CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER

As a big primary school in CARTHAGE, Missouri, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER caters to 664 students from grades 4 through 5, operated by CARTHAGE R-IX. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 315 students each, so CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER sits 111% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in CARTHAGE R-IX (5,070 students total), CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 45% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

On the resource side, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER records 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jasper County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 50.0%; this one comes in at 28.7%, -21.3 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Jasper County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,694 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jasper County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,177 students), of which CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is STEADLEY ELEM., roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER has shrank 14%, going from 768 students in 2018 to 664 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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