Enrollment
276
Middle
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW MADRID CO. R-I·NCES 290000401991
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
308 US HWY 61, NEW MADRID, MO 63869 · (573) 688-2176 · New Madrid County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Missouri public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
9.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
276 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 6 | 90 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within NEW MADRID CO. R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.7%
MO avg 44.9% . -10.1pp since 2021
Math
17.3%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.8% | 13.9% | 48.4% | 31.7% |
| Math | 4.2% | 13.1% | 47.2% | 35.2% |
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 | 19.7% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 20.4% |
| 2022-23 | 23.2% | 15.8% |
| 2021-22 | 29.8% | 20.9% |
% 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
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (21.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 276 | 100.0% | 21.2% |
| LAURA SPEED ELLIOTT MIDDLE BOONVILLE | 313 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| SIKESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SIKESTON | 493 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
| KENNETT MIDDLE KENNETT | 392 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
| SIKESTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL SIKESTON | 448 | 100.0% | 36.3% |
| HANCOCK PLACE MIDDLE LEMAY | 266 | 100.0% | 31.9% |
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 MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #337 of 379 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #347 of 380 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #347 of 380 ▼ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.9pp | #24 of 364 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #282 of 397 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #4 of 321 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #96 of 321 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #1 of 379 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #113 of 224 |
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
276
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 446
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 276 | 30.3 | 9.1:1 | 100% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 29.2 | 9.8:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 27.6 | 10.8:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 99% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 27.1 | 11.4:1 | 72% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 27 | 10.8:1 | 75% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 64% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 60% (268) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (310 to 276); teachers up 12% (27.1 to 30.3).
About CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a low-enrollment middle-grades school, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students in NEW MADRID, Missouri. Its 276 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Missouri is about 461 students.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in NEW MADRID CO. R-I totals 1,259 students.
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 64% White. Enrollment also includes 28% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in New Madrid County, the White share is about 75%. CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 100%.
allk12 grades CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL a C-. The grade compares the school only with Missouri public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 21.2% actual against 22.4% predicted.
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in New Madrid County, where median household income is about $51,881, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in New Madrid County, which together enroll about 2,664 students.
The shortest distance from CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. The five-mile area around CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.5% proficiency; CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 21.2%.
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 276 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 291. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
New Madrid County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,731
Census ACS
Median income
$51,881
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,664 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW MADRID CO. R-I
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 361 students
- NEW MADRID ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- LILBOURN ELEMENTARYElementary · 233 students
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARYElementary · 139 students
- NEW MADRID R-I TECH SKILLS CTRHigh
Other schools in NEW MADRID
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 361 students
- NEW MADRID ELEMENTARYElementary · 250 students
- NEW MADRID BEND YOUTH CTR.High
- NEW MADRID R-I TECH SKILLS CTRHigh
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 46th largest of the 50.
- CENTRAL MIDDLECHESTERFIELD, MO · 881 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEFLORISSANT, MO · 692 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLECAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 623 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLEPARK HILLS, MO · 442 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLKANSAS CITY, MO · 375 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 361
- LILBOURN ELEMENTARY1.7 mi · 233
- NEW MADRID ELEMENTARY3.4 mi · 250
- PORTAGEVILLE ELEM.11.5 mi · 311
- PORTAGEVILLE HIGH11.6 mi · 360
- MATTHEWS ELEMENTARY12.9 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 276 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 64% White, 3% Hispanic, 28% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW MADRID CO. R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.