Enrollment
290
Middle
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928001960
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.
5028 MORGANFORD RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63116 · (314) 481-3440 · St. Louis city
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
290 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 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
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MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +22.9pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -33.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 33 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 49.0% |
Growth Percentile vs Peers, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Where LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #315 of 369 | #11 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #271 of 321 | #10 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #127 of 370 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #273 of 397 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #201 of 321 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #70 of 321 | #4 of 14 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
290
+114 (+65%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.3:1
% White
7%
was 28%
% Hispanic
21%
was 14%
% Black
62%
was 49%
% Asian
7%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 100% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 100% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 15.5 | 11.3:1 | 100% (176) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR..
About LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.
As a low-enrollment middle school, LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. serves students in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 290 students. The school is 37% below the average for middle schools in Missouri.
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is a school in ST. LOUIS CITY. The district has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
More than half of enrollment at LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is Black: 62%. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's Black share is 19 points above the 42% share among St. Louis city residents. The diversity index for LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher. Middle schools in Missouri have an average ratio of 13.0:1. The school reported 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 49.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, St. Louis city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $56,160 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR., St. Louis city has 113 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is closest to OAK HILL ELEM., about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2017-18 the school reported 176 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 290. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. The White share of enrollment dropped from 28% to 7% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.3:1 to 13.8:1.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
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- OAK HILL ELEM.0.6 mi · 256
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- MOMENTUM ACAD TOWER GRVE SOUTH0.8 mi · 240
- GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD-SOUTH ELE1.0 mi · 402
- BUDER ELEM.1.1 mi · 359
- BETTY WHEELER CLASSICAL JR. AC1.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.How many students attend LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.?
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. serve?
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR..
How diverse is LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.?
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. reports a student body of 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 62% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. public or private?
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR. is a public K-12 school, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY.
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