SOUTH MIDDLE

SOUTH MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized middle school in RAYTOWN, Missouri, part of RAYTOWN C-2. Current enrollment sits at 510 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

RAYTOWN C-2 comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,676 students; SOUTH MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH MIDDLE logs that Black students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder reads as 17% Hispanic, 15% White, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, SOUTH MIDDLE lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at SOUTH MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jackson County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SOUTH MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jackson County put median household income runs about $68,577, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. SOUTH MIDDLE is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

The closest other public school is SPRING VALLEY ELEM., roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH MIDDLE at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTH MIDDLE has contracted 13%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 510 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 62% to 55%. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.