Carl B. Bruce Middle School

Carl B. Bruce Middle School operates as an expansive middle-grades school in Kansas City, Kansas, part of Kansas City. Current enrollment sits at 821 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 104% larger than typical.

Across the 43 schools in Kansas City (21,538 students total), Carl B. Bruce Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Carl B. Bruce Middle School shows that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Carl B. Bruce Middle School shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Carl B. Bruce Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Wyandotte County's rate of about 75%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Carl B. Bruce Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 8.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wyandotte County put median household earnings sit near $63,631, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Wyandotte County runs 62 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,713 students), of which Carl B. Bruce Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chelsea Elem, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carl B. Bruce Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 17.0%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carl B. Bruce Middle School has expanded 74%, going from 473 students in 2018 to 821 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 48% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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