,006
Compton-Drew ILC Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	5130 Oakland Ave	Saint Louis	63110	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(314) 652-9282	419	32	13.0	100.0%	15 (3.6%)	370 (88.3%)	31 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6	425^th of 438 public middle schools	3.0%		8.2	429^th of 451 public middle schools	4.9%	4	4.6	9.6	11.0	10.3		6.8	5.6	13.1		$21,615	$549	$21,065
Academy Of Entre Stdy@louverture	Public	6-8	3021 Hickory St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 932-1465	289	26	11.1	100.0%	13 (4.5%)	156 (54.0%)	88 (30.4%)	31 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2.9	437^th of 438 public middle schools	0.2%		3.5	448^th of 451 public middle schools	0.7%	11		3.4	1.0			1.5	6.1	2.6		$23,195	$546	$22,650
Mrh Middle	Public	7-8	7500 Lohmeyer Ave	Maplewood	63143	St. Louis County	Maplewood-Richmond Heights	No	No	No	No	(314) 644-4406	197	20	9.8	34.0%	108 (54.8%)	39 (19.8%)	17 (8.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	30 (15.2%)	84.5	50^th of 438 public middle schools	88.6%		80.3	66^th of 451 public middle schools	85.4%	16		53.0	44.5	53.0			61.1	61.0		$19,019	$54	$18,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Long Middle Community Education Center

What is the racial makeup of Long Middle Community Education Center?

Students at Long Middle Community Education Center are 62% African American, 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Long Middle Community Education Center a good school?

Long Middle Community Education Center ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Missouri middle schools.

What district is Long Middle Community Education Center in?

St. Louis City

What high school do graduates of Long Middle Community Education Center attend?

Students who attend Long Middle Community Education Center usually go on to attend Roosevelt High

How many students attend Long Middle Community Education Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Long Middle Community Education Center.

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