📍 1900 Thilenius, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, 63701
Central Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County. The school has 604 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cape Girardeau 63 school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Middle enrolls 604 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 32% Black or African American and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 272 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 194 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 86 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3 of the school's 604 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 Middle 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 Middle 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 604 students, Central Middle 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