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Enrollment
510
Middle
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAYTOWN C-2·NCES 292607001524
SOUTH MIDDLE
8401 E 83RD ST, RAYTOWN, MO 64138 · (816) 268-7380 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
351 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 | 174 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 33% |
Student demographics
63%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
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
MO avg 49.5% . +26.4pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MO DVT (Growth) results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 26.0% |
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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 SOUTH MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #281 of 369 | #28 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #235 of 321 | #21 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #56 of 370 | #11 of 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #163 of 397 | #22 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #294 of 321 | #29 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.1% | #38 of 321 | #10 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #96 of 224 | #10 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
510
-77 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.6:1
% White
15%
was 19%
% Hispanic
17%
was 10%
% Black
55%
was 62%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
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 | 510 | 32.3 | 15.8:1 | 69% (351) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 36.2 | 14.7:1 | 68% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 38.4 | 13.6:1 | 73% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 40.3 | 14.6:1 | 73% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOUTH MIDDLE.
About SOUTH MIDDLE
At 8401 E 83RD ST in RAYTOWN, Missouri, SOUTH MIDDLE operates as a mid-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 510 students.
RAYTOWN C-2 has 7,676 students spread across 17 schools.
Black students are 55% of those enrolled at SOUTH MIDDLE. The rest of enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 15% White, and 10% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Jackson County's population at about 22%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
SOUTH MIDDLE lists 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.8 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Missouri, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 69% of the student body. That is 9 points above the 60% average for public schools in Jackson County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for SOUTH MIDDLE is 50.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.7%.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $68,577 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. SOUTH MIDDLE shares Jackson County with 243 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, SPRING VALLEY ELEM., is the closest to SOUTH MIDDLE. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. SOUTH MIDDLE comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place SOUTH MIDDLE in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 510, down from 587 in 2017-18. Over that span, the Black share moved 7 points, to 55%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.6 in 2017-18.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at SOUTH MIDDLE. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 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
- RAYTOWN CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 488 students
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 353 students
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
- LAUREL HILLS ELEM.Elementary · 344 students
Nearby schools
- SPRING VALLEY ELEM.0.5 mi · 353
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.0.8 mi · 319
- SANTA FE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 356
- HICKMAN MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 590
- HICKMAN MILLS 8TH GRADE CENTER1.2 mi · 361
- SOUTHWOOD ELEM.1.4 mi · 346
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTH MIDDLEHow large is SOUTH MIDDLE?
SOUTH MIDDLE enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 06-08.
Is SOUTH MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTH MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SOUTH MIDDLE have?
SOUTH MIDDLE employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SOUTH MIDDLE?
At SOUTH MIDDLE, the student body is approximately 15% White, 17% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees SOUTH MIDDLE?
SOUTH MIDDLE is overseen by RAYTOWN C-2 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.