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How has CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTHAGE R-IX·NCES 290746003110
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER
2851 S. Chapel, CARTHAGE, MO 64836 · (417) 359-7246 · Jasper County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Missouri public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
440 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 304 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 360 | 54% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 52% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CARTHAGE R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
MO avg 44.9% . +10.1pp since 2021
Math
39.2%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.5% | 25.8% | 40.6% | 13.9% |
| Math | 16.1% | 23.1% | 32.6% | 27.9% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 39.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 39.4% |
| 2022-23 | 39.7% | 39.2% |
| 2021-22 | 35.2% | 36.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER this school | 664 | 66.3% | 38.3% |
| MONETT ELEM. MONETT | 515 | 63.7% | 34.1% |
| SYCAMORE HILLS ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 574 | 62.5% | 43.1% |
| BENTON ELEM. NEOSHO | 523 | 75.7% | 35.1% |
| CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY INDEPENDENCE | 362 | 81.2% | 20.6% |
| MONETT INTERMEDIATE MONETT | 313 | 61.0% | 46.8% |
Matched among Missouri elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #574 of 1,002 | #15 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #580 of 1,019 ▼ 20 | #15 of 23 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #457 of 1,018 ▲ 158 | #12 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.6pp | #217 of 943 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #33 of 1,294 | #1 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #431 of 950 | #10 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #269 of 953 | #7 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #358 of 1,165 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #335 of 684 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
664
-57 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 664 | 52.4 | 12.7:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 53.6 | 13.5:1 | 71% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 772 | 54.8 | 14.1:1 | 72% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 721 | 53 | 13.6:1 | 59% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 49.8 | 15.4:1 | 71% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 46 | 15.2:1 | 68% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 57% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (768 to 664); teachers up 5% (49.8 to 52.4).
About CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is the name of a large elementary school in CARTHAGE, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 664 students in grades 4 through 5. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 111% higher.
District-wide, CARTHAGE R-IX has 10 schools and 5,070 students.
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is 51% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Jasper County, the White share is about 83%. CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 52.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 66%. The 57% average for public schools in Jasper County is 9 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is B-. Compared with Missouri public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Missouri schools that have similar shares of low-income students, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER's results are 3.2 points above predicted: 38.3% against 35.1%.
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is located in Jasper County, where the median household income is $60,694, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is one of 49 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, STEADLEY ELEM., is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER had 721 students, to 2024-25, when it had 664.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARTHAGE R-IX
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,626 students
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGHMiddle · 773 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 444 students
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · 398 students
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 377 students
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Other schools in CARTHAGE
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,626 students
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGHMiddle · 773 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 444 students
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · 398 students
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 377 students
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- STEADLEY ELEM.0.4 mi · 346
- EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER2.0 mi · 116
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 1,626
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.2.1 mi · 398
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.2.1 mi · 164
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.2.4 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTERHow many students attend CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER?
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER serve?
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER.
How diverse is CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER?
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER reports a student body of 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER public or private?
CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARTHAGE R-IX.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.