📍 2123 Ruby Avenue, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, 66106
Argentine Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Wyandotte County. The school has 569 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 11% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Argentine Middle enrolls 569 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 15% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 376 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 15% |
| White | 63 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 569 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 qualify for free lunch and 59 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Argentine Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-30, state senate district 6, state house district 31.
Argentine Middle is one of 43 schools in Kansas City, based in Kansas City, Kansas. The district serves 21,538 students district-wide and employs 1,578 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 569 students, Argentine Middle is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize