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Enrollment
679
High
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 501
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTER 58·NCES 290825000225
CENTER SR. HIGH
8715 HOLMES RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64131 · (816) 349-3330 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL679 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Missouri public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
434 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 54%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 197 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 22% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 CENTER 58. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
MO avg 44.9%
Math
14.5%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.7pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Math scores are up about 4 points since 2021.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.2% | 26.7% | 44.4% | 25.4% |
| Math | 4.4% | 10.1% | 32.9% | 52.5% |
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 | 29.9% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 31.5% |
| 2022-23 | N/A | 11.1% |
| 2021-22 | N/A | 10.8% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 CENTER SR. HIGH
CENTER SR. HIGH's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTER SR. HIGH this school | 679 | 63.9% | 24.4% |
| RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGH RAYTOWN | 1,089 | 60.5% | 24.9% |
| RAYTOWN SR. HIGH RAYTOWN | 1,280 | 55.9% | 20.4% |
| Kairos High ST. LOUIS | 287 | 59.9% | 23.2% |
| MURIEL BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 1,492 | 49.5% | 21.1% |
| RIVERVIEW GARDENS SR. HIGH ST LOUIS | 1,246 | 53.3% | 7.7% |
Matched among Missouri high 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 CENTER SR. HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #362 of 443 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #406 of 453 ▼ 142 | #27 of 34 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #324 of 382 | #22 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #136 of 561 | #18 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #51 of 343 | #6 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #42 of 343 | #13 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #92 of 455 | #19 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #122 of 151 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
679
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 679 | 60.8 | 11.2:1 | 64% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 57.4 | 12.1:1 | 64% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 61.6 | 12.1:1 | 62% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 692 | 59 | 11.7:1 | 54% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 59.7 | 11.1:1 | 59% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 58 | 12.0:1 | 70% (488) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 57 | 12.2:1 | 64% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 17% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 56 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTER SR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (662 to 679); teachers up 2% (59.7 to 60.8).
About CENTER SR. HIGH
CENTER SR. HIGH is a mid-sized high school in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. It has an enrollment of 679 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Missouri enroll around 501, and this school is 36% larger than that mark.
Within CENTER 58, CENTER SR. HIGH is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 2,339 students.
Federal enrollment data show CENTER SR. HIGH is 62% Black. The remaining shares are 15% White, 12% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at CENTER SR. HIGH are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at CENTER SR. HIGH totals 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The average for high schools in Missouri is 12.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at CENTER SR. HIGH is about 64%.
CENTER SR. HIGH earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Missouri public high schools.
CENTER SR. HIGH's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (24.4%) and its predicted rate (35.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,577, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county's public schools total 244, with about 105,714 students.
CENTER SR. HIGH's closest public school neighbor is BOONE ELEM., about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, CENTER SR. HIGH is behind the 49.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment at CENTER SR. HIGH was 692 in 2020-21 and 679 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
On allk12, people connected to CENTER SR. HIGH can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 MIDDLEMiddle · 493 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
- BOONE ELEM.0.8 mi · 247
- YELLOW JACKET EARLY LEARNING0.8 mi · 120
- JOHN T. HARTMAN ELEMENTARY0.9 mi · 360
- CENTER ELEM.0.9 mi · 314
- ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS1.1 mi · 244
- INDIAN CREEK ELEM.1.3 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About CENTER SR. HIGHHow large is CENTER SR. HIGH?
CENTER SR. HIGH enrolls approximately 679 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does CENTER SR. HIGH serve?
CENTER SR. HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at CENTER SR. HIGH?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at CENTER SR. HIGH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTER SR. HIGH?
At CENTER SR. HIGH, the student body is approximately 15% White, 12% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is CENTER SR. HIGH public or private?
CENTER SR. HIGH 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.