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What's the biggest difference between CONGRESS MIDDLE and what you expected?
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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARK HILL·NCES 292355002418
CONGRESS MIDDLE
8150 N CONGRESS AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64153 · (816) 359-4230 · Platte County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Missouri public middle schools
- B-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.
- 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
11.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
186 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 204 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
MO avg 44.9% . -9.4pp since 2021
Math
46.2%
MO avg 43.8% . -3.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.9% | 25.5% | 48.5% | 10.9% |
| Math | 23.3% | 22.9% | 36.0% | 17.7% |
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 | 40.4% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 46.1% |
| 2022-23 | 49.6% | 45.6% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 49.2% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 CONGRESS MIDDLE
CONGRESS MIDDLE's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONGRESS MIDDLE this school | 601 | 30.9% | 41.8% |
| WALDEN MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 730 | 30.1% | 49.0% |
| PLAZA MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 673 | 34.6% | 41.2% |
| JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBIA | 593 | 32.4% | 56.5% |
| HOLLENBECK MIDDLE ST CHARLES | 769 | 25.5% | 52.8% |
| MORELAND RIDGE MIDDLE BLUE SPRINGS | 813 | 31.0% | 51.9% |
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 CONGRESS MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #179 of 379 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #164 of 380 ▼ 13 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #187 of 380 ▼ 25 | #8 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.2pp | #33 of 364 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #116 of 397 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #43 of 321 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #58 of 321 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #301 of 379 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.9% | #7 of 224 | N/A |
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
601
-108 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 601 | 51.8 | 11.6:1 | 31% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 52.3 | 11.9:1 | 32% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 53.5 | 12.0:1 | 25% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 55 | 12.9:1 | 26% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 58.5 | 16.3:1 | 25% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 945 | 56 | 16.9:1 | 29% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 52 | 16.3:1 | 27% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 12% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CONGRESS MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (952 to 601); teachers down 12% (58.5 to 51.8).
About CONGRESS MIDDLE
As a medium-sized middle-grades school, CONGRESS MIDDLE serves students in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The latest federal count shows 601 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 461-student average for middle schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 30% higher.
The district, PARK HILL, has 11,937 students enrolled across 18 schools.
CONGRESS MIDDLE is 62% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 79% of Platte County residents are White. CONGRESS MIDDLE's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at CONGRESS MIDDLE is 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. About 31% of students, or 186, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
CONGRESS MIDDLE is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Missouri public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
CONGRESS MIDDLE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.8% is 6.5 points below the 48.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Platte County has about 110,371 residents, and the median household income is $96,227, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Platte County has 37 public schools and roughly 17,612 students.
Nearest public school: GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR., about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. CONGRESS MIDDLE's average proficiency of 41.8% compares with 57.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
CONGRESS MIDDLE is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment has fallen by 108 students since 2020-21, to 601. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.9 to 11.6 over 4 years.
Discussions about CONGRESS MIDDLE may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
110,371
Census ACS
Median income
$96,227
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
17,612 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PARK HILL
- PARK HILL HIGHHigh · 1,947 students
- PARK HILL SOUTH HIGHHigh · 1,890 students
- WALDEN MIDDLEMiddle · 730 students
- PLAZA MIDDLEMiddle · 673 students
- LAKEVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 653 students
- UNION CHAPEL ELEM.Elementary · 609 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
- GERNER FAMILY EARLY ED CTR.0.2 mi · 392
- PARK HILL HIGH0.2 mi · 1,947
- ALFRED L. RENNER ELEM.0.3 mi · 403
- PRAIRIE POINT ELEM.0.8 mi · 437
- PLAZA MIDDLE1.6 mi · 673
- HAWTHORN ELEM.2.0 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About CONGRESS MIDDLEHow many students attend CONGRESS MIDDLE?
CONGRESS MIDDLE enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
Is CONGRESS MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CONGRESS MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does CONGRESS MIDDLE have?
CONGRESS MIDDLE employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CONGRESS MIDDLE?
At CONGRESS MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is CONGRESS MIDDLE in?
CONGRESS MIDDLE is part of PARK HILL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.