CENTRAL MIDDLE

CENTRAL MIDDLE operates as a moderately sized 6-8 campus in PARK HILLS, Missouri, part of CENTRAL R-III. Current enrollment sits at 442 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within CENTRAL R-III, which oversees 4 schools and 2,041 students, CENTRAL MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, CENTRAL MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (96%) are White.

Looking at school resources, CENTRAL MIDDLE records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at CENTRAL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.8%.

Zooming out to the county, St. Francois County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,477, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Francois County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,962 students), CENTRAL MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

SPECIAL ACRES SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CENTRAL MIDDLE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.9%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL MIDDLE has ticked down 10%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 442 in 2025.

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