1
Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at CARTHAGE JR. HIGH this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
773
Middle
DISTRICT 575 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTHAGE R-IX·NCES 290746000208
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH
827 E. Centennial, CARTHAGE, MO 64836 · (417) 359-7050 · Jasper County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL773 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Missouri public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
503 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 400 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 373 | 48% |
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
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
35.0%
MO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2021
Math
44.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 20.3% | 41.2% | 23.7% |
| Math | 16.0% | 28.6% | 37.7% | 17.5% |
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 | 35.0% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 42.7% |
| 2022-23 | 39.3% | 43.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.9% | 43.7% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 JR. HIGH
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH's state test result (42.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTHAGE JR. HIGH this school | 773 | 65.1% | 42.9% |
| CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER CARTHAGE | 377 | 71.1% | 38.7% |
| MONETT MIDDLE MONETT | 528 | 56.3% | 41.8% |
| CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLE INDEPENDENCE | 902 | 79.8% | 25.0% |
| BUEKER MIDDLE MARSHALL | 550 | 61.1% | 32.8% |
| NEOSHO JR. HIGH NEOSHO | 753 | 60.0% | 42.1% |
Matched among Missouri middle 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 JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #165 of 379 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #184 of 380 ▲ 5 | #5 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #257 of 380 ▼ 55 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #239 of 364 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 773 | #52 of 397 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #142 of 321 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #81 of 321 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #95 of 379 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #49 of 91 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
773
-47 (-6%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 776
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 773 | 59.4 | 13.0:1 | 65% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 57.1 | 12.8:1 | 67% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 752 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 64% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 820 | 55 | 14.9:1 | 57% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 48.6 | 14.8:1 | 67% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 60% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 57% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 859 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 28% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 776 | 38 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CARTHAGE JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (719 to 773); teachers up 22% (48.6 to 59.4).
About CARTHAGE JR. HIGH
Federal records list CARTHAGE JR. HIGH as a middle school in CARTHAGE, Missouri. In all, 773 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. The school is 68% bigger than the average for middle schools in Missouri.
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is part of a district of 10 schools: CARTHAGE R-IX, with 5,070 students.
About 50% of students at CARTHAGE JR. HIGH are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 46% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Jasper County, the White share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school had 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. It is about the same as the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 65%. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Jasper County, the school's rate is higher.
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of Missouri public middle schools.
The model predicts 35.5% for a school in Missouri with CARTHAGE JR. HIGH's free or reduced-price lunch share. CARTHAGE JR. HIGH posts 42.9%.
In the wider Jasper County area, the median household earns about $60,694 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Jasper County, 49 public schools serve about 21,177 students.
Of the public schools around it, CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is closest to EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is 2nd of 4 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 47 students, from 820 to 773. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 14.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at CARTHAGE JR. HIGH. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 INTERMEDIATE CENTERElementary · 664 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 INTERMEDIATE CENTERElementary · 664 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.Elementary · 444 students
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · 398 students
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 377 students
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Other CARTHAGE Junior HIGH schools
One other US public school is named CARTHAGE Junior HIGH. CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is the largest of the 2.
- Carthage Junior High SchoolCARTHAGE, TX · 398 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER0.5 mi · 116
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.0.6 mi · 164
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.0.6 mi · 444
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER0.9 mi · 377
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,626
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.1.3 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About CARTHAGE JR. HIGHHow many students attend CARTHAGE JR. HIGH?
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 773 students in grades 07-08.
Is CARTHAGE JR. HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does CARTHAGE JR. HIGH have?
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is CARTHAGE JR. HIGH?
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH reports a student body of 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees CARTHAGE JR. HIGH?
CARTHAGE JR. HIGH is overseen by CARTHAGE R-IX in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.