📍 1910 Whitener St., Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63701
Central Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 618 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Jr. High enrolls 618 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 33% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 285 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 206 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 69 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 618 students (<1%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. 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.
Central Jr. High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-80, state senate district 27, state house district 147.
Central Jr. High is one of 9 schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63, based in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The district serves 4,310 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 618 students, Central Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small