📍 8150 N Congress Ave, Kansas City, Platte County, 64153
Congress Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Kansas City, Platte County. The school has 642 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Park Hill school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Congress Middle enrolls 642 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 420 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 29 | 4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 642 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 123 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Congress Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 34, state house district 13.
Congress Middle is one of 20 schools in PARK HILL, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 11,937 students district-wide and employs 884 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 642 students, Congress Middle is close to the district average of about 597 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large