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What tradition at CENTER MIDDLE should never be changed?
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Enrollment
493
Middle
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER 58·NCES 290825000230
CENTER MIDDLE
326 E 103RD ST, KANSAS CITY, MO 64114 · (816) 612-4000 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
344 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CENTER MIDDLE→CENTER SR. HIGH
Based on grade levels within CENTER 58. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MO avg 48.7% . +47.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
493
-46 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 10.6:1
% White
15%
was 18%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
61%
was 65%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTER MIDDLE
CENTER MIDDLE is one of the average-sized 6-8 campuss in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, one of the schools within CENTER 58, with 493 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.
Within CENTER 58, which oversees 7 schools and 2,339 students, CENTER MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
Demographically, CENTER MIDDLE lists that 61% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder looks like 15% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTER MIDDLE has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
With demographic context factored in, CENTER MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 34.3%.
In the area at large, Jackson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. CENTER MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).
INDIAN CREEK ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CENTER MIDDLE comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 53.1%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTER MIDDLE has declined 9%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 493 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 65% to 61% across the same window.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTER 58
- CENTER SR. HIGHHigh · 679 students
- CENTER ELEM.Elementary · 314 students
- INDIAN CREEK ELEM.Elementary · 285 students
- BOONE ELEM.Elementary · 247 students
- RED BRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
- YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNINGElementary · 120 students
Other schools in KANSAS CITY
- STALEY HIGHHigh · 2,091 students
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- OAK PARK HIGHHigh · 1,755 students
- NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGHHigh · 1,719 students
- RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,299 students
- WINNETONKA HIGHHigh · 1,238 students
Nearby schools
- INDIAN CREEK ELEM.0.6 mi · 285
- RED BRIDGE ELEM.0.7 mi · 201
- BOONE ELEM.1.8 mi · 247
- YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNING1.8 mi · 120
- Brookwood Elem1.9 mi · 466
- CENTER SR. HIGH1.9 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About CENTER MIDDLEHow large is CENTER MIDDLE?
CENTER MIDDLE enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 06-08.
Is CENTER MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTER MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTER MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTER MIDDLE is approximately 10.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTER MIDDLE?
At CENTER MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 15% White, 13% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is CENTER MIDDLE public or private?
CENTER MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by CENTER 58.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.