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Enrollment
633
Middle
DISTRICT 628 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAPE GIRARDEAU 63·NCES 290712000185
CENTRAL JR. HIGH
1910 Whitener St., CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701 · (573) 334-2923 · Cape Girardeau County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Missouri public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
11.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
633 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 324 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 49% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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 CAPE GIRARDEAU 63. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.8pp since 2021
Math
34.5%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 18.6% | 41.5% | 29.7% |
| Math | 15.8% | 18.7% | 39.4% | 25.9% |
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 | 28.6% | 34.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 33.9% |
| 2022-23 | 33.8% | 30.8% |
| 2021-22 | 39.4% | 40.5% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 CENTRAL JR. HIGH
CENTRAL JR. HIGH's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL JR. HIGH this school | 633 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
| CENTRAL MIDDLE CAPE GIRARDEAU | 623 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SIKESTON | 448 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
| SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SIKESTON | 493 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
| KENNETT MIDDLE KENNETT | 392 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| TRUMAN MIDDLE ST JOSEPH | 486 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
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 CENTRAL JR. HIGH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #281 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #273 of 380 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #311 of 380 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.4pp | #13 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #104 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #48 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #15 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #83 of 91 |
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
633
-30 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 633 | 54.1 | 11.7:1 | 100% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 48.3 | 12.4:1 | 100% (598) |
| 2022-23 | 618 | 50.8 | 12.2:1 | 0% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 50 | 13.3:1 | 100% (660) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 48.1 | 13.0:1 | 61% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 62% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 48 | 11.9:1 | 61% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 30% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 45 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL JR. HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (624 to 633); teachers up 12% (48.1 to 54.1).
About CENTRAL JR. HIGH
CENTRAL JR. HIGH is a mid-sized middle-grades school in CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri. The school has 633 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 461 students for middle schools in Missouri.
CENTRAL JR. HIGH is one of the 8 schools that make up CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 (4,310 students in total).
The largest group at CENTRAL JR. HIGH is White students, at 42%. Other students are 34% Black, 15% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Cape Girardeau County residents. The diversity index for CENTRAL JR. HIGH is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
CENTRAL JR. HIGH lists 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.7 students per teacher. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Cape Girardeau County averages 62%, lower than here.
Among Missouri public middle schools, CENTRAL JR. HIGH outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, CENTRAL JR. HIGH is 9.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 32.0%. Predicted: 22.4%.
In the wider Cape Girardeau County area, the median household earns about $68,464 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. CENTRAL JR. HIGH shares Cape Girardeau County with 26 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, CENTRAL MIDDLE is about 0.2 miles from CENTRAL JR. HIGH. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, CENTRAL JR. HIGH ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 633, down from 663 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 13.3:1.
This page is set up for the CENTRAL JR. HIGH community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Cape Girardeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
82,735
Census ACS
Median income
$68,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU 63
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,278 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 623 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 494 students
- CLIPPARD ELEM.Elementary · 383 students
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.Elementary · 332 students
- BLANCHARD ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Other schools in CAPE GIRARDEAU
- CENTRAL HIGHHigh · 1,278 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 623 students
- JEFFERSON ELEM.Elementary · 494 students
- CLIPPARD ELEM.Elementary · 383 students
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.Elementary · 332 students
- BLANCHARD ELEM.Elementary · 326 students
Other CENTRAL Junior HIGH schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named CENTRAL Junior HIGH. CENTRAL JR. HIGH is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Central Junior High SchoolEULESS, TX · 1,061 students
- CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGDALE, AR · 852 students
- Central Junior High SchoolMoore, OK · 574 students
- Central Junior High SchoolPOLLOK, TX · 451 students
- Central Jr High SchoolEast Peoria, IL · 434 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL MIDDLE0.2 mi · 623
- JEFFERSON ELEM.0.7 mi · 494
- GIRARDOT CENTER FOR YOUTH1.3 mi · 24
- PARKVIEW SCHOOL1.3 mi · 25
- ALMA SCHRADER ELEM.1.4 mi · 332
- CLIPPARD ELEM.1.5 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL JR. HIGHHow large is CENTRAL JR. HIGH?
CENTRAL JR. HIGH enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 07-08.
Is CENTRAL JR. HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTRAL JR. HIGH is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at CENTRAL JR. HIGH?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at CENTRAL JR. HIGH.
How diverse is CENTRAL JR. HIGH?
CENTRAL JR. HIGH reports a student body of 42% White, 7% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees CENTRAL JR. HIGH?
CENTRAL JR. HIGH is overseen by CAPE GIRARDEAU 63 in Cape Girardeau County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.