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How has RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
488
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYTOWN C-2·NCES 292607003085
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE
10601 E 59TH ST, RAYTOWN, MO 64133 · (816) 268-7400 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Missouri public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
14.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
321 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 142 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 187 | 38% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
24.3%
MO avg 44.9% . -7.8pp since 2021
Math
20.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.6% | 16.7% | 46.0% | 29.5% |
| Math | 5.5% | 15.2% | 38.0% | 41.1% |
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 | 24.3% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 20.4% |
| 2022-23 | 27.2% | 16.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.1% | 15.3% |
% 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
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE this school | 488 | 65.8% | 25.6% |
| RAYTOWN MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 667 | 66.0% | 25.9% |
| CENTER MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 493 | 69.8% | 18.7% |
| SOUTH MIDDLE RAYTOWN | 510 | 68.8% | 20.4% |
| MAPLE PARK MIDDLE KANSAS CITY | 585 | 63.4% | 31.7% |
| JOHN B. LANGE MIDDLE COLUMBIA | 510 | 61.0% | 25.3% |
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 RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #317 of 379 | #24 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #335 of 380 ▼ 7 | #26 of 36 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #331 of 380 ▼ 27 | #28 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #102 of 364 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #172 of 397 | #24 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #234 of 321 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #17 of 321 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #90 of 379 | #19 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #67 of 224 | #9 of 22 |
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
488
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 488 | 34.2 | 14.3:1 | 66% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 60% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 564 | 37.5 | 15.1:1 | 64% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 61% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 39.6 | 14.9:1 | 65% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 56% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 49% (285) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (589 to 488); teachers down 14% (39.6 to 34.2).
About RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE
At 10601 E 59TH ST in RAYTOWN, Missouri, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 488 students in grades 6 through 8.
RAYTOWN C-2 has 17 schools and 7,676 students, and RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is one of those schools.
Black students form the largest group at RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE, 49% of enrollment. Next come 23% White, 16% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. That compares with about 22% Black among all Jackson County residents. By the diversity index, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE comes in at 67%.
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE's 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%.
The allk12 Grade for RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is D. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Missouri, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 25.6% actual against a predicted 35.2%.
In Jackson County (population about 719,976), median household income is about $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 105,714 students.
The nearest other public school, RAYTOWN SR. HIGH, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE went from 553 students to 488.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAYTOWN C-2
- RAYTOWN SR. HIGHHigh · 1,280 students
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- RAYTOWN MIDDLEMiddle · 667 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- LITTLE BLUE ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- FLEETRIDGE ELEM.Elementary · 355 students
Other schools in RAYTOWN
- RAYTOWN SR. HIGHHigh · 1,280 students
- RAYTOWN SOUTH SR. HIGHHigh · 1,089 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 510 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 353 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- RAYTOWN SR. HIGH0.3 mi · 1,280
- BLUE RIDGE ELEM.1.2 mi · 299
- NEW TRAILS EARLY LEARNING CTR.1.3 mi · 101
- ROBINSON ELEM.1.3 mi · 315
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.1.3 mi · 344
- RAYTOWN MIDDLE1.4 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEHow many students attend RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE?
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE serve?
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE have?
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE?
At RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 23% White, 16% Hispanic, 49% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE public or private?
RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAYTOWN C-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.