NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of reasonably sized scale in KANSAS CITY, Missouri, part of KANSAS CITY 33, instructing 607 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 32% above that benchmark.

Across the 31 schools in KANSAS CITY 33 (15,079 students total), NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 37% Black, 8% White, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.4%; this one comes in at 28.4%, -21.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,577, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Jackson County runs 244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students), of which NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is NORTHEAST HIGH, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. NORTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 733 (now 607). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 41% to 45% over that span.

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