📍 827 E. Centennial, Carthage, Jasper County, 64836
Carthage Jr. High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Carthage, Jasper County. The school has 752 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carthage R-Ix school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carthage Jr. High enrolls 752 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 46% Hispanic or Latino and 2.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 50% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 343 | 46% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.5% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
484 of the school's 752 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 411 qualify for free lunch and 73 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.
Carthage Jr. High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 MO-70, state senate district 32, state house district 163.
Carthage Jr. High is one of 11 schools in CARTHAGE R-IX, based in CARTHAGE, Missouri. The district serves 5,070 students district-wide and employs 400 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 752 students, Carthage Jr. High is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe