📍 326 e 103rd St, Kansas City, Jackson County, 64114
Center Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 560 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Center 58 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Center Middle enrolls 560 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 14% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 355 | 63% |
| White | 80 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 560 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 341 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Center Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-50, state senate district 7, state house district 27.
Center Middle is one of 8 schools in CENTER 58, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 2,339 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 560 students, Center Middle is larger than the district average of about 292 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large