📍 8401 e 83rd St, Raytown, Jackson County, 64138
South Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Raytown, Jackson County. The school has 522 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Raytown C-2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Middle enrolls 522 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Black or African American, 16% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 316 | 61% |
| White | 84 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 522 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
South Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 9, state house district 27.
South Middle is one of 20 schools in RAYTOWN C-2, based in RAYTOWN, Missouri. The district serves 7,676 students district-wide and employs 628 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 522 students, South Middle is larger than the district average of about 384 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large