Argentine Middle

Located at 2123 Ruby Avenue, in Kansas City, Kansas, Argentine Middle is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that instructs 519 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Kansas City. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 29% larger than typical.

Argentine Middle is one of 43 schools operated by Kansas City, a district that teaches 21,538 students overall.

Demographically, Argentine Middle records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 16% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.7:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Argentine Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 23.9%; this one comes in at 7.5%, -16.4 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, Wyandotte County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Wyandotte County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), of which Argentine Middle is one.

Silver City Elem is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Argentine Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Argentine Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 19.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Argentine Middle has declined 21%, going from 659 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 11% to 16%. Class-load math has widened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Argentine Middle typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.